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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: Senator Cassells referred to those of us who go to church weekly. There is certainly less risk involved in going to mass than there is in going to a public house, a football match or down to the hotel to get dinner on a Sunday. Most churches are very well policed as regards Covid-19 regulations. There is much less risk involved in attending church and it is a shame that those of faith...

Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I believe that is wrong.

Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Last week, I addressed a number of issues concerning the flu vaccine and I welcome the measures that were brought in then. The winter plan is a step in the right direction but the journey is far from complete. In its current form the HSE's winter plan is deficient in certain respects. I refer to the gross under-utilisation of the 1,800...

Seanad: Budget 2021: Statements (14 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister is very welcome to the Chamber. I wish him good luck in his portfolio. I welcome the budget. It reminds me of Fianna Fáil budgets of the past. It is a budget that Fianna Fáil can be proud of and it certainly shows the boys are back in town.

Seanad: Budget 2021: Statements (14 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I am sorry but credit for this budget must go to the people of Ireland because this is their budget. They have sacrificed so much in carrying the burden they have carried for the past 12 years, or since the crisis in 2008. This budget is one they have made themselves. Without them, we could not have borrowed money to invest in our future. Great credit must be given to the working men and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Council Presidency: German Ambassador to Ireland and Portuguese Ambassador to Ireland (14 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the ambassadors and I thank them for the solidarity they have shown the people of Ireland on the ongoing Brexit negotiations. I will make two points. The first is related to the agreement yesterday by the Council to a traffic light system to co-ordinate travel restrictions across Europe, putting in place a common mapping system to define areas at different levels of risk. Is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I want to bring to the attention of the House that this is Tusla National Fostering Week 2020. I implore any parents who may have a space in their home to consider fostering. I raise the issue of the EU's flight travel policy that was voted on this week and that will be voted on by our Government on Tuesday. We are closed for business. We need a debate with the Minister with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: Sorry, I cannot use that word. I beg the Cathaoirleach's pardon.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: Please forgive me. We are taking up valuable time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: We do not want to be a pimple on the posterior of Europe.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: Is the Cathaoirleach saying that I am unladylike?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: Thank you kindly.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: Oh my goodness. I have run out of time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I apologise to the Cathaoirleach and the House for the word.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I want to express my empathy and heartfelt compassion for any mother or child who suffered in any institution. I say that, not only as a Senator, but also as a mother and foster parent. I want to put on the record of the House that I appreciate the important work of the commission in investigating the matters within its terms of reference and drafting a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I second Senator Boyhan's amendment. I am not sure whether we can call the Taoiseach and Tánaiste into this House. It has never been done by any Senator here before. I would like to call them in to account for their chaotic mismanagement of this crisis and to give reasons, backed up with solid evidence, why we are ignoring smarter strategies as we face into level 5 restrictions. This...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 and Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motions (22 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: Thank you. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I strongly object to the extension of the Act conferring power on the Minister to impose lockdown restrictions on the nation from this day until 9 June 2021, as set out in Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020. These repressive measures have been railroaded...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister is welcome to the House. I wish him well in his portfolio. He has taken on the role with gusto. I believe he will make changes to affordable and social housing and I have great confidence in him. I will support the Bill and a number of the proposed amendments. While it gives certainty to those who are renting and bans evictions, my main concern is the ten-day grace period,...