Results 181-200 of 1,894 for speaker:Maire Devine

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: There is the revised application, the notification to those who made the 120 original submissions and observations, and the revised timeline for the opening operation of the hospital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: Will the HSE let us know so we are aware of it and we have it on the record?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (1 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: The country was a bit taken aback and none more so than those with disability, their families, carers and supporters, and those working within the disability sector. The rehabilitative training, RT, allowance facilitates independence and recognises those who are working hard to better themselves. In turn our economy and community benefits from them. We get new workers, new skills and new...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (1 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: The Minister of State started by saying this misinformation was during the summer when the Seanad and Dáil were not in session. The Minister of State can spin it whatever way he wants but I call them cuts and they occurred when the Seanad and Dáil were not available. Last week, Senator Dolan spoke passionately about this. He has a finger on the pulse of the disability sector....

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I thank the Tánaiste for his comprehensive statement on the UK withdrawal. Everybody here has talked about the profound implications for this country. A no-deal exit will bring lasting damage at every level. I tend to concur with Senator McDowell when he says the UK Government has no intention of getting a deal. It is playing silly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: I concur with what Senator Horkan said about the Stardust tragedy. Some of us here are old enough to remember the events of 38 years ago. There was no social media and hardly any telephones then. As a young woman I remember listening to the news getting drip-fed through to us. A fog of sadness and shock fell over Dublin. There were no answers at that time. The families and those who...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: It is a problem for us all.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: With lots of interventions.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: I was alarmed by the report on climate action at the weekend and also by today's report from the EPA on premature death due to pollution, which is said to be at 1,100 and climbing, according to the latest statistics from 2016. Across the EU alone, the figure is up to 700,000 deaths per year, which is a significant amount. The problem is that we have lower levels than those specified in EU...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: I ask the Leader to put it on the agenda.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: I thank the Leader.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: I thought the Chairman would call me next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: I thank Deputy Ryan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: I thank Deputy Ryan, who has done this previously for me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: Fair enough. We will not lose our heads over it. It is welcome that this increase in carbon tax is considered a regressive tax. As a party, Sinn Féin, as well as one other member, Deputy Bríd Smith, did not go with it in the report. This question is for the Department of Finance. Approximately €450 million is collected yearly in carbon tax and were the rate to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: It seems very cruel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: The witnesses are the money guys. Where are they going to get the money to pay the fines?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: The Senators can take their seats if they want to take an oath to the Queen.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Maire Devine: Farce.