Results 61-80 of 257 for speaker:Keira Keogh
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: Who does the Senator want to direct her first question to?
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: We will just give Ms Mitchell a chance to reply.
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: Does Senator Keogan want Ms Mitchell to reply as well?
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. If they are uncomfortable answering any question, they do not have to. I want them to feel comfortable at all times.
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: There should be time for a brief second round, so that discussion might be able to continue. I thank the witnesses for their engagement so far. Many of my burning questions have been answered. This is what happens when I go last. I thank Mr. Collins for his time.
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: What are the top two or three areas where the witnesses feel we are backsliding?
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: I thank Dr. Elliott for her comprehensive answer on a broad question. I will move to Dr. Hartney and Mr. Finlay. I wish to pick up on the point on the definition of disability. When I was reading back over the summary of the submissions, some felt the definition was too narrow in some areas and in other areas people will be left out. Could the witnesses expand further about what they...
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: I thank everyone for that. Ms Bayliss or Ms Bailey had questions about heads 10, 11, 16 and 17. Even though the extension has been moved from six to 12 months and compensation has been moved from, say, €13,000 to €40,000 or €15,000 to €75,000, they were saying there is potentially still not enough time, especially for those who may not realise they have been...
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: I have also seen that in my constituency office. People have complaints about HAP accommodation but do not want to complain about something due to fear. We have been given excellent examples. I ask the witnesses to explain why the increased compensation of €40,000 or €75,000 will not be sufficient.
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: I appreciate these really helpful examples. Mr. Collins spoke about how one landlord on his or her own might really think about €40,000 in compensation but for a big organisation that makes millions of euro the compensation amount is not a lot. I suppose that when the legislation is enacted the public campaigns will be really important. On the National Women's Council and gender...
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: Senator Keogan has indicated that she would like to ask a further question. We do not have time for a full third round of questions. I will allow the Senator to speak for two minutes. I will also allow one representative from each organisation to make a closing remark, if desired.
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: Thanks to all our questioners. Now, the IHREC can make a brief closing remark, if it wishes.
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: I thank Mr. Herrick. Please send any correspondence through the secretariat. That would be very much appreciated. We will now go to the National Disability Authority, NDS.
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: In his absence, I want to acknowledge and thank Martin Collins from Pavee Point. We will now go to the National Women's Council.
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: I thank all of our witnesses for coming in, as well as the secretariat for staying late. Oireachtas Members knocked on thousands of doors to get this position and stay late at night so it is fine for us but I appreciate this is not the normal working day of typical people so I thank them for their time this evening. The witnesses' real world examples of where this legislation will benefit...
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: These questions are for Mr. Herrick and Dr. Elliott. Mr. Herrick mentioned, and we are all in agreement, that we are backsliding on equality globally. He mentioned this Bill is not ambitious enough. What are the top two or three issues he feels we are backsliding on? How could this Bill be improved?
- Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: We will enter a second round. It will be Senator Keogan first followed by Deputies Farrelly and Ó Murchú.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: I thank the Minister of State and her officials. I was not physically in the room earlier but I was listening online, thanks to modern technology. This is a blunt question. I am not questioning Deputy Smyth's ability as Minister of State for AI but does she think the role has been allocated to the right Department? This is a broad question. I come from a psychology background. I know...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: Could the Minister provide some more concrete examples? We hope Departments will do this. There is a body of work to do. I am looking for concrete examples or timelines of how the Minister has been engaging with other Departments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Keira Keogh: Yes. What is the timeframe for that national office?