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Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: Good morning and I thank everyone for being here. I join Senator Clonan in saying that, 20 years ago when I started out in this field - I worked mainly with neurodiverse students in early intervention, but also with many students with additional needs - there were not many places to look around. Even for some of my kids, it was difficult to access the groups engaging with Special Olympics...

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank the witnesses. I have to leave to go to Mayo, but I will have the proceedings on in the background as I travel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: The discussion has been interesting. Naturally, we sometimes talk about the scary things and negatives at this committee. Looking at the guidelines from their human rights perspective, do the witnesses see anywhere that there will be benefits to human rights? Mr. Herrick talked about disabled and older people in his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: Mr. Herrick mentioned living alone or independent living. I am asking about the departmental guidelines. We have identified a lot of risks but is there anything he sees that is working well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: It is a matter of getting the balance right. Before we had AI, people were going to Dr. Google for medical advice. Now they are asking ChatGPT. We must ensure that we are there at the forefront with chatbots in our health service. The caveat of being aware you are talking to an AI chatbot or AI model on the phone, and being able to ask for a human, is vital. The digital divide was also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I am impassioned about online safety and very aware of the risks in the context of eating disorders and suicidal thoughts. We have to make sure the systems we are using within the Departments are robust because people are going to those systems anyway. In relation to the deadline of 26 August or 27 August, given all I have heard today about the lack of engagement and resources, are we...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time for an NCT test appointment in County Mayo; the current backlog of the Westport and Ballina centres ; if the RSA will carry out a needs assessment for an additional test centre to service the Erris area in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56992/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria used by the RSA to determine the location of NCT test centres; if rural needs are considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56993/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 305. To ask the Minister for Finance which political parties put in a submission for suggestions on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57140/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: It is welcome that a review is taking place. All of us, including my colleague from Mayo, are scarred by what we witnessed during Storm Éowyn. I would like to know how many people on the alarms are still on the old copper telephone lines. We need to look at this retrospectively. I understand the review is not supposed to be finished until next summer and I am worried about our...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: Cross-government action is needed. We see the fantastic roll-out of the national broadband plan, which is having great results in Mayo. As the Minister of State said, broadband alarms are being recommended, but we have to go back retrospectively. More than 1,000 people in Mayo are using these alarms. I think of the people in Binghamstown, Belmullet, out in Leenane and in some of the rural...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 81. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to move panic alarms administered by Pobal under the seniors alert scheme from copper phone lines to more robust broadband lines and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55509/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: Storm Éowyn highlighted how vulnerable our older constituents with panic alarms and pendants are. Are there plans to move the seniors alert scheme away from copper phone lines?

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: Apologies have been received from Deputy Kerrane and Senator Bradley. The agenda is the resumption of our consideration of child poverty and deprivation. We have many witnesses before us and they are all welcome. I thank them for being with us. I welcome Mr. Kevin McCarthy, Secretary General; Ms Lara Hynes, assistant secretary, child policy and Tusla governance division; and Dr....

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I invite Ms Hurley to deliver her opening statement.

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank Ms Hurley. I had the pleasure of meeting my own SICAP group this week. They are doing great work on the ground. I invite Mr. Egan to deliver his opening statement.

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank Mr. Egan. I invite Ms Canavan to deliver her opening statement.

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank Ms Canavan. I call on Mr. Morrin.

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank Mr. Morrin. I invite Dr. Russell to deliver her opening statement.

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank Professor Russell and all of the witnesses. It is proposed to publish the opening statements on the Oireachtas website. It that agreed? Agreed. I will now call members. I remind them they will have seven minutes of speaking time each but this will also include responses from the witnesses. If time permits at the end, we will have a second round and I will ask the members to...