Results 841-860 of 1,997 for speaker:Frances Black
- Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: As other colleagues have said here today, a person’s home is supposed to be a place of comfort, and a shield from the elements and the trials and tribulations of the world outside. It is meant to be a safe place where a person can go and rest. Seeing people forced to live in houses that crumble around them is absolutely devastating. I cannot get the images and videos of the homes...
- Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: They are the victims of gross State failure. It is a core function of Government to enact and enforce laws and regulations which prevent market actors from engaging in dangerous, deceptive and dishonest conduct. This Bill does not satisfy the demands of the mica families and campaigners. Redress is about making a person who has been injured whole. It needs to be proportionate and adequate...
- Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: Mental health is a subject that is important to me.It intersects with almost every issue that we deal with in this Chamber. Sometimes, we get so caught up in the intricacies of the legislative process and haggling over the granular details, that we fail to comprehend the immense emotional and psychological impact of the issues we debate. When we think of the costs of the mica crisis, we can...
- Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: While this Bill is a bitter disappointment to them, they have a great deal to be proud of. There are people in Leinster House who will be their voice and speak, such as my colleague, Senator Flynn.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I move amendment No. 83: In page 51, after line 39, to insert the following: “(7) For the purposes of this section, political purposes mean— (a) (i)to promote or oppose, directly or indirectly, the interests of apolitical party, a political group, a member of either House of the Oireachtas or a representative in the European Parliament, (ii) to present, directly or...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I move amendment No. 86: In page 52, lines 13 and 14, to delete “that in programme material audiences are protected from anything harmful or offensive, and in particular”.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I move amendment No. 104: In page 82, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: "(2A) Provision made for the purpose referred to in subsection (2)(d) may prohibit the inclusion in programmes of commercial communications relating to foods or beverages including alcohol products considered by the Commission to be the subject of public concern in respect of the general public...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I thank the Minister and her Department for their work on this Bill. It is a massive and complex piece of legislation, and there have been many amendments submitted by Senators. They have worked very hard. I hope they can rest and recuperate over the recess. I also thank the Minister for her consideration of many of the amendments tabled on Committee Stage and her production of amendments...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I thank the Minister.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)
Frances Black: I second the amendment.