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Covid-19 (Finance): Statements (20 May 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am sharing time with five colleagues, Deputy Feighan first. I am sharing time with Deputy-----

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Minister to address the redirection of funds that would have been allocated to projects that are not taking place due to the pandemic. Alternative ways of using that money to keep artists afloat should be considered.

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: Last Monday, I had a Zoom meeting with the arts community in Limerick. I met ten artists across a range of disciplines. We are very proud of our artist community based in Limerick. We have a world-renowned art college. We have theatres like the Lime Tree and Belltable and the University of Limerick, UL, with a host of companies. They have major concerns about where they stand. The Arts...

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister made reference to the restart fund. She is bringing a memo to Cabinet tomorrow. When does she expect the scheme to be announced, when does she anticipate people being able to apply for the scheme and how quickly will rebates be made because businesses, certainly in Limerick and north Tipperary, are asking specifically about how the scheme will operate in practice? The...

Covid-19 (Health) - Statements (14 May 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am sharing time with Deputy Feighan. First, like everyone else, I sympathise with the families of the mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters or whoever who have lost their lives through Covid-19. I will take up an issue in Limerick, which I represent. The Minister will be fully aware that we have had a capacity issue over a long time in University Hospital Limerick. Over the past...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: This is a public health crisis but we have to strike a balance. The Taoiseach spoke today of five conditions he will consider in respect of easing restrictions: the progress of the disease, healthcare capacity and resilience, testing and contact tracing capacity, the ability to shield and care for vulnerable groups, and the risk of secondary morbidity and mortality . Where does the Minister...

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: There will be contributions from four Fine Gael Deputies, so I only have approximately two minutes. I will ask a quick question and request a response from the Minister. I will speak about the small business sector in Limerick and north Tipperary, constituencies which I represent. The Government has put in place measures to ensure businesses in those areas can come through the Covid-19...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a worthwhile intervention. I ask that the publication by Revenue tonight be for a transitional phase. That is the phase up to early April. I ask that Revenue publishes the detailed guidelines as quickly as possible and deals with the specific details we have raised tonight. I refer to quantifying how that 25% will be measured and the ability to pay. In many cases, the guidance of...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is also important that businesses can come back. We will come out of this, but it must be done in a way that ensures we can get through this particularly difficult phase.

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: The principle of the scheme is very good. It is like everything else: this is happening at great speed. It is a highly important measure. However, with speed comes a need for time to look through the detail. I am seeking clarification on something that has come up during the day. I agree with Deputy McGrath. Section 26(19) provides that the Revenue Commissioners will publish...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (17 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Daly, for coming before the House. This Commencement matter follows on from an issue I raised last week in the health committee with the Minister for Health and the HSE. It came to my notice that 15 beds in St. John's Hospital in Limerick were not in use for the past three months, which is unacceptable. I will qualify that by saying I fully understand...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the fact that 15 beds are coming into use in St. John's Hospital. They need to be up and running as quickly as possible, along with the additional nursing home beds. If management and consultants in Limerick and the mid-west region feel there are areas where there is a need for additional funding and resources, they should let us know. We are here...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: There is a bed crisis in Limerick.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: My understanding from University Limerick hospital group is that it was being arranged.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I join my colleagues in extending sympathy to the family of Cormac Ó Braonáin, who was chairperson of Labour Youth. I also extend my sympathy to the Labour Party. It is a very difficult when it is somebody so young and particularly in those circumstances. I wish to raise two matters. The first is about insurance. I note the Central Bank's report yesterday which showed that the...

Seanad: Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am willing to defer to Sinn Féin to allow the Bill to go straight to Committee Stage, subject to the agreement of my colleagues.

Seanad: Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: The question is whether the Minister of State is reading out the Senator's notes or the Senator is reading out his notes.

Seanad: Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: This is a very good Bill. I will speak on the five-year provision in due course but will begin by noting that, overall, the Bill is very practical. If the measures contained therein are implemented by the insurance industry, premiums should fall. The measures that provide an increase in transparency along with the revision of the book of quantum should result in a reduction in insurance...

Seanad: Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I commend everyone involved, including Deputy Pearse Doherty of Sinn Féin and the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy. A significant number of advances have been made in dealing with insurance in the past year and this Bill is a significant element. The pivotal element for me is the book of quantum. The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, has very much been driving this to have the book of...