Results 1-20 of 174 for apply speaker:Lisa Chambers

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

Lisa Chambers: ...at home with their children. Many mothers do not want to return to work when their babies are just six months old, but they have to out of financial and economic necessity. This is an issue we need to consider. The same applies to fathers. There is work to be done on increasing maternity leave to one year and on increasing paternity leave for fathers and partners. We should aspire and...

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

Lisa Chambers: ...x20ac;79.5 million is being made available to complement the existing scheme of €160 million. It is retrospective, so any farmer or landowner who has already carried out clearing works or replanting may still apply. It is a hugely significant sum of money. My understanding is that the average plantation is about 3 ha, so people could be looking at a payment of up to...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Motion (24 Apr 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...in accordance with Standing Order 71(2)(b), which, not later than 8th May, 2024, shall send a message to the Seanad in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 75, and Standing Order 77(2) shall accordingly apply.”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...is 1 May. I concur with the remarks of both Senators. It would be good to try to extend the deadline, if at all possible - I am sure the Minister is working on that - to give us more time to create awareness around the grant availability and encourage eligible businesses to apply for that helping hand. Senator Sharon Keogan spoke about the EU migration pact. As she will be aware, we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...we will move slowly back towards normal grades in respect of dealing with grade inflation. I take on board the point that there may be students who deferred their college places, or may not have applied to the CAO, but may well apply in a number of years' time and will be competing with those on lower grades. I have no doubt the Minister is aware of this. That needs to be factored into...

Seanad: EU Regulations on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Referral to Joint Committee (17 Apr 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...on Justice, in accordance with Standing Order 71(2)(b), which, not later than 2nd May, 2024, shall send a message to the Seanad in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 75, and Standing Order 77(2) shall accordingly apply.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...to the members of the community that will be impacted. That will be appreciated by those communities. Senator McDowell spoke about the Taoiseach and also mentioned the party Whip. The Whip is not applied in all circumstances. There are votes of conscience in which we are given a free vote. However, the work of government would be difficult to move forward if the Whip were not used....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vacant Properties (6 Mar 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...to examining ways to ensure unused buildings come back into circulation. We are four years in now and we are still waiting on a plan to be published on that. I ask again a sense of urgency be applied to this. While I appreciate there have been Government initiatives like the vacant property refurbishment grant and the town centre first policy, these initiatives are from the Department...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...directly. He is a very accessible Minister and has done everything he can. If one takes ACRES as an example, that scheme was supposed to be limited to 30,000 applicants but every single farmer who applied was accepted. I believe there were 46,000 accepted because the Minister wanted to ensure every farmer who wanted to be in the scheme got into it. His modus operandiis such that he...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...aware, there will be a process and the Whips of each group will be contacted when spaces are available and there is a start date for the committee. We believe it will be some time in April. However, normal processes will apply in allocating spaces to Senators to serve on that very important committee. Senator Craughwell asked for a debate on the Atlantic fleet and shared patrolling of...

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

Lisa Chambers: ...íochána and is responsible for witness protection, informants and engaging with other police services. Yesterday I raised the difficulties that I understand we have, whereby no member of An Garda Síochána has applied for the role. This is because of other issues, which I know are being worked through in another Department. This is an area that as a country we have to...

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

Lisa Chambers: ...not what we want it to be? What is the process in terms of admitting we have not reached the objectives or achieved what we wanted to do? Will time be granted for more work to be done in achieving those objectives? Will sanctions be applied? Will there be disciplinary processes involved in that? There is quite a lot in the section. I think the strategic plan prepared by the...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...Garda Commissioner". Would something of that nature be considered if the person in question is the person charged with national security and intelligence in the State? What type of criteria would be applied to that recruitment process? Does the Minister acknowledge that there would be concerns among those working in the security sector about somebody coming from an external police force...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...need to let the process take its course. On the recruitment process and the applications having closed, can the Minister inform the House as to whether any senior members of An Garda Síochána have applied for that position? I agree entirely that those working in the security sphere within An Garda Síochána take their role seriously and I am glad to hear the Minister...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: I want to take this opportunity to talk about the admission of trainees, which is dealt with under this section. Somebody close to me has recently gone through the process of applying to join the Garda. They have gone through the fitness test, the interviews and all that goes with that. It was quite a lengthy process. It started at the beginning of this year and that person is still...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...information would have an allegiance to any state other than our own. That is not racism or unreasonable. It should be standard practice. It is concerning that no senior member of An Garda Síochána has applied for the role. We do not yet know the status of the recruitment process, which I understand closed just shy of two weeks ago. We await more information on it. I have...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (17 Oct 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad on its rising on Wednesday, 18th October, 2023, shall adjourn until 9 a.m. on Thursday, 19th October, 2023, and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) Commencement matters shall be taken at 9 a.m.; (b) Standing Order 30 shall stand suspended; (c) There shall be no Order of Business; (d) The business to be taken shall be confined to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ..., and if there is any evidence to support those types of practices, any such organisation should reflect on that because it does not create a level playing field or give an equal opportunity to people to apply for those roles, for which everybody should have an opportunity to apply should they meet the qualifying criteria that would usually pertain to a role. That is something to keep an...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (26 Sep 2023)

Lisa Chambers: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, unless otherwise ordered, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings of the Seanad on Wednesday and Thursday, 27th and 28th September, 2023: (1) The Seanad on its rising on Tuesday, 26th September, 2023, shall adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 27th September, 2023, and the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (12 Jul 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...-off grants. Many people will choose, because they will have no choice, to do it piece by piece and avail of the individual grants. With the one-stop shop and with the deep retrofit, one only pays the balance. The grant is applied at the start and one does not have to pay the full amount. One pays the balance, even though it seems to be astronomical amounts. With the individual...