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Seanad: An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19) 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Mar 2020)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 35: In page 22, line 12, after “writing” to insert “, in a form provided by the Mental Health Commission,”. I do not wish to take up the time of the House by speaking about the amendments. I will just move and withdraw them.

Seanad: An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19) 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Mar 2020)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 36: In page 22, line 19, after “writing” to insert “, in a form provided by the Mental Health Commission,”.

Seanad: An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála eile ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage (20 Mar 2020)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I will be brief because we must get through some very important business as speedily as possible. The message I have picked up from the Tánaiste is that time is of the essence. We are fortunate because we could quickly learn the lessons experienced in Italy and China. It is up to us to act as speedily as possible. I appreciate the work done by the Tánaiste and his colleagues in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I want to mention the awful and tragic death of Nadine Lott and to offer my condolences to her family, particularly her young daughter. Nadine Lott from Arklow died last night after succumbing to the horrific injuries she sustained. Last week I highlighted the alarmingly high rate of domestic violence and deaths of women in their own homes, in front of their children and often with their...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Who cannot get insurance.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: They are shutting down. There has been no action from the Government on insurance.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: What about public liability? Childcare facilities will shut their doors next week. That is what the Government has done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: How many of the high-risk services that will not be able to get cover are there? Do they know they are high risk and, more importantly, do the families whose children are in those crèches know that they are the most high risk?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Would the Department have a definition of that? Has Allianz defined it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: That was my next question. When the providers do not get insurance, what happens? Will the Department step in and close that service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The parents might not know if their service is insured. Nobody will step in and close anything down. It is up to the service provider to see if it can bear the risk of running a service without insurance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It is up to the parents to ascertain whether the service they have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Will the Department be able to communicate with us, perhaps tomorrow, to let us know what that number is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Will the Department communicate with the committee on that?

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Second Stage (17 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I welcome the Minister to the House. Fianna Fáil will be supporting this very important legislation. However, it is baffling that it took ten years to bring it to the House following the European Commission decision. It took a formal letter last November before the Government acted. Could the Minister explain to the House the reason for the delay? It is quite clear that up-to-date...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (10 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The Minister of State, Deputy Moran, is very welcome. We are here to talk about Rush Garda station once again. I have been raising this matter constantly over the past couple of years. Rush is a town in north County Dublin and it has a population of approximately 10,000. It is growing rapidly. Its Garda station was closed in early 2012, causing great disappointment and shock among the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (10 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It is good to hear that just one job is outstanding. While I accept that the Minister of State does not know the exact date on which the ESB connection work will begin, will he outline how long he expects it to take?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (10 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The Minister of State believes the station will be handed over by the end of the year.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Even though domestic homicides have outpaced gangland murders by almost 2:1 in recent years, they have generated far less commentary, far less media coverage and far less attention than gangland crime. The Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, said at the weekend that gardaí respond to approximately 30,000 domestic incident calls each year. This equates to between 500 and 600 such calls...

Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am disappointed.