Results 161-180 of 414 for speaker:Sinéad Gibney

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Programme (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 310. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the Government’s commitments as set out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to put in place an appropriate legal or regulatory framework to ensure respect for human rights throughout company value chains and therefore conduct risk-based due diligence interact with its position in relation to...

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion. My constituency of Dublin Rathdown has the most expensive childcare in the country. I hear from people every week in emails, whether they are people I am in contact with or they contact me, who talk about the twin problems of cost and capacity, that is, the absolute crippling cost to families and the chronic lack of places. Those two...

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: We in the Social Democrats are a party of proud Europeans and active members of the European Union. We see it as our obligation not to be passive members in the Union but to question EU policy and law and what it means for us here in Ireland on an ongoing basis. European Union membership has pushed Ireland into a more progressive place over the decades. Our membership of the European Union...

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I start by marking International Workers’ Day and recognising workers throughout Ireland and the world and, as Deputy O’Reilly said, particularly the workers of Leinster House who make our lives so much more enjoyable as we come in every day to do our work. Lá na n-Oibrithe sona daoibh go léir. I will talk about three specific topics within the area of...

Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I want to express my thoughts and concerns for Grace, for her family, for all victims of State wrongdoing and for victims who have been further bruised by the failure of the State to facilitate their access to justice. The key points I want to raise today are the flaws in our framework for accessing justice through commissions of investigation, tribunals and inquiries. I want to speak...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to strengthen the right to collective bargaining in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21700/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to review and strengthen the effectiveness of the joint labour committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21702/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Unions (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to strengthen protections for employees from victimisation due to trade union activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21701/25]

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I welcome the opportunity to comment on the revised national planning framework. It is such a crucial piece in the infrastructure of our planning in this country. Obviously, it flows down into regional plans and into local area plans and sets those parameters which we need to guide the development of our population and our communities over the coming years. In particular, I welcome that...

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: -----and indeed sports facilities are crying out-----

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Just to finish-----

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: There is such a positive story here in terms of the population development we will see.

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It will be 296,000 people by 2040-----

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: -----so we have to build the appropriate infrastructure-----

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: -----to meet those needs.

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward the motion. In particular, I commend the recommendations made in the motion, where we see outlined the upholding of the vision of inclusive education to which we should all aspire. Unfortunately, it sometimes seems to become a little lost in our discussion that inclusive education is where we need to be at. All of us are sharing experiences...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (30 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason Ireland is not making an oral submission to the International Court of Justice for the case regarding Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Request for Advisory Opinion),...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (29 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 174. To ask the Taoiseach the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the Department with the company. [19353/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Information and Communications Technology (29 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 178. To ask the Taoiseach if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue. [20309/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (29 Apr 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the Department with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19345/25]