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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am not heckling.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister of State for his overview of this very important Bill which Fianna Fáil will support. Increased sentences for these crimes are very important, but the Government has failed to establish a sentencing commission, meaning that when this legislation is in place, there will continue to be huge inconsistencies in sentencing. In April 2018 a judge, in sentencing a man who...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I commend Senator Ruane and her team for bringing before the House this excellent proposed legislation. Senator Ruane outlined in very clear and concise terms why this legislation is absolutely needed. It is a human rights issue and a compassionate piece of legislation. Irish people are known to be a compassionate people. We all have had second chances in our lives in one form or another....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to debate this important issue.I am looking for an update on the reopening of Rush Garda station. Rush station was one of the six Garda stations that were announced in November 2017 to be reopened as part of a pilot project. That was November 2017 and now we are in February 2019 and I am looking for an update. The people of Rush were...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive answer. It is great that the project is progressing at this rate. I am pleased the Minister of State has given a final date of summer 2019. I have tried to pin down the Minister on several occasions. Obviously, things were progressing. It is good the Department is moving towards the final point in this and I note the tender documents...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Senator Ardagh is not present today, so it is me.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: No bother. I forgive you. I continue to raise the concerns about the national children's hospital. I was once again out and about in north County Dublin knocking on doors and it was again the main topic of conversation. Everyone wanted to talk about the massive overruns. There is now a shift in focus from the massive overruns to where we are going to get the money to plug the gap. We...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Perhaps one of the reasons €30 million is coming from the transport budget is that the Minister's focus is elsewhere.We will be back debating the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill following the Order of Business. He is concerning himself with judicial appointments and the reopening of Garda stations and taking his eye off the ball. A total of 30% of this year's overrun must be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Sinn Féin has no Ministers in the North.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It is allowing civil servants to run it. It may as well do what it is doing in the North.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It is peak Mary Lou.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I was not. I was on the picket line.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I have to take one day a week to mind my children.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: On a point of order, Fianna Fáil was well represented. It is a fairly low blow for the Senator to point me out in particular for not being at it. I am on the picket regularly with the nurses.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: We were there.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am sorry: we are doing better in the polls than Sinn Féin.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: That is the typical Sinn Féin modus operandi.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: They want to cause chaos.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: How does the Senator know that?

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I also urge all Members to support these very sensible amendments. Senator Bacik clearly outlined why they are required. It makes sense for parents who have already used their current entitlement to be permitted to avail of the extra entitlement which would allow them to juggle their work and home lives. The early years of a child's life are very difficult. Rather than people dropping out...