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Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: There are three more speakers who wish to contribute.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Senator has one minute left.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Follow that, Senator Noone.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I too wish to welcome former Senator Mary Henry to the House.

Seanad: OECD Review of Irish Pensions System: Statements (15 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister to the House. When the Minister has the opportunity, I look forward to her publishing and discussing her planned roadmap for long-term pensions policy in Ireland. This debate shows the interest we have in the policy. As time is limited, I wish to share my initial thoughts on the OECD review. I have two major concerns regarding the manner in which the pensions system...

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Motion (8 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also give my full support to this motion and thank the Labour Party group and Senators Maloney and O'Keeffe in particular, who have proposed and seconded it. I can wholeheartedly endorse everything they have said. The first point I wish to raise pertains to the Istanbul convention, that is, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Marian Harkin, MEP (2 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome Ms Harkin to the House and acknowledge her long-standing involvement in EU affairs. From her career in the European Parliament and the Lower House, one notes the diversity of policy areas in which she has made written declarations. She has an extremely strong record on human rights and equality issues which she demonstrated again today. I would single her out for her work on...

Seanad: Charities Regulation: Motion (1 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: We are having a very good debate on this and we could say we are all in agreement and that the word on this is "consensus". However, knowing Senator O'Brien as I do, I feel she would like the word to be "urgency" and to feel we are bringing an entrepreneurial spirit to this motion. It is good that we have consensus, but is that good enough? It is not, and that is the reason Senator O'Brien...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Nessa Childers, MEP (1 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Nessa Childers, MEP (1 May 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome Ms Childers to the House. I wish to remark on her admirable commitment to transparency and accountability, especially in the area of appointments. In her words today she showed clearly that is something she practices. It is something we need to formalise more, within national as well as European institutions. I also note her 20 years' experience as a mental health professional,...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP (30 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: It is over.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP (30 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP. There are many aspects of his work that I would like to raise and commend him on. Perhaps I shall limit myself to crediting him for his work on the committee called Delegations for Relations with the United States. Senator Cummins mentioned the EU-US trade agreement and a number of Senators are following its progress. I also commend Mr. Kelly on his...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I would have loved to have been able to extend the time available to the Minister of State but it is not in my power and I must keep to the timetable. I thank the Minister of State for her co-operation and I thank all Senators.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: When is proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: As no other Senators are offering I invite the Minister of State to conclude the debate.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The Bill will transpose some important provisions of the EU anti-trafficking directive into domestic legislation, which is very much welcome. I thank the Minister of State for outlining the Bill's contents. I welcome the inclusion of a definition of "forced labour" based on the International Labour Organisation Convention No. 29 of 1930...

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Under Standing Order 21, I wish to establish a quorum.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects (23 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills to the House. I call on Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill to raise his Adjournment matter.

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (23 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: When is it proposed to sit again?