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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The Order of Business is No. 1, Employment Permits Bill 2022 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 3 p.m., if not previously concluded; and No. 139, motion 2, Private Members' business regarding reform of waste management, to be taken at 3.30 p.m., with the time allocated for the debate not to exceed two hours.

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...I thank the 15 Senators who contributed to the Order of Business. Senator Malcolm Byrne, on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, raised the recognition today of the state of Palestine which was done in tandem with Norway and Spain. I think most people in Ireland welcome this. Other Senators raised the issue also. The position is that we recognise that a two-state solution is the only...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...for the address to Seanad Éireann by Mrs. Mary Robinson, former President, on Wednesday 12 June 2024, to be taken without debate on conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 - Second Stage, to be taken at 3.15 p.m. and to conclude at 5.30 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the 15 Senators who contributed on the Order of Business. Senator O'Loughlin, on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, was first and she spoke about Bruce Springsteen and his connections with Rathangan. I was suffering from major FOMO over the weekend looking at absolutely everyone I know, including my husband, going to the Bruce Springsteen concert while I was at home. Between...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Former President, Mrs. Mary Robinson: Motion (21 May 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I move: That Seanad Éireann agrees with the recommendation of the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight that, in accordance with the provisions for the address to Seanad Éireann by Distinguished Persons, Mrs. Mary Robinson, Former President, be invited to address Seanad Éireann on Wednesday, 12th June 2024, and, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders,...

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...for tabling the motion. It is really important that we discuss loneliness. Senator Hoey outlined clearly the deep health impacts of loneliness. We speak of drug addiction, alcohol addiction and other harmful misuses of substances, such as smoking, but we are not having the same discussion about loneliness, even though it has very similar health impacts. There is its impact on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (17 Apr 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I am sorry to have to raise this Commencement matter because the issue is an ongoing one. Rush National School is a school in north County Dublin that was built in 1953 and now has 700 pupils. Morgan Doran is the principal and runs an excellent school. It has served untold numbers of people from Rush and it is an excellent school. Plans have been afoot to build a new school on the site...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (17 Apr 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...State for that update. Can we get somebody within the Department actually to liaise with the school? That information was not communicated to the board of management. It is operating in a vacuum and obviously has to report back to the parents and the whole community as to what is going on. However, when no communication is going back that is a frustrating situation for the board. ...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...them. Many of them are people of deep faith, but for one reason or another, are in this situation. Often it is not something they would have ever envisaged, but this is the situation they are in and they are trying to do what is best for themselves and their families. Prayer is a private and personal thing. I am a Catholic and I was raised and taught to believe that God hears our...

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Like Senator Conway, I congratulate the Minister and his officials, who have worked so hard on this legislation. It is well overdue but it is fantastic that we have finished considering it here in the Seanad, allowing it to be moved swiftly to the Dáil. I hope colleagues in the Dáil will be as co-operative as all the Senators have been in order to produce really good legislation....

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, I would also like to express my sympathies to the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, to the wider party and to the family, friends and community of John Connor. It must be an awful shock to lose somebody so suddenly like that, so they have our sympathies. I would like to welcome the deal that was backed by the DUP overnight. It was great to wake up to...

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The Order of Business is No. 1, Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 - Second Stage to be taken at 3.15 p.m. and to conclude after two hours if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, all Senators not to exceed ten minutes and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to...

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Twenty-one Senators contributed - it was 20 until Senator O'Sullivan came in - and all of them paid glowing tribute to Senator Norris. It is now my turn to do so as Acting Leader on this very special day. It is a great honour. Senator Norris is the longest-serving Senator for a reason. That reason relates to everything people spoke about today, namely, his dedication to public service and...

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The Minister is very welcome. I am glad that the day has come where this legislation has come before us and we will progress it through the Seanad. As he alluded to, he has discussed this topic here on a few occasions. He has behaved very constructively with the Opposition and everybody here who have tried to improve the situation and he has come back to us with really good legislation. I...

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: .... Would it not be advisable to apply a specific timeframe rather than use the term “as soon as practicable”, as the latter can be interpreted in many ways? Given the serious issue of Garda resources and its effect on the Exchequer, should we not consider inserting a timeframe in the section?

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...very much feel that resources are not being allocated where the population is. I live in one of the fastest-growing parts of the country. I will name one area of Donabate, which has 12,000 people and no Garda station. Many other big towns have part-time Garda stations. We desperately need new Garda stations. It was great to see the Minister opening a new Garda station in Dublin Port...

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I wish to speak to section 70(4). That has the same language, and states that "as soon as practicable after a copy of the annual report is submitted to him or her under subsection (1) cause a copy of it to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas". Again, I think it might be an idea to put in a timeframe there. The phrase "as soon as practicable" can mean anything to anyone, and given...

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: On the annual report and its publication, could the Minister confirm that the report will be published both in English and Irish? There have been a number of issues over the years of various Government bodies and different organisations not publishing reports in the two languages. There have been particular issues within An Garda Síochána and the use of Irish and not providing...

Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank Senators O'Reilly and Garvey for bringing this excellent motion. I am very happy to speak on it. Some very good points have been set out. It is clear that prevention is better than cure. It is incredible to think that when somebody is faced with a life-and-death situation like cancer, the most upsetting thing is hair loss. This is because it is so visible and makes people feel...

Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I said "a Leas-Chathaoirligh" and acknowledged you as Leas-Chathaoirleach.