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Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I largely welcome the Bill. It is a hard and often thankless task to balance employer and employee rights, and I know how much of the debate on the legislation in the Dáil and in the committee centred around time periods, whether it would be paid or unpaid, and who would be included or left out of certain provisions. There are those who would tilt the scales entirely in one direction...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I understand, but I have given the Senator some leeway.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Senator Sherlock for her contribution.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The time is up

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: It is wonderful to have Senator Norris in the House with us. He brings such colour to the place. It is always lovely to see him. It was lovely yesterday that people mentioned him warmly and frequently during the commemorative sitting of Seanad 100 yesterday. It was also lovely to see the retired Members of this House yesterday. We should never forget those men and women who came in here...

Seanad: Naming of the National Children’s Hospital: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I move: That Seanad Éireann calls on the Minister for Health to name the new National Children’s Hospital after Dr. Kathleen Lynn, noting her contribution as Chief Medical Officer in the Irish Citizen Army, and her role in establishing St. Ultan’s Hospital, one of the most important centres for paediatric healthcare in the early years of the Irish State.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Amendment No. 16 has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Amendment No. 18 in the name of Senator Higgins has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Amendment No. 19 in the name of Senators Craughwell and Boyhan has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Amendment No. 20 in the name of Senators Craughwell and Boyhan has been ruled out of order as it would impose a potential charge on the Exchequer.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I call upon the Government to provide greater resources to the Garda to stop the illegal catalytic converters and scrap metal trade. Technology advances, along with the uptake of crime in this area, means our current approach is no longer fit for purpose. Catalytic converters are valuable because the precious metals they are made of, such as rhodium, platinum and palladium, have increased...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I am glad it is the Leader who is sitting in the chair today because there are a couple of things I want to raise that I know are of interest to her. The first is the stalemate between the HSE and Vertex in respect of the drug Kaftrio. We have not moved on the provision of that drug at all. I note that Cystic Fibrosis Ireland is calling for the health technology assessment to be...

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister is very welcome. I understand the need for this Bill but I wonder how much difference this funding will make when it comes to solving the problems facing tourism in Ireland. It seems the biggest barrier facing the future of tourism in this country is hotels. The Irish Hotels Federation warned that a return to the 9% VAT rate may be needed as the hospitality industry faces very...