Results 61-77 of 77 for justice speaker:Sharon Keogan

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...reorganisation of Irish life. It is possible that certain industries and sectors could be fatally damaged in the move if the people involved are not sufficiently protected. There would be no justice in having our rural communities bearing the brunt of any economic hardship, or held responsible for the damage done by others who are much farther afield. As well as a just transition, we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...after calling 999 in domestic violence incidents. Some of the incidents involved people repeatedly calling the emergency line and not getting the assistance needed. I call on the Minister for Justice, Deputy Humphreys, to liaise with the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, immediately to address this serious issue. I understand he will appear before the Policing Authority this week. It is...

Seanad: European Digital Green Certificate: Statements (7 May 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I congratulate the Minister of Justice, Deputy Helen McEntee, and her husband Paul, on the birth of their baby, Michael Shane. As the Seanad has not yet done so, I congratulate the Minister on the birth of her son. I welcome the Minister of State to the Seanad and thank him for taking the time to listen to our statements on these important topics of public concern. I thank the Leader,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence Policy (19 Apr 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...access to children. Victims' concerns about child abuse are minimised. Custody arrangements that escalate domestic violence can be ordered by the courts. Are there any responses from the family justice oversight group with regard to regulation and the establishment of the database of court-appointed child welfare assessors? I understand that these assessors are unregulated currently,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence Policy (19 Apr 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...to enable them to leave their homes and these dangerous situations. Much more work needs to be done on this matter. I am sure the Minister recognises the crossover between the Department of Justice and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. It is great that services are still operating but an awful lot more needs to be done, as the Minister recognises....

Seanad: Children Amendment Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (19 Apr 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...was drafted and introduced in the Seanad by my Independent colleague, Senator McDowell. I acknowledge his diligence, expertise and sterling work on the Bill. He engaged with the Minister for Justice and her Department to ensure that this matter was addressed as quickly as possible. I welcome the passing of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 by both Houses of the Oireachtas. It is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2021)

Sharon Keogan: .... It is simply unacceptable in a civilised society and in a parliamentary democracy with the rule of law. We must take decisive action to eliminate this kind of abuse and bring perpetrators to justice. We must also ensure that online abuse is tackled aggressively. We owe that to each other, our colleagues, our families and, importantly, to future generations of politicians so they can...

Seanad: Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I think this issue falls between him and the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. I wholeheartedly welcome the Bill introduced by my friends in the Labour Party. Indeed, one could say that they beat me to it. I have personally targeted the issue addressed by the Bill as needing urgent legislative action. I was all too aware of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...that tomorrow. We need to find out what role the GlaxoSmithKline and the church had and what documents they may have on the vaccination programme. The survivors need restorative and reparative justice. I welcome Deputy Crowe's point on ways that we can support the survivors into their old age. Anything that we can do to make their lives easier we must do. So many people are...

Seanad: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Dec 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State to the Seanad. At around 11 o'clock on the morning of 22 December 2012, I got the phone call about the death of Shane McEntee, our Minister for Justice's dad. I remember the amount of online abuse he received coming up to that time, which went on over a period of a few months. I knew the individual who continued to harass Shane McEntee at the time and I rang...

Seanad: Reopening Ireland (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...drop; prices go up. Are we ready for that? One of the best arms of the State is the Revenue Commissioners. If they can get it right, why can we not employ the same standards in health, education and justice? The reason the Revenue Commissioners get it right is that they deal with businesses every single day. The Government should be mindful of the businesspeople in this country. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2020)

Sharon Keogan: .... We must learn from our past and not relive the story of the Táin Bó Cúailnge. On a serious note, I ask the Leader to invite whichever Minister is responsible, whether it is the Minister for Justice or the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, to come into this House and report on the audit on how the responsibility for domestic, sexual and...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (6 Nov 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I will also support the amendment to the legislation. The Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020 was signed into law by the President on 11 September 2020. That date of September 11 - or 9-11 - struck me as somewhat ironic. This country and its people are being ruined and reduced to ground zero by the incompetence of this Government in managing the pandemic by means of...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice. I oppose this Bill, both its spirit and letter. I also oppose the way that it and other measures such as the extension of the sunset clause for Part 3 of the Health Act 2020 and other draconian legislation which underpins this Bill are being railroaded through the Oireachtas...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Sep 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...sets out mechanisms of enforcement for An Garda Síochána and the penalties to be applied but it does not appear to go into any detail about the crimes involved. We are being asked to accept the Department of Justice and Equality criminal sanctions as laid out while the actual offences are to be set out in regulations from the Department of Health. This is a failure of process....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jul 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...it is done through the party system or independently, as I have done, the doors are there and they can be opened so please go for it. I second the call by Senator Ned O'Sullivan for the Minister for Justice and Equality to come to the House. A colleague of mine in Louth, Councillor Paddy McQuillan, has suggested that proceeds of drug crime be used for rehabilitation services. If the...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (29 Jun 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I congratulate Deputy McEntee on her appointment as Minister for Justice and Equality. I am delighted to be here today, the day the renewal of certain provisions of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 comes before the House. I am passionate about fighting crime at every level of society. While the provisions under discussion...