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- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I have not-----
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I could not strongly-----
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: What the Senator actually said is that this provision is being put in the Bill because the councils are not delivering housing on the ground. That is exactly what he said. Let us go back-----
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I will withdraw-----
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: Yes.
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: Thank you.
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I will try not to be provocative.
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I could not be more strongly opposed to section 58 of the Land Development Agency Bill.Section 58 serves one purpose and one purpose only-----
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: -----and that is to disempower local councillors. Why do we have local government? It is vital to the functioning of this country. Why do we have people elect local councillors? Local councillors understand local wants and needs. Why should the people bother to elect councillors to their local government if the national Government then passes laws which undermine their councillors' place...
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I spoke this morning about grassroots politics and how important it is to listen to local Government and here we are getting rid of the one thing the councillors locally have the power to do.
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: Briefly, I listened to Senator Cummins's remarks and I took these down-----
- Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I reserve the right to listen to the recording and if I have wronged Senator Cummins, I will certainly apologise to him but I believe I heard what he said correctly.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I thank Senator Carrigy for sharing his personal experience with us today.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I thank the Senator for sharing his story.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I thank the Senator for sharing his story and for showing everybody the humanity and the human side to the politicians here.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I thank the Senator. As always, she was upbeat. I invite the Minister of State to respond.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister of State for her work on the Bill. It is a testament to her.
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I wish to make a point of order. Many people are speaking on section 2 but none of them have tabled amendments to the section. It is grossly unfair on those of us who have tabled amendments.