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Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: It is.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: As the proposer of the amendment, I will allow Senator Gavan to respond. I notice Senator Mullen wishes to speak also.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: The Senator may still speak to it.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I call Senator McDowell. We will be suspending at 4 p.m. so he has two and a half minutes.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Senator McDowell. As it is now 4 o'clock, in accordance with an order of the House we will adjourn this debate.

Seanad: Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. We welcome and support any measures to increase the number of special educational or additional needs education places and supports. However, I see this legislation as a very small measure in the overall need to ensure we provide for children with additional or special needs. Once children are diagnosed, they are entitled to a certain...

Seanad: Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Will the Minister of State address the case of St. Gabriel's National School in Stoneybatter?

Seanad: Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: The school was continuously engaging with the Department, however.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for coming into the House. I first heard of mica about five years ago. That we are this stage today shows this Bill has been a long time coming. I pay particular tribute to the campaigners, elected representatives and the thousands of people, including the affected householders, their families and the communities who have campaigned to get the Bill to this point. As...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I second the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, to take No. 19 before No. 1. No. 19 relates to the introduction of the Broadcasting (Gender, Cultural and Other Diversities) Bill 2022. I extend my support to Senator McDowell on his earlier comments. I am introducing this Bill because I believe we need to see greater representation on our airwaves of women, those of colour and all types of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Yes, indeed.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 32: In page 42, lines 26 and 27, to delete all words from and including “(1) The” in line 26 down to and including line 27 and substitute the following: “(1) The Registrar shall maintain the Register of Political Parties and shall cause it to be published on the Commission’s website.”. I will speak to amendments Nos. 32 and 33....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I warmly welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House and thank her for taking the time to be here today. I had hoped the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth would have been here but I understand there are other commitments. I acknowledge efforts he made in response to matters we raised with him last year. I want to be fair to him about those...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for reading that reply. The statement of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth that it has an effective process in place to support providers is simply not true. To say that the buck should be passed to the city and county childcare committees is simply unacceptable. The question here is not about the day-to-day costs; it is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I also express my support for all those employed by the Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA, who took the decision to go on strike today. Those people last saw a pay increase in 2008. I stood with those workers this morning in Clontarf and, believe you me, they do not want to be out on strike. It is important to say that minimum levels of care continue to be provided, so people are being...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I want to speak on amendments Nos. 4 and 5. This boils down to how we distinguish illness from other entitlements such as holiday leave and other leave. Illness is not something that workers invite upon themselves. I listened to Senator Buttimer. The vast majority of workers do not abuse sick pay provisions if they are provided in their workplace. The key issue is trust. We must...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 5. In page 5, to delete lines 30 to 32.

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: There is no doubt this Bill is ground-breaking in terms of providing all workers in this country, once they have served 13 weeks, with a right to paid sick leave. We in the Labour Party very much welcome that, and the Minister of State earlier acknowledged the Bill we put forward in September 2020 to give a right to all workers with regard to paid sick leave. When we look at this, we have...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Unless the Minister of State wants to respond, I am now going to put the question.