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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (2 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Speaking in public is a very difficult thing. I find intimidating and I have been a Senator for the past two and a half years. The first autism unit was started in my village of Inagh about 25 years ago. I am trying not to get very emotional. I am standing by a friend of mine, Dr. Susan Crawford. Dr. Crawford and her father started the first autism unit 24 years ago and she is still...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Cathaoirleach for letting me in to the committee. The Minister said something very interesting about requiring transformational change and that we cannot be doing business as usual. To that end, the civil servants have been there longer than the Minister. The Minister is new to the role. We have a monumental challenge that we never had before. We have never had a climate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I read that the Minister was inspired by the Burren farmers-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: -----so I know all about it, but how do we ensure the inspectors will understand what to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I will just make a couple of final points before the Minister goes. It is nice to have him in the room. Apart from increasing feed production in Ireland, what about increasing food production? For example, we import 140,000 tonnes of potatoes from the UK every year. It is not as if we do not know how to grow a spud in Ireland. If we are looking at carbon footprint, that would be one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: On the short supply chains, I know it sounds kitsch and romantic, but I think we are missing a trick with farmers' markets. There are not many farmers at most farmers' markets. There are lots of other cool things. The Minister talked about short supply chains. That is the whole problem. When there is a monopoly on slaughtering, it rules out a lot of the possibilities. The most...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Department. With all the stuff we have been dealing with, it has done very successful work. There have been increases in social welfare payments, fuel allowance and the living alone allowance. I see a lot of funding coming to community and voluntary groups in my county. I cannot keep up with the demand for help to fill out forms for funding because there is so much available...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: That was one of the points I was making. When we talk about grants and funding, I believe that the SDGs must be more clearly embedded so that people can see the links. I know that Mr. Mulherin is saying that subtly all the funding is covering the SDGs, but if we want people to clearly understand the SDGs then it might be better to have the sustainable development goals embedded in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: What I see in some cases is a little bit of tokenism. People might say that it is lovely to see that little bit there which is for the bees and the birds, but then everything else is manicured and sprayed with Roundup. We must up the game as soon as possible where everything is done for biodiversity. It does not mean that it goes crazy and wild like the Serengeti, which is what some people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Yes, but there is less work involved if they go with biodiversity.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (23 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister for his time. I know that in his role, he travels all over the country and he is up the walls so I appreciate his time. My Commencement matter is fairly straightforward. I ask him to inform the House of what plans are in place to enable farmers to have small-scale anaerobic digester plants to enable them to create their own energy. We see efforts to build giant...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (23 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister for that information. He said the strategy for the 5.7 TWh “will be agri-led, farmer-centric and will contribute positively to the sectoral emissions ceiling". It is great that it will be agri-led. We want it to be led by farmers and, in general, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is part of the energy thing but has to be led by that...

Seanad: Rail Network: Statements (23 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister for coming in. I thank him also for being the first Minister for Transport to invest in rail transport in about 70 years. It has been going rapidly downhill for a long time. There had been little meaningful difference made, and I can say that as someone who has been using the train for the last 30 years to travel to Dublin, Limerick and Galway from Clare. I have been...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach. I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber and a big thanks to my colleague, Senator Vincent P. Martin. We have always remarked that we will not solve the issue around domestic violence and abuse towards women that is rampant in Ireland unless we also work with the good men of Ireland. Together, we can solve these very...

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Go raibh maith agat. Fáilte romhat isteach a Aire Stáit. Táim an-bhuíoch díot as an sáorobair atá deanta agat ar an Bill tábhachtach seo. This is a very important and comprehensive Bill that ticks many of the boxes for measures we need to see as soon as possible. As Green Party spokesperson on rural development, I cannot reiterate often enough the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as teacht isteach. I would love to have seen the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, here but I imagine that he has other things going on. I hope the Commencement matter falls on his ears. One could go on forever about the health issues throughout Ireland, especially the University Hospital Limerick, UHL, fiasco closer to home. Prevention is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State. It is great that they have opened 165 primary care centres to date. That is brilliant. I am glad we have some timeline on Ennistymon because I know from Clare County Council that it has not received planning permission. However, the lease agreement is the first thing. I hope we can expedite it. If we are talking 18 to 24 months after the lease agreement...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: It is an interesting debate and the two ladies are raising some very valid points. I can see both sides of the debate because this a road traffic Bill and if there are devices we can use to help keep law and order around road traffic, then those devices should be at our disposal. As the Minister has said, facial recognition or artificial intelligence, AI, are not included. In some...