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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.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister of State very much for coming to the House today. This session on public order and safe streets has been a long time coming. As usual, it takes a viral tweet to get the Government to address something, but let us not pretend that the abysmal state of public order on the streets in many locations in the greater Dublin area is a recent development. There has been a...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I am very happy to support this motion tabled by my colleague, Senator Clonan, and seconded by Senator McDowell. It comes at a crucial time, with the debate around this issue growing all the time in the political and public realm. I spoke on Order of Business last month about how Fine Gael seems, as a party, to have abandoned support for this country's neutrality, and wants to sit with the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I inform the Leader that in the UK, the Covid-19 inquiry is getting down to brass tacks in examining the political decision-making of Boris Johnson’s government during the pandemic and scrutinising the actions taken in combating the virus. Decisions which led to the imposition of the three national lockdowns and the regional restrictions, together with measures such as working from...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister of State. I call Senator Crowe on behalf of Fianna Fáil.