Results 1-13 of 13 for troy speaker:James Browne

Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (8 Jul 2021)

James Browne: ...protects real fans of music, sports and other events and prevents the profiteers and scalpers who add nothing of value through this type of carry-on. I thank the Tánaiste and Minister of State, Deputy Troy, who led the Bill through the Houses. I also thank the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, former Deputy, Noel Rock, and Deputy Quinlivan for their work in pursuing...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (15 Jun 2021)

James Browne: I thank Senator Mullen for raising this important matter, which I am taking on behalf of Minister of State, Deputy Robert Troy, who unfortunately cannot be here this morning. PIAB is an agency under the remit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment that independently assesses claims for compensation arising from personal injuries. It can assess claims only where both parties,...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

James Browne: I am sharing time with Deputies Robert Troy and Jennifer Murnane O'Connor. I wish Deputy Stephen Donnelly the best of luck in his new ministerial role. He is a highly capable Deputy. I have been glad to serve beside him for the past number of years. I look forward to significant reform and delivery that I have no doubt he will deliver under his stewardship. I express my sympathies...

Domestic Violence: Statements (11 Dec 2019)

James Browne: I am sharing time with Deputy Troy. One in four women in Ireland experiences physical and sexual violence by an intimate partner. Over the past 32 years, 126 women have been killed by a current or former partner. The Garda states that domestic homicides have outpaced gangland murders by almost two to one in the past three years. The Garda responds to between 500 and 600 domestic abuse...

Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Dec 2019)

James Browne: I am sharing time with Deputy Troy. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018. I commend Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh on his work in this area. I also commend ISME. This is a very important Bill and I am glad that work has been done on it. The Bill will place perjury on the Statute Book as a statutory offence. It has not been classed...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

James Browne: I wish to share time with Deputies Aylward, O'Keeffe, Eugene Murphy and Troy.

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

James Browne: ...Internationally accepted standards of human rights, proportionality and responsibility must be adhered to by all sides. I travelled to the West Bank and Jerusalem with my colleague, Deputy Robert Troy. There is little of the state of Palestine left to recognise. Palestinians have fewer rights and less land and freedom than ever before. The restrictions placed on them that I...

Irish Coast Guard Authority Bill 2018: First Stage (21 Jun 2018)

James Browne: ...for representation, recognition and protection. This legislation seeks to correct this by putting the Coast Guard on an equal footing with the other blue light services. I was very happy to work with Deputy Troy in advance of this Bill being prepared and Deputy Troy deserves great credit for his work in this area. This Bill is fair and reasonable, is the just thing to do and is the...

Roads Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2018)

James Browne: I thank Deputy Robert Troy for tabling this timely and important motion. Taxpayers pay their motor taxes and their property taxes, yet their roads are in a disgraceful state. Road users are angry, frustrated and fed up. Their cars are regularly damaged and they want to know where their money is going. Our regional and local roads account for 94% of all roads in the country - not just in...

Bus Éireann: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2017)

James Browne: I thank Deputy Robert Troy for tabling this motion. Many are asking whether the Minister, owing to his inaction, recognises the risks to public transport and the damage that could be inflicted in rural areas if he does not intervene. It is said he perhaps lacks a vision. It is becoming clear, however, that he has abdicated his responsibility and abandoned his duties, but he is very...

Mental Health Services Funding: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2016)

James Browne: ...year and not be returned to the exchequer and/or expended elsewhere; and - any successor strategy arising out of a review of A Vision for Change to incorporate this multi-annual plan. I wish to share time with Deputies Kelleher, Troy, Murphy O'Mahony and Aindrias Moynihan. I am pleased to move this motion, which seeks an urgent review of the funding allocation to mental health in the...

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2016)

James Browne: I am sharing my time with Deputy Robert Troy. We have five minutes each. By agreement, we will share the remaining two minutes with Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice. I welcome the opportunity to discuss mental health in the Chamber. The promotion of mental health and well-being in addition to the provision of services for those suffering or affected by mental illness must be a priority for us...

EU Migration and Refugee Crisis: Statements (28 Apr 2016)

James Browne: .... Some have lost family members. They should be supported in every possible way so that they can survive. A few weeks ago, I travelled to the occupied Palestinian Territories with my colleague, Deputy Troy. We spent a considerable amount of time meeting UN and EU officials. We also met representatives of Al-Haq and similar organisations that are dealing with the abuse of prisoners....