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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Is that okay with the Chairperson? I have another committee meeting that I must attend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Chair and I thank Deputy O'Callaghan for offering me his slot. I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. I also thank the students who were before the committee in the earlier session. Obviously, this is an important issue. Before I mention specifics, I wish to make a general point around the impact of Brexit on the figures mentioned. Before Brexit, I imagine that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Lá Fhéile Bhríde shona daoibh go léir. Today is a very special day, not just for Kildare people but for people right around the country and indeed, all over the world. There are 52 events taking place in 52 different embassies across the world today, which is wonderful. Brigid was very much known as a woman of peace and as a negotiator. There are many legends and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It costs €40 and is well worth it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Transport (31 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State for being here to take this matter. I appreciate having the opportunity to talk about something very positive, although I am looking for some more detail on its implementation. This is very important for commuters in south Kildare, Drogheda, Wicklow and parts of Meath. Since my election to the Oireachtas, I have advocated very strongly for better commuter...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Transport (31 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Obviously, this is good news. It is certainly good news for many who will be using this. The Minister of State has clarified that it will probably be the end of September before this comes in. I know it will not be long coming. It is always a little painful when something is announced and you have to wait quite some time before it comes in. I do appreciate that the implementation comes...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I add my voice in welcoming our guests from Moyle Park College and the Isle of Man. My home village of Rathangan hosted the Isle of Man delegation for the Special Olympics held in Ireland in 2003. We built up a very strong relationship, so the delegation is incredibly welcome. I welcome the survey published yesterday on the best towns in the country to live in. Two towns in County Mayo,...

Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I regret that I cannot stay for the full debate because I have to go to the disability committee straight after this. There is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more than their disability. I am a strong believer in that. I know many people with disabilities, including in my own family. Honouring their ability to be the person that they can be is so...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I would like to express my own deepest sympathy to the family of John Connor, and indeed, to the people of Roscommon, who were very well represented by John. I also express my sympathy to the Fine Gael Party. When you lose someone who is such a stalwart and a source of huge wisdom and experience for everybody, it is a huge loss. Following the Order of Business, we will be moving a motion...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We started this morning with Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee who, along with many of my colleagues, welcomed the news overnight that Stormont will be re-established. It is very important not only for the people of Northern Ireland but particularly for them. It is sad to think there were elections in May 2022 but Stormont has not sat since. Many communities and public services have been let...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Motion (30 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I move: That Seanad Éireann: - expresses its deep sadness on the death of John Connor; - conveys its sincere condolences to his family; and - expresses its gratitude for his notable contribution, as a member of Seanad Éireann, to Irish public life and for his dedicated service to the people of Ireland.

Seanad: Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Listening to the debate today has brought me back to that Saturday when I was in my kitchen in Newbridge, County Kildare listening to Katie Hannon's documentary. I heard the revelations with shock and horror. I listened to the testimonials of the women involved, the Women of Honour, speaking about the sexual assaults, discrimination and many other injustices they suffered. Equally as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the four witnesses. They have given us valuable insights and thoughts into what is an increasingly complex situation that we are tasked with looking at and making recommendations on in the report. Something that struck me this morning was the thought that we should have ethics versus facts or research. I do not think it is a binary choice between the two. In contemplating all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I hope I can read my own writing when asking these questions. This is an interesting topic and one with which we need to get to grips. I thank Mr. O’Regan, Ms Farrelly and their teams for attending and trying to tease out the various issues. Mr. O’Regan spoke about housing needs in local communities and how we needed to provide supports to meet the health and social care...

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: I add my voice of gratitude to Tom Hickey as he enters the next phase in his life. He has the energy and enthusiasm to embrace many new hobbies and possibly many new roles. Tom has always been exceptionally courteous and professional and he has a special gift with the young people who have come in to see the workings of Leinster House. I have watched him deal with children and the way he...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Senator Currie has five minutes.

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, for his unstinting and relentless work on women's health throughout the year. What he has managed with the legislation, even just this week, is quite incredible. I thank him and all of the team behind him, who I know are very supportive. It would be difficult to manage the Minister's legislative programme without their work. I add my voice to those...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I have the happy pleasure of wishing the House, Martin Groves, all of his staff and all of those who work here in Leinster House a very happy Christmas.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I appreciate that. On the capital plan, which is under section 68, investment in capital is hugely important to the people who are served by our police force. I have just a few questions and comments. In terms of the capital plan, I take the point that the best resources are the people who are employed as members of An Garda Síochána. Yet, here I am...

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