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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Accession Process: Engagement with Ambassador of North Macedonia (21 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Mrs. Bojadjieska Ristovski for being here. She should not let the men in here intimidate her in any way because we certainly are not intimidated by them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Accession Process: Engagement with Ambassador of North Macedonia (21 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: During the French Presidency of the EU Council, President Macron made proposals for the commencement of the accession negotiations that included conditions requiring both North Macedonia and Bulgaria to make concessions on their disputes. What were those conditions? What were they looking to resolve? There were protests around that in July when the President of the Commission, Dr. Ursula...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Accession Process: Engagement with Ambassador of North Macedonia (21 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I note North Macedonia has got €610 million since it applied in 2008. They are tangible things that people can see on the ground.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Accession Process: Engagement with Ambassador of North Macedonia (21 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: What type of projects were included in that €610 million that Ms Bojadjieska Ristovski knows of? Is there anything the European Union can do in relation to future projects that might bring the people with them in the future?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (20 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I spoke about this matter on the Order of Business on 13 July before the summer recess. It is now being raised as a Commencement matter at a time when I feel we are about to have a much wider discussion on the need for an increased Garda presence in our communities. The widely shared horrific scenes of gangs of joyriding thugs in a housing estate in Cherry Orchard have shocked many, but for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (20 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister of State. To be quite honest, I am a little taken aback by this response. I tabled this matter previously and the Minister came back to me to say it was not her responsibility. This is her constituency, however. This is her area. The people of the Ashbourne area and Laytown-Bettystown coastal area deserve a 24-hour station. The area in which the current Laytown...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Staff (20 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome our visitors from Presentation Secondary School Warrenmount in Dublin to the Public Gallery. I apologise for delaying the Minister of State.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I call for a full inquiry into the ongoing system of unsafe medical practice in Ireland. On foot of the news over the summer that the UK's interim report by Dr. Hilary Cass found that the standards of clinical care, assessment and treatment at the Tavistock and Portman gender identity clinic fell below acceptable levels, we should have instantly examined how this has affected Irish children...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: These are children we are talking about.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I wish to raise the issue of the 35 Irish children with cystic fibrosis who are not yet being supplied with Kaftrio, a groundbreaking and life-saving drug.Many of us know that the exclusion of the 35 children stems from a price dispute between the HSE and the manufacturer Vertex and the fact that their inclusion was not foreseen in a 2017 pipeline agreement. All other eligible children and...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I understand the merits of this amendment, but I believe the Minister said yesterday that where there was a shortfall, people, particularly the elderly and people with disabilities, can apply for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, grants and for the housing adaptation grant, and that is up to €30,000. The mobility grants are available up to €8,000. There are...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I would ask both sides to please stop playing politics with people's lives and homes. We are here as legislators to do what is right by the people. These are their amendments and I will support all those that have been proposed by the people. While it is cumbersome to apply for these additional grants, we have to ensure they know they are available and that there is opportunity for people...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I missed the earlier part of the debate, so forgive me, I do not know where I am coming in.

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The second grouping of amendments.

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Right. Okay. I have prepared something so I will continue. A headline I saw yesterday encapsulates the essence of this Bill and the amendments presented to us today. It came from the satirical Waterford Whispers News website. The headline was, "Government Celebrate Winning Confidence Vote By Ramming Through Planning Laws Only Developers Want". The amendments before us undermine...

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

Sharon Keogan: Well done.

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

Sharon Keogan: I also wish to be associated with the condolences to Senator Timmy Dooley and to Deputy Alan Farrell on the deaths of their fathers. I offer congratulations to Councillor Ian McGarvey who will be 92 years of age. I met him and Marjory on his 90th birthday. Good health to him for many more years to come. I submitted a Commencement matter this morning that was not selected, but I really...

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

Sharon Keogan: Now that he has said it all.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank my colleague, Senator Boyhan, for bringing forward this amendment, the purpose of which is to change the definition of “defective concrete blocks”. We believe that the definitions listed in the legislation and in the amendment proposed by Sinn Féin Deputies in the Dáil do not go far enough. The current definition in the legislation is too restrictive. Too...