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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...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I am happy to support the motion, which is the annual one to raise the State funding cap for the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund. A lot is said every year about improvements that could be made in the industry, with animal welfare being a top priority. I support the proper and humane treatment of the animals involved in these sports. Every assistance...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: It is high time we had a serious adult conversation about immigration in this country. By serious, I mean both appreciating the gravity of the situation and seriously looking for a solution as a result of that. By adult, I mean a conversation devoid of name-calling or labelling other speakers to allow people to dismiss their points out of hand, rather than engaging and addressing valid...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The Leader can answer me later.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The Leader can reply when I finish my contribution.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: There is nothing I am making up.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I respect the Leader's view. The hashtag, IrelandisFull, is trending on Twitter and will continue to do so. I saw one user clap back by saying our population density is much lower than that of the Netherlands. This would be the definitive rebuttal the person thought it was if we were taking in migrants to stand still in fields in order to achieve some arbitrary statistic of persons per...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Can we have a debate on it then? Why do we not have a debate on it? Why are we not allowed to discuss this in a debate with the Minister?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: This country, due to the policies of successive-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: This country, due to the policies of successive Governments, does not have the structural capacity to take in tens of thousands of migrants annually, yet this Government continues to do so. It is a policy devoid of reason and something has to change. There is still time to stop this from getting any worse. Let us start by having an adult conversation in this House with the relevant Ministers.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: When there are 30 children in my area who have not been in school since September I think we do have a problem.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I am concerned.