Results 61-80 of 2,105 for speaker:Sharon Keogan
- Seanad: Sport: Statements (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: I rise today to speak not just about sport but about truth, fairness and the rights of women and girls in Ireland. We hear a lot from the Government about promoting women in sport. We hear about funding, campaigns and slogans but when it comes to the most basic principle of fairness, ensuring that women's sport is for women, this Government is silent. What is worse is that it is complicit...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: Perhaps this question has been answered already, but it has to do with the remote area grant. Many people do not know about this. I remember the then Minister of State, former Deputy Joe O'Brien, being in the Seanad on a Commencement matter in relation to this. It was the first time he had ever heard about it and I was shocked, to be honest. Maybe that is the way that Ministers and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: That is right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: But families are not offered it. They are actually not offered this grant if they are turned down for school transportation. They are not given the option to apply for the remote area grant. There is no dedicated service. A person has to actually email the Department to get an application for this particular grant.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: Why is that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: People who are turned down for transportation via the normal school bus application and who are living outside the relevant areas are not being offered it. They are just told that they have been turned down for school transportation. As part of being turned down, they do not get a letter saying that they can apply for this remote area grant.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: If they are living farther away than the 3.2 km or the 4.8 km limits, then they are eligible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: Yes, but they might not be for various reasons. This could be for reasons of language, ethos or whatever.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: It is a grant that very few people know is available.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: There are, and the number of people applying for it has grown over the past three or four years. In general, though, a lot of people do not know the grant is available if they are living beyond the limit of 3.2 km for primary school and 4.8 km for post-primary school. The Department needs to do a little bit more marketing and advertising of this grant.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: I rise to speak about a worrying development in our medical policymaking sector. Last week, the Professional Association for Trans Health Ireland, PATHI, welcomed the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, decision to advocate for adopting the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, WPATH, standards of care, an organisation criticised for its ideological, unscientific...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: My amendment relates to the Office of the Planning Regulator.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: Amendment No. 4.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: It is not in this section, is it? I am sorry; I do not have the-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: It is not in this grouping; I apologise.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: Is my amendment No. 3 in this section?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: It relates the Office of the Planning Regulator.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: I know but is says No. 3. I am sorry; it is amendment No. 3 in the list, is it not?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: It is amendment No. 4. Is it amendments Nos. 3 and 4?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Sharon Keogan: That is all right. I thank the Cathaoirleach.