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

Sharon Keogan: I appreciate the difficulty the Minister has had in getting trainees on board. It is hard. When it comes to trainees, we must make being a garda a job worth applying for. In this regard, the remuneration is very important, but so is having a proper pension. These new gardaí are on the post-2013 pension provision. Those joining the Garda now, compared with those who joined the force...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State. I am looking for an update on what assessment of need has been carried out by the Department of Education with regard to a new secondary school for the Duleek area. More than a year and a half ago I laid out a case for a new secondary school, in a Commencement matter which was answered by Deputy English. Figures from the Central Statistics Office, CSO,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: This is totally disappointing for the people of Duleek and the surrounding area, unless we consider putting a Gaelscoil there. According to what the Minister of State said, the figures we have and the downward population trend will not allow for the provision of a post-primary school in the area. The schools being provided in the Drogheda area include the Educate Together school over in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I raise the issue of ESB electricity outages. This is not just happening in my town but throughout the country. It is happening on Saturdays, when businesses cannot operate, and during lunch times. There is no compensation for these businesses. If this were an Irish Water outage, that company would compensate its business customers. The ESB, however, does not. This is wrong. How can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Would the Minister like to make a statement regarding Twitter and what it has said? I do not know if anyone asked that question already. Will the Minister give me a definition of what she considers the far right? Regarding the attestations taking place, on 29 November on the Fine Gael website, there was a post saying that the Minister for Justice, Deputy Helen McEntee, had fast tracked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Is the Minister telling me that the statement that Twitter put out yesterday or the day before was an incorrect statement and that Twitter is misleading and putting misinformation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: It is a little bit like hate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I think we need to define what it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister means in January.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister claims she had no role in bringing those attestations-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: When will they take that down from their website?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Okay. That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister had no role in fast-tracking.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Cathaoirleach and join with him in welcoming the children here this morning. I hope you enjoy your visit to your House today. I am calling for a debate with the Minister for Justice on the exchanges between An Garda Síochána, X and Coimisiún na Meán regarding the protests and riots in Dublin city centre on Thursday, 23 November. Addressing the Dáil on 29...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: -----point-scoring that she so vocally detests when it comes to Sinn Féin. There is no way to know for sure without a debate on the issue, which I am calling for this morning. I am delighted to hear that the young child is making a recovery.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Is that a new thing?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: He has been here since 9 o'clock this morning.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I know; I am only joking.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I raised it there.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.