Results 861-880 of 1,879 for speaker:Sharon Keogan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities for European Presidency: Engagement with Ambassador of Sweden (25 Jan 2023)
Sharon Keogan: Does the ambassador believe the proposals are currently working? In the past 20-odd days, there has been serious violent crime in Sweden.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities for European Presidency: Engagement with Ambassador of Sweden (25 Jan 2023)
Sharon Keogan: What are the proposals and how will they be implemented?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities for European Presidency: Engagement with Ambassador of Sweden (25 Jan 2023)
Sharon Keogan: No problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities for European Presidency: Engagement with Ambassador of Sweden (25 Jan 2023)
Sharon Keogan: To combat that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities for European Presidency: Engagement with Ambassador of Sweden (25 Jan 2023)
Sharon Keogan: I thank the ambassador.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)
Sharon Keogan: It is good to see the Cathaoirleach in the Chair today. Having come back from our Christmas break, we should waste no time beating around the bush. We need to address the single most important issue in this country at the moment: the Government's unsustainable immigration policy and what the Government's response will be to the public's reaction to its failure. As protests continue across...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)
Sharon Keogan: I am nearly finished. Last week, the Minister stated that Ireland will not be able to find accommodation for all of the refugees and asylum seekers arriving here in the coming weeks. A few months ago, this fact would have been viewed as dangerous-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)
Sharon Keogan: -----right-wing rhetoric. Will the Leader please let us have a debate on this issue in the House so that it can be openly debated? Let us look after the people who have come into this country.
- Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: It is wonderful for me to address Senator Buttimer as Cathaoirleach. I wish him and his husband, Conchobar, all the best. I am sure that it is a very proud moment for them both. Senator Boyhan was one of the first people that I came to know when I walked in these doors. He is leader of the Independent group of which I am a member. Today was not his day to shine but he has shone every day...
- Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I am sorry, A Chathaoirligh. May I say something if you do not mind? Nobody has thanked Aisling.
- Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I am sorry.
- Seanad: Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister of State for his role in respect of local government over the past two and a half years. He has probably been the most effective Minister for local government and councillors in a very long time, particularly regarding how he has respected the role of local government in our democracy. The pay rise was very much welcomed by councillors around the country along with the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I want to recap the year I have had in here. Some of it has been good and some not so good. One of the best things was the coffee morning we had here on 9 March in solidarity with Ukraine. Some 35 ambassadors came in to show solidarity with the Ukrainian ambassador. We raised over €13,000 for the Red Cross that morning. Then we had the surrogacy committee. Although I might not...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I asked the Cathaoirleach and ushers to facilitate me in ensuring that there were no young children in the Gallery. I appreciate that. The Leader may have seen some of the work done last month by the Irish Women's Lobby. It took a deep dive into some reading material that has been recommended for schoolchildren by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA. While many books...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Hardly.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)
Sharon Keogan: That is the most important thing.