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Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I am taking Senator Craughwell's place.

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: We swapped.

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State is very welcome. I do not believe I have spoken to her before. The coronavirus pandemic has massively impacted many industries in this country and across the globe. In this country, however, aviation has been particularly affected. What has the Government done about it? In 2018, there were 140,000 jobs in aviation and the air transport sector in Ireland. In addition...

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: That was back in December or January.

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: The Government has not opened it up-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: It is nice to see a Meath man in the Chair today. The Minister is very welcome to the House. This Bill is of great importance, as is any legislation concerning planning and development in this country. It is one of the fundamental tasks of government at a local and national level. I will begin by addressing what this Bill seeks to do. I will touch on the issue of councils that may have...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I understand that, but the Minister was not-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: Remote meetings were introduced by the Minister's Department. It is important, in the interest of transparency, that the councillors be given access to these data. They have sought through a freedom of information request to see and hear the video tapes. I ask the Minister to write to them. I would not like our council to end up in the High Court. I thank the Minister and apologise for...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: Can the Minister take a point?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I would like to raise a few issues today. First, two months after the cyber attack, why is the Department of Health using it as an excuse for not coming to this House to answer questions under Commencement matters? I am sick to death of people who are in jobs refusing to do their job. The amount of funding that the HSE receives in our annual budget does not mean that it can shirk its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I am in Leinster House. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Many of my questions have already been discussed and answered. Do the witnesses know the number of people who are currently on temporary certificates and who do not have birth certificates? I refer to people who may be in receipt of social welfare or Government support and do not have a birth certificate at this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: Yes, for now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: What happens to those who have neither a birth certificate nor a baptismal certificate?

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (4 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: We were only given 45 minutes.

Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State and I thank Fianna Fáil for bringing this Private Members' motion to the House today. What does a right to housing mean? The Simon Communities defines a right to housing as, at the most basic level, the right to have housing needs met by the State if a person cannot meet them from his or her own resources. In 2020, the Irish Human Rights and Equality...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2021)

Sharon Keogan: There has been a great deal of finger-wagging over the weekend and even this morning on RTÉ by broadcasters calling for our cities to be locked down at weekends. Businesses that this Government closed have been scolded like bold children for allowing the crowds to gather. Today, I want to illustrate the contradictions in our plans for reopening this summer. In two days' time, on 2...

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State has quite number of pages left to read that will probably take three or four minutes..

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State has one more minute.

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Sharon Keogan: As there are many Senators seeking to contribute, could I kindly ask Senators to take three minutes each and that way we can get everybody in?