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Seanad: Neurology Nurses: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I pay tribute to the Independent Group for tabling this motion. I am standing in for Senator Hoey. Members of our group attended the briefing that was held recently. The campaigners showed an excellent grasp of the issues, and excellent advocacy on behalf of their members and people who have been affected by neurological conditions. They have sent more than 11,000 emails to Members to...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber. This legislation, the intention of which is to modernise our democracy, is very welcome. For this reason, it is vitally important that we get the legislation right and get it done on a non-partisan basis. What I do not want to see happen is what happened at the pre-legislative scrutiny stage when members took political positions on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Chairman. I apologise for joining from my office but I am a bit Covid-paranoid at the moment. This is just a follow-up to Deputy Higgins's question because it is a really interesting perspective on where the gaps are. There has been an awful lot of talk about local authorities and public housing in the context of universal design and where the gaps are. I am interested in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: A large proportion of properties within cities will be build-to-rent properties. Somebody mentioned in their opening statement earlier that there is no provision for any universal design in build-to-rent properties. If you are not on the social housing list, are a young renter, are working and want independent living; there is very little available for you in housing terms. Am I right in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Absolutely. thank Ms Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Yes. I thank the Chairman.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I sympathise with the colleagues and friends of Jo Cox, whose sixth anniversary is today. A quote from Jo Cox before she was tragically and brutally murdered by a fascist was, “We are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us.” We all know and understand that whipping up fear and hate in a political context can lead to tragic consequences. On the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Built Heritage Protection) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Independent Members, in particular Senator Norris, for bringing forward this Bill, which is comprehensive, wide-ranging and contains stick measures in it as well for failure to protect the built heritage. I am very pleased the Bill is before the House and we are strongly supportive of it, as well as of a review and consolidation of wider planning legislation that the Joint...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: The Labour Party welcomes and will be supporting this Bill. It is vital that we as a country move to a fairer, more sustainable and equitable economic waste system. The importance of this is now being felt acutely by ordinary working people across the country who are struggling as a result of the rising cost of living and high levels of inflation. It is hard to understate the importance of...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (14 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I welcome our friends and colleagues from Ukraine, the Ukrainian ambassador and the people in the Gallery who are watching these proceedings. I am pleased and honoured to welcome them to the Seanad on behalf of the Labour Party. I pay tribute to the bravery of all of our Ukrainian colleagues and the Ukrainian people and their dedication to a free, fair and independent democracy. In recent...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I call for a debate in the House on special education. My party leader and colleague, Deputy Bacik, has also been calling for such a debate in the Dáil. We see from the published special needs assistant, SNA, allocations that they have been frozen for the third year in a row. For an awful lot of SNAs, if issues have arisen, there will not be enough time for them to appeal and be in...

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I pay tribute to the beekeepers outside and to Senator Martin for bringing forward this legislation. As an inner-city Dub, biodiversity and bees do not come naturally to me and I found it a learning experience over recent days with the emails we have been getting and the threat the Irish honeybee is under. The Civil Service response is to the effect that it contravenes EU law. Trade should...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 68: In page 25, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “Information relating to contact preference 17. In every case where an applicant is provided under this Act with a copy of the records that contain the birth information to which the application relates, or with a statement setting out the birth information contained in those records, the...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: The Minister's task is unenviable. I understand the point he made about whether the message is conveyed via telephone call, but I have also heard from people who have had to have those conversations with adoption authorities and felt very traumatised by it in terms of the reaction. Equally, letters can be cold. It is a very difficult matter and I really do not envy the Minister in trying...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 71: In page 26, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(4) Where the relevant person does not wish to have an information session either by an in-person meeting or an electronic meeting, information in accordance with subsection (2)shall be provided to the relevant person via post or electronically, and an information session will be deemed to have...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 72: In page 27, line 2, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. Amendment No. 72 strengthens the provision in section 19 by specifying that the Minister should issue guidance to the Child and Family Agency, the AAI and the relevant bodies regarding their performance under this section of the Bill. Section 19, a miscellaneous provisions...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Can I speak to each of the amendments in the group?

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thought we were only discussing amendment No. 72. Amendment No. 79 seeks to replace the word "may" with "shall" to strengthen the language relating to the issuing of guidelines by the Minister regarding the types of information to be deemed relevant to the health of a qualifying person. Section 24 provides for the release of medical information relating to a genetic relative of a person...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 73: In page 28, line 20, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. Amendment No. 73 seeks to replace the word "may" with the word "shall" in page 28, line 20, thereby strengthening the language in this section, which provides for the release of a statement by the relevant body to a qualifying person setting out the birth information it holds....

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No 74: In page 28, after line 34, to insert the following: “(6) Where the records are unavailable, the relevant body shall make every effort to locate the data controller holding the relevant parent’s records.”.