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Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (26 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: They are British-flagged.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (26 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: The port can be identified.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (26 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Yes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I am in support of the proposal made by Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Labour Party colleagues that we defer dealing with the legislation or only deal with Committee Stage of it today. We met the Minister in recent days. This legislation was debated two years ago and shelved because of the Brexit negotiations and I do not understand why at this critical and emergency stage in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I would prefer if the legislation was not debated today, but short of that I support the previous speakers who have called for Committee Stage only to be taken today. The reason I call for that is that the Minister has not consulted the industry or the fishermen other than a last-minute phone call last night. We are not prepared for this and neither is the Minister. We are doing the wrong...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I was very disappointed that my amendment was ruled out of order. It dealt with election postering. It fits into the issue we are discussing today and, though I accept the Chairman's judgment-----

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: The Senator is in the Cathaoirleach's chair. So many groups support this, including Tidy Towns.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: On the Bill itself, I am unhappy with the current proposal to simply put the last two elected MEPs in stasis or in limbo in the Dublin and Ireland South constituencies.This is not a fair way of doing it and the same party is at risk of being penalised twice. My office sought to submit amendments for alternative proposals but found the process deeply complex so we were unable to do so. One...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I wish to drill further into the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. The Minister stated that moneys are still available and that the approval of those who have already been approved will be honoured. How much is available and how much does he intend to request to support the scheme? The scheme appears to be very successful by all accounts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: The Minister said there are some difficulties in terms of duplicates, with 20% across local authorities. It appears incredible that the application process would not identify the applicants through a PPS number. That would do away with the duplication. Given the success of the scheme, when does the Minister plan to review it? I also have a question on the differential rent schemes. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: What about a review of the scheme given its success?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (6 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Some 72% of construction industry firms indicate that they are not prepared. The Minister says he will respond. I accept it is very close timing but we must be prepared. The onus is on his Department to support the industry to prepare.

Seanad: The Future of Europe and the Value of European Union Membership to Ireland: Statements (5 Mar 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber this evening. I watched her presentation from my office but I am sorry I was not here in person. Like other colleagues in the Chamber, I recognise her contribution and role in the negotiations around Brexit, as well as the time and effort she is giving to it. It is a very sincere effort. We are at the point where it very much looks...

Seanad: Update on Implementation of National Forestry Programme: Statements (27 Feb 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. Before I respond directly to the matter in hand, I wish to bring people's attention to the issue of trees being felled in public and private areas over the past two weeks. I have received a flood of emails and tweets from just about every county, as has the Green Party, about the extent of tree felling around the country. There is a sadness...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: This proposal will be welcomed by members of the unions in the Gallery, particularly the Union of Students in Ireland. I acknowledge that it is not just students who avail of tips. People of different ages and generations work in the hospitality sector. Like my colleague, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, I worked in the hospitality sector, in a café in Tramore, as a single mother with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: I commend Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell on her contribution. I acknowledge our poets and writers through the generations and their contribution to biodiversity. I ask the Leader to let the Minister know of an article by Dr. Liam Lysaght, director of the National Biodiversity Data Centre in Waterford, in today's edition of The Irish Times. His article acknowledges the loss of biodiversity...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Last week I visited a number of primary schools in Tramore, Glór na Mara, Holy Cross, Gaelscoil Philib Barún, Educate Together and Fenor national school. Right now Fórsa estimates that 10% of the country's approximately 3,500 school secretaries are paid directly by the Department of Education and Skills, with their salaries varying from €24,000 to €44,711 per...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Dr. Mahon referred to pathways in regard to her research of freshwater. Does the pathway of her research extend to the coastal environment? Rivers flow into the sea. Is that where the plastic will end up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Where will that study take place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Grace O'Sullivan: Dr. Mahon referred to the potential pathways of microplastics from industry and emissions to the atmosphere. Will she explain that?