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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...to the horrific attack on the children last Thursday by saying it was a shock attack that no-one could have seen coming. Of course, this is untrue. Most of us with our heads not buried in the sand knew this was coming. Many Irish people have been unhappy with the state of affairs for some time. They have made their views known in dozens of peaceful protests and walks across the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The Government will let slip the mask and resort to the State's monopoly on force to enforce ideological orthodoxy through its hate speech legislation. Now, the eyes of the world are on Ireland. I do not believe the Government truly knows how much of a turning point this is.I fear for what will happen but let it be known that there were many chances for things to go differently but that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the witnesses for coming in and giving us a greater insight into the roles that doctors, physicians and nurses have within this debate. I was touched by something Professor Chochinov said earlier. He stated: A wish to die is an expression of human suffering. Clinicians must learn to sit down and lean into discussions exploring the nature of patients’ anguish, discerning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I will speak to the ICGP and the INMO. I remember having a conversation with my uncle, who happens to be a priest. We discussed the best way to die. He said it does not matter what road people take; death is never easy. The ICGP has laid out a roadmap and outlined the engagement it has had with its members. Its representatives have laid out the various forums it has held and the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I am calling for a debate on the latest report from the cryptic sounding Institute for Strategic Dialogue, entitled Uisce Faoi Thalamh: An Investigation into the Online Mis- and Disinformation Ecosystem in Ireland. While the parent institute was wholly unknown prior to the publishing of this report, the report enjoyed widespread media coverage over recent days in The Irish Times,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Earlier this year, I called for a debate on Ireland opting out of the amendments to five articles in the international health regulations that were adopted on 27 May 2022 by the World Health Assembly. On that day, 194 unelected, unaccountable and largely unknown delegates to the assembly from WHO member states agreed on amendments to five separate articles of the international health...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...is going to be going forward. However, it does not give me any comfort. The media has been entirely silent on this. If it were not for a few good people with their ears to the ground, all of Ireland would be ignorant of what is happening over on the Continent, where laws are being made which will drastically impact the lives of Irish people. We do not know who is making them, nor do we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...the guidelines for submissions from developers to provide independent own-door modular accommodation for Ukrainians. It is not bad for those who might have only been in the country for 18 months to land a brand new, state-of-the-art modular home compliments of the taxpayer. What is this Government thinking? Is it listening to the people on the ground? There are over 13,000 people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I call for the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, to come to the House and answer the question of whether it is finally time to talk about immigration to this country. Is it finally time for all of us to talk openly and honestly about this, the most important issue in the country today? Is it time for everyone to come together and hash out some semblance of a workable plan, a logical way forward or...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Sorry, and amendment No. 23.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Yes. Amendment No. 22 proposes to delete lines 8 and 9 on page 16 and substitute "the name of the District Court judge and the date of approval". Section 18 allows for the secret tracking to be approved for up to three months, but potentially six months, subject to the approval of the District Court judge assigned by the Dublin metropolitan district. For ANPR to work, all number plate data...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...welcome to the Gallery members of the Muslim Sisters of Éire, an incredible group of women who will be known to anyone who has spent time in our capital city. They are some of the most selfless and servant-hearted women you could ever meet. They spend hours upon hours every week on the cold streets of Dublin, helping to feed those who are homeless. Every Friday night, they are on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: On Tuesday, I hosted a presentation in the audiovisual, AV, room on human trafficking in Ireland. It came a day after the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, published her third action plan on the prevention and combating of this crime and human rights abuses. We heard from Kevin Hyland, a former police officer who headed up Scotland Yard’s anti-human trafficking unit. He was...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...should be a list of all the approved devices. In the absence of that, we should have a proper code of practice regarding the use of such devices. That applies in the context of both amendments Nos.3 and 4.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 10, lines 16 to 18, to delete all words from and including “order;” in line 16 down to and including line 18 and substitute “order where there are reasonable grounds to believe there is a significant threat;”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...data to be carried out without the requirement of reasonable grounds to believe there is significant threat to public safety or order. This could have a chilling effect on the right to protest and must be safeguarded against.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...data. To avoid the risk of problems arising, it is very reasonable to have an amendment asking for the pilot schemes before deployment. The schemes should test the effectiveness for a specified purpose and facilitate a human rights impact assessment, a privacy impact assessment and a data protection impact assessment where necessary. That should be done after the pilot scheme to ensure...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: There will be a pilot scheme and that will be in the middle of next year.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I move amendment No. 9: In page 11, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(f) shall do so after receiving sufficient training to make them suitably qualified to use the relevant device, and after receiving sufficient data protection training so as to render them proficient in operating the device in accordance with legislation regulating the use of data, (g) shall do...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 11, to delete lines 21 and 22 and substitute the following: “(a) is worn in a location and manner that maximises the camera’s ability to capture video footage of the Garda member’s activities, and”