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Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Shall I continue?

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I will never disrespect anybody's lived experience. I will not do that. However, I hear women from the Government side who seek to evoke women's experiences in the Magdalen laundries or mother and baby homes. What did they do to help those women all those months ago when they were emailing in their thousands about problems with the still undelivered redress scheme? They did nothing;...

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I feel at times that I am alone in this Chamber as a female. I take solace from some of the emails I receive from the women and mothers of Ireland. Hundreds of women have written to the national newspapers and their voices never get heard in this Chamber. I am going to read a couple of those letters to the Minister so he can hear their voices. The first letter is from-----

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Sharon Keogan: They are relevant to my two amendments. The first letter is from Catherine Monaghan from Ashford, County Wicklow who states: Sir, – I will be voting No in the upcoming referendum. I do not want the very small acknowledgement of my role and my work in the home to be removed from our Constitution. The article in question is symbolic, a token, at best; we all know that the State does...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I, too, wish to add to the comments made about Senator Norris and wish him every good health as he leaves the House today. For me, it is about kindness. That does not get mentioned very often in this House but you have shown me tremendous kindness, Senator. You have always had something positive to say to me any time you met me, and I value that. It was lovely to hear the story Senator...

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I note the Electoral Commission states the following on its official website: The Government has announced its intention to hold two Constitutional Referendums on 8 March, 2024. Legislation to confirm the wording of each referendum is now being considered by both Houses of the Oireachtas. It is like the Government is ready to press the "send"...

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Sharon Keogan: It is no secret that many people think this Bill and the referendums that will be held on foot of it are a gigantic waste of money and time. I am sick to the teeth of this Government frittering away its time and resources on complete non-issues while continuing policies that inflame the actual problems of this country that people want to see fixed. The Government is putting these dual...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I wish to convey my thanks to Tom Hickey for his contribution over the last number of years in the Houses. He is an absolute gentleman. I also want to praise our Seanad staff and all the staff in the Houses of the Oireachtas for the contribution that they make every day. I attended a peace convention on Monday in Tipperary town, and Sabina Higgins was one of the guest speakers. It was...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I have serious concerns about this Bill. I believe its inevitable outcome will be to deny women the option of availing of lifesaving supports when they need them most. This criminalisation is far too sweeping, particularly when considering the sheer number of safe access zones that this law would create, covering every GP clinic, hospital and family planning centre, irrespective of whether...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I would like to have a debate in this House after the Christmas recess on the two forthcoming referendums that the Government announced on the proposed constitutional change to the definition of a "family" and on the manner in which women and the role of women in society are represented in Bunreacht na hÉireann. Personally, I cannot believe we are wasting time and money on this. I have...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Good.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I second that.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister for her patience. It is great to get a Minister into a House at any time to discuss legislation, and she has been very patient listening to what she has had to listen to here for almost three and a half hours. I thank her for her patience. On the capital plan, will that include the building of prisons, as well as building or improving Garda stations? Does it include a...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The Cathaoirleach has given some time to Senator McGahon. I ask for just one minute. I see the AILG chair down there. What has happened here this evening is absolutely terrible. We will have an opportunity to amend the Order of Business tomorrow morning. We will come back next week. We can come back next week. Let us get this done.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: We will do that tomorrow morning.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I raise the issue of Ireland's future and what the Government’s plans for it are. Two areas of importance relate to the brain drain and birthrates. It is no secret that many Irish people and foreign nationals are educated in Ireland at the taxpayers' expense only to move abroad and take their education, experience and social capital elsewhere. While, of course, the free legal...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I hope it goes great.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Sorry -----

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Senator Chambers for poking us all on this particular issue. The Garda Reserve is a very valuable resource in this country that is absolutely not tapped into. I thank Senator Boyhan for his contribution. This is an issue that Senator McDowell has been raising for the last number of years and nothing has been done - absolutely nothing has been done on this. The Garda Commissioner...