Results 781-800 of 1,003 for speaker:Róisín Garvey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Róisín Garvey: What is the opinion of Macra on the indicator system being piloted, with regard to ten farmers being under an adviser?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Development Strategy: Engagement with Minister for Rural and Community Development (20 Apr 2021)

Róisín Garvey: The Minister is probably the woman who will lead us to the rural revolution. I look forward to working with her on it. It is great to have ambition and vision. It is always a good starting point. I would like to hear a bit more clarity, maybe not today, on upstairs living and renovation. I invite the Minister to come to Ennistymon in north Clare where she will see several examples of old...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Apr 2021)

Róisín Garvey: First, I want to cover the great news today from the Minister, Deputy Ryan's Department, and the Minister of State, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton's, office regarding support for regional airports. There will be €6.3 million allocated to Shannon Airport at a time there has been zero flights, which, in itself, causes considerable hassle for regional tourism in the area because it is one of...

Seanad: Water Quality: Motion (19 Apr 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I move: That Seanad Éireann: recognises that clean water is a basic human right of every inhabitant of this country and acknowledges that access to clean water and sanitation is also a United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal that Ireland has signed up to, and the need to protect it from source to sea and everything along the way, rivers, lakes and groundwater; notes the...

Seanad: Water Quality: Motion (19 Apr 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House, for listening to all our contributions and for his positive contribution at the end. We could probably talk about water all day. If we do not sort out water, we will not and cannot sort out housing. We know that housing is one of the top issues in Ireland, along with health. Health and housing will never be sorted if we do not sort...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Is Deputy Duffy sharing time with me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Okay. I was just checking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I will not take nine minutes. Well done. This is a good Bill. There are a couple of things I was wondering about. We already have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I welcome the guests and thank them for their time. This is an important Bill. Sick pay is really important in a general sense because there is much that can be done around sick pay. In relation to this Bill specifically, Covid-19 is already a reportable disease under the biological agents regulations. As the witnesses have said, there are a few different ways to report it. Covid-19 can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I wonder how Deputy O'Reilly feels about waiting for that to see what the results are. I am curious as there is potential for an amendment, Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I am done now. Deputy O'Reilly can have my time. I am finished now, I just wanted to find out the deadline and what was happening about that. What timeline did the witness give? She said it would be out next week but there are few other things to happen. What is the actual timeline?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Okay. Gabhaim buíochas leis an bhfinné. Sorry Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: On that, I thought it already was a notifiable disease. Is Deputy O'Reilly saying it is not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Sorry. Is there a difference between notifiable and reportable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I have it here from the Department that Covid is already a reportable disease.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I am sorry. I had a little one-on-one there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: That is all good. I am happy.

Seanad: Reports on Department of Health Policy in RTÉ Investigates Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State for coming in today. Unfortunately, she has been handed another poisoned chalice.It is a very serious matter. I speak on behalf of people who have worked with children with autism and the parents of children with autism. I want to be a voice for them today. I reached out to them after the event and they reached out to me. The average person affected by this...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I welcome the Minister back to the House, I am sure his time is precious during the crisis. I welcome the resumption of visits to the old folks homes. It is massive and means so much to people to be able to see their families twice a week. It is a step in the right direction and it is hard not to get teary-eyed thinking of people being able to see their families again. I am pleased that...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: No. Let everyone else come in.