Results 161-180 of 2,980 for speaker:Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: What about the women?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: What about the women?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Stop playing games.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (9 Apr 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 305. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to establish an interagency committee to develop a national action plan on female genital mutilation. [16554/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the representatives for coming. As members of the committee, we are here because we are deeply concerned about what is happening in the beef sector and we agreed to examine what needed to be done to achieve the targets set in Food Wise 2025. We use the word "sustainability" a great deal, but there is no harm reminding ourselves that not only must we consider environmental and social...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the delegates for their presentation. Will Mr. Lumley expand on the point made about what the fossil fuel car industry did? He appears to be linking it with what is happening in the beef sector. I would appreciate it if he gave me more information on it. Having heard the presentations made by the representatives of the beef producing sector, we are very concerned about the...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (4 Apr 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 284. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his communication with the European Commission regarding the inclusion of the midlands region on the EU coal regions in transition platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15754/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Apr 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 271. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given to affirming the role of art therapist as a designated post within community mental health teams in the context of section 9.2 of the national policy of A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14893/19]
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance. I had a query about subhead B10, forestry and bioenergy, but it has been answered. My other question relates to programme C, policy and strategy. It appears that the spend is estimated to have dropped by 4% from the figure for 2018. How does the Minister account for this? What projects are being funded under the Commission...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Will the Minister detail the projects that come under it?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The final question was about the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Yes.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: There are a number of excellent recommendations in the amendment proposed by Deputy Dooley. I propose one amendment to it, which I hope will be acceptable. This is in relation to the response to the Citizens' Assembly recommendation that the level of carbon taxation should be increased. My proposed amendment is that we accept the expert advice in favour of this measure from the Climate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: This is one of the most important committees that I have ever sat on. I think I have attended most of its meetings. Every single person who sat around the table for the past few months is here because he or she cares about what the committee is doing. Nobody has a monopoly on caring about the country, the environment or anything else. We were in a period of austerity and while I would have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: It is page 14, is it not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: In respect of the amendment, we are asking for the adding in of the words "using a least cost pathway" because, clearly, we want to have the least cost for everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The Deputy has not been listening. I said-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: It is extraordinary how once the cameras are on, Fianna Fáil starts getting very political. I will leave it at that.