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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I will follow everybody else in wishing everybody a happy St. Patrick's Day next week, including Irish people living abroad. It will be a little bit different because people are not travelling this year. St Patrick's Day is often used as an opportunity by Ministers to lobby for the undocumented Irish in the US. I ask that next week, people do not forget those who have come to Ireland and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Residential Tenancies Bill 2021 (16 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Chairman. I have been taken a little bit by surprise. I joined the meeting at 2 p.m. as that is the time at which I thought it was due to start, rather than at 1.30 p.m. My apologies if I have missed anything. I am not in favour of waiving pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill because I think it is a wider issue than simply extending it from April until July. There are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Residential Tenancies Bill 2021 (16 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I am outlining the reasons we should not waive pre-legislative scrutiny. My contribution probably should not be interrupted to direct me in terms of what I can say. I am not voting to waive pre-legislative scrutiny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Residential Tenancies Bill 2021 (16 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I also think there is a mistake there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: It is actually me. I had to pop out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I have only just returned. I missed a portion of the meeting, so I apologise if I ask a question that someone has already gone through. I will be quick. Ms Carolan's presentation was interesting and this is a fascinating area. Something that she and academics like Professor Jane Suiter have said is that the body needs to be a campaigning and dynamic electoral commission. Deputy Cian...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I also want to raise the outrageous news that leftover vaccines from the Beacon Hospital were given to teachers at the private school of the CEO's children. Nobody wants to see vaccines wasted but it seems that people are treating vaccines in the way in which some might treat all-Ireland tickets; it is about connections and who one knows rather than priority and need. The news story,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: The Beacon Hospital could have contacted a much nearer school, such as St. Michael's House, a special education school, or even category-4 Beacon patients who live nearby. We know from personal stories on social media today that the Beacon did not do so. One person whose father is receiving treatment in the Beacon for category-4 cancer has no information on when he will be getting his...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I will but the matter is in the public media.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: The Chair is eating into my time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: It is disgusting, immoral and antisocial. Vaccination should be based on need and risk, not on who knows whom. We should not tolerate what happened, especially when we have a lacklustre vaccine programme whose targets and dates are constantly moving. The CEO of the Beacon Hospital should come in and answer questions on what happened in this case. The Minister for Health needs to come in...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for once again attending the House to discuss residential tenancies and protections. We will support the Bill, but I will not respond to the macho posturing of being told to put our money where our mouths are and vote against the Bill. The Opposition is allowed to table constructive amendments and call out where the Bill falls down while supporting the overall...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I wish the Leader and everybody in the House a very nice, restful Easter since I will not get the opportunity again. I raise the issue of general planning and development which should be discussed in this House. A number of people, from a rural perspective, have raised the issue of national planning and development guidelines as development plans go through local authorities and the impact...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister for attending to outline the vaccination programme. Having this discussion is worthwhile, particularly in light of Friday's revelations. I do not want to focus on the supply issues, given that April and May are key months, but the slow roll-out is frustrating as we see the UK exceed 50% of its population. Our slow roll-out must be laid at the door of the EU and the lack...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I had not intended to intervene on this because the perspective on the amendments has been clearly outlined. We have heard many speeches on matters that are not the amendment at all. It is important to clarify what this Bill does. As Senator Warfield said about section 2, it is not just members of the Opposition who are saying it but also the NGOs involved in this area such as Threshold...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Most issues have been covered by previous questions, but I will make an observation on the Bill. From the perspective of the social media companies, Liz Carolan, who was in front of the committee last week, and academics such as Dr. Jane Suiter, the one issue that comes across is that the Bill is, perhaps, too limited and too prescriptive. We need a dynamic electoral commission, involved...

Seanad: Water Quality: Motion (19 Apr 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I may not use all my time. I thank the Green Party Members for putting down this motion. As somebody from the inner city, every time I hear Senator Garvey speak, either on water or biodiversity, I tend to learn much and see things from a perspective with which I would not have naturally come into contact. Personally, I think of anything outside the canals as being a rural area. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I am going to focus some questions on what was not in the review, and I would like the Minister to give us clarity in that regard, if he can. When the Minister was in opposition, he introduced a Bill which effectively had another Part V to stop cuckoo funds buying up large estates. I heard the Minister talking about the issue this week. Is he going to bring forward that legislation again...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: That is no problem.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Hopefully, I will get the same latitude on time.