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Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I now call on Senator Eugene Murphy. I ask that all remaining Senators stick rigidly to their time. There will then be time for everyone to speak.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: If Senators speak longer than their time, some Senators will not get to speak. I call Senator Alice-Mary Higgins and thank Senator Lombard for yielding his speaking slot.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: Thank you. I call Senator John Cummins, who is sharing time with Senator Paddy Burke.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: You have half one minute.

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I welcome the Minister to the House. I support the motion before the House wholeheartedly and I commend Senator Currie on championing it and affording us the opportunity to speak on this very important issue. When the British Government speaks about amnesty, it all sounds very philosophical and abstract.It is a language far removed from the lived experience of people's lives and losses. It...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I know we will have statements on the budget later but I have to express my delight at the announcement this afternoon of the change of the national childcare scheme, NCS, to include projects such as those in the Dublin 8 After School Alliance, including the Robert Emmet Community Development Project and the Solas Project. Those organisations have been advocating for that change because as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am proud of this budget and am delighted that it will tackle the cost of living for families, with a record €716 million investment in childcare as well as the extension of a range of housing, health, education and welfare supports. Addressing the cost of childcare has been a top priority for Fine Gael. The investment total of €716 million in early years services includes a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I will give the Minister of State some of my time to finish what he was saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State. My focus, coming from my particular area, is on the effect of this on children. Some of the children living on these sites will talk about walking to school, seeing rats and being concerned that rats are running up and down the walls of trailers. It is harrowing to read in the No End in Site report about children living in those conditions. I urge that its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am happy to yield my time to give Mr. Joyce the opportunity to respond. I was merely going to speak about the No End In Sight report. I am fairly confident Mr. Joyce is more than capable of addressing that. I addressed my question to the Minister. I am happy to yield my time to allow Mr. Joyce the opportunity to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I would add to that and say there is a settled privilege going on that requires that members of the Traveller community speak out about their lived experiences. We see this across other groups. Last week, at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters, we heard of an ability privilege. We need to hear the lived experiences of people. This report is horrific, as are the statistics in regard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: Having represented Travellers under the equal status claims, several of which they have been denied participation in, I can attest that there is no question that there is widespread discrimination. There is no doubting that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I will give the Minister of State some of my time to finish what he was saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State. My focus, coming from my particular area, is on the effect of this on children. Some of the children living on these sites will talk about walking to school, seeing rats and being concerned that rats are running up and down the walls of trailers. It is harrowing to read in the No End in Site report about children living in those conditions. I urge that its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am happy to yield my time to give Mr. Joyce the opportunity to respond. I was merely going to speak about the No End In Sight report. I am fairly confident Mr. Joyce is more than capable of addressing that. I addressed my question to the Minister. I am happy to yield my time to allow Mr. Joyce the opportunity to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I would add to that and say there is a settled privilege going on that requires that members of the Traveller community speak out about their lived experiences. We see this across other groups. Last week, at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters, we heard of an ability privilege. We need to hear the lived experiences of people. This report is horrific, as are the statistics in regard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: Having represented Travellers under the equal status claims, several of which they have been denied participation in, I can attest that there is no question that there is widespread discrimination. There is no doubting that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I want to give a big shout-out to Dublin 8, which came 15th in the world ranking of "coolest" neighbourhoods to live in. It is an area that is full of historic places and fantastic eateries, and everybody should make it their business to visit Dublin 8 as well as other areas in Dublin South-Central. I wish to raise a serious issue and ask for a debate on it. I have just come from a meeting...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Oct 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: The difficulty is that it is across every Department.