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Committee on Children and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (22 May 2025)

Nikki Bradley: I have known the Cathaoirleach for a very long time. I congratulate her formally. I have seen her grow and seen the work that she has done for a long time. I want to reassure everyone that the absolute best person is in the seat and I wish the Cathaoirleach the best of luck. I feel strongly about discrimination, and it is something that I am looking forward to working with everybody on....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2025)

Nikki Bradley: I rise in solidarity with Cara Darmody, the 14-year-old-girl who is currently outside and has been since yesterday. She has been mentioned in the Chamber already, but I am going to run through a couple of things again. She plans to protest for 15 hours. I want us to take a moment to visualise this situation: a 14-year-old-girl is sleeping in a tent because she feels she has no choice but...

Seanad: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 May 2025)

Nikki Bradley: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank her for her time. We appreciate it. I also welcome our guests and hope they are having a good day. Hopefully, it continues the way it started. I thank my colleagues for bringing forward this important Bill. The principle at its heart, that socioeconomic disadvantage should not be a basis for discrimination, is something we can and should...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2025)

Nikki Bradley: I will try to keep the story quick. I was approached last week by the daughter-in-law of an elderly man who lives in Donegal who has been an amputee since the eighties. To briefly share how he lost his leg, it was in a farming accident. When I heard what he did straight away after the accident, I could not believe it. He picked up the leg that was severed in a tractor accident, hopped up...

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Nikki Bradley: I thank the Minister for her time. I am conscious that she has covered some of the things I am going to mention but I will cover them anyway. This week, we celebrate the strength, resilience and achievements of women across Ireland, but as we take pride in our progress, we must also confront the gaps that have a profound impact on women's lives. Today, I am addressing the gaps in women's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Nikki Bradley: I would like to talk about Little Angels, an incredible school in Letterkenny, County Donegal. This is my second time today talking about the school and I will continue to talk about it until we resolve the issue that I am about to share. Little Angels is a special needs school that has been in operation for decades in Letterkenny. It caters for pupils ranging from the ages of three to 18....

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Nikki Bradley: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach. I want to start by saying it is an absolute honour to be nominated for the second time by the former Taoiseach and current Tánaiste, Simon Harris. Like many of the people here today, I come from a background that was far from the ordinary. My disability advocacy brought me here last July. If it was not for my Fine Gael colleagues who, thank God,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2024)

Nikki Bradley: I would like to raise the issue of defective concrete blocks and ask for an update on increased payments. When I became a Senator, the first thing I did was take it upon myself to visit the families affected by this devastation. There were no cameras or fanfare; it was just me sitting down with families. What I saw I will never forget. We need an update and for this to be taken seriously....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2024)

Nikki Bradley: I have so much that I want to say but I have only three minutes. For a Donegal woman, three minutes is not a long time. As we all know, we like to talk. First and foremost, I thank everybody in this room. I have been welcomed warmly, as have my family who are here today. I am so honoured to see them here, including my fiancée. We have been given the warmest welcome and I thank...