Results 181-200 of 891 for speaker:Róisín Garvey

Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I congratulate the Minister on this important work. I used to teach maths and physics but I also taught civil, social and political education. When I was teaching fair trade, I would draw a banana on the board and slice it up with the smallest slice going to the grower of the bananas. You could do that now with a steak or litre of milk. This Bill may help to deal with that. For far too...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Annita Demetriou, Speaker of the Cypriot House of Representatives (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I welcome Ms Demetriou. It is great to see a woman in her post. I will not go any further on the gender thing, but if you cannot see it, you cannot be it. I am glad, therefore, that the females of Cyprus and beyond can see her, a woman, in this position. It is not only inspiring for women but also for men. This is also important. It is not only women who are inspired. We can inspire...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Inniu tá mé ag iarraidh labhairt faoi ábhar sláinte. I want to speak today about health and how prevention is better than cure. Yesterday was world Multiple Sclerosis Day. We had an amazing group of people into the House, including doctors and people who live with MS. One of the big takeaways for me was the need for neurophysiotherapists, not just for people with MS...

Seanad: Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Three years ago, there was nothing happening in this area. With this new coalition Government, we have in the past three years expedited offshore wind to a level that was never even envisioned by any Opposition parties. There were not even policies on it. As soon as we addressed the issue, people immediately asked why we had not done work on it...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. He pushed for this legislation as soon as he became Minister. As we know, there are huge issues with the backlog in processing qualifications. The last thing we want is more bureaucracy stopping people coming in from the UK. Hats off to the Minister for driving the Bill forward. He had good support from his staff, but sometimes it takes a Minister to...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (24 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Go raibh maith agat. I stand humbled in front of our guest. I very much appreciate the work of Rev. Good. A deep moral, ethical and spiritual sense can have a major impact on people and I appreciate Rev. Good for that reason. Sometimes, we forget it is not all about the head. There is also the heart, and he definitely played his part in bringing that deeper social and spiritual aspect to...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Can I speak to the Bill in general? Is that okay?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Okay. I will come back in in a minute.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: This is a really important part of the Bill. The TII has often made decisions on the speed limits for certain types of road, but it is important, as we heard the Minister say, that if local authorities have an issue with the limit that is set that it can be looked at and changed. I have put up many photos of where there is an 80 km/h speed limit right on a bend or one where there is an 80...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I want to say a few words about the ongoing issue in Clare, namely, the fish kill in a river. There is a public meeting about it tomorrow night in the Falls Hotel in Ennistymon. There is an ongoing investigation, thanks to Inland Fisheries Ireland and its dedicated staff. The people want results and answers. We have to set a precedent because it was a crime against nature. Thousands of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Is oth liom a rá gur seachtain an-bhrónach í an tseachtain seo. River Inagh has been killed stone dead. Thanks to a big dump into our river, we have thousands of dead fish, insects, eels and so forth. I spoke on the news about it but that does not really make a difference because that will not clean up the river. What has happened in River Inagh could happen anywhere. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I put it on my agenda to attend this meeting because I feel so strongly about the important role rural transport plays in rural development. I do not know whether the witnesses have appeared before this committee previously. Perhaps Mr. Boland or someone else from Irish Rural Link has. I live 5 km from the closest village and 17 km from the closest town. I am a member of the Green Party...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I would love a guidance note on bus stops. If the matter is left to local authorities then services will be haphazard because some of them do not believe in providing rural bus stops and they have too much to do anyway. That is my personal experience from dealing with lots of local authorities in my previous job. The NTA must outline a minimum target for local authorities because if it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I quoted the key message of the Connecting Ireland plan. I read up on it this morning again and the plan states: "Over 100 rural villages will benefit from frequent public transport services." The plan will also see a 25% overall increase in rural bus services and "There will be over 60 new connections to regional cities from surrounding areas."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: So it is 25% for one year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: What percentage is envisaged for the full programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Mr. Gaston does not have to tell me now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: A very low base.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: To go back to the subject of bus poles, I hear what Mr. Gaston is saying, namely that capacity seems to be a huge issue. Has the Minister been asked for additional funding to get people on the ground? The local authorities are telling me they have new active travel staff but that none of their jobs requires them to have anything to do with bus stops. They are busy working on walking and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Even with the existing bus stops, the timetable is four years out of date.