Results 1-20 of 149 for speaker:Nicole Ryan

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, lines 26 to 28, to delete all words from and including “a” in line 26 down to and including line 28 and substitute the following: “the court may, on the application of any party to a defamation action in the High Court, or a question of fact or an issue arising in such an action, order that the action or any issue of fact in...

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: We have talked at length about this amendment but the one thing we have not yet heard is why the Government is proposing this now and why it is being proposed in this legislation. We still do not understand why that is being pressed now.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child Safety (16 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: The disclosure is identifiable.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I propose that the Minister for Social Protection be invited to this House to debate the wage subsidy scheme for people with disabilities. This is a vital initiative that promotes inclusive employment and supports employers who are committed to providing equal opportunities. Currently, the scheme provides a subsidy of €6.30 per hour to non-public sector employees who hire people with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: ACT Smartphone App: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I am blown away. I thank you for coming before the committee. You are amazing women in STEM and we love to see it. I have no doubt you are going to go very far. I wish you the best of luck. I echo Deputy Clarke in saying that I hope you will come before the committee again. For any aspiring young scientist out there who may be watching this, who has heard of you and who may be following...

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I thank the Minister for being here. It is good to see him back before the House. I am delighted to contribute to the debate on the Defamation (Amendment) Bill. Defamation reform is long overdue. The current framework under the 2009 Act has proven to be expensive, slow and in many ways inaccessible, especially for ordinary people trying to defend their names. However, the Bill in its...

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will be sharing time with my colleague, Senator McCormack.

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I am holding a copy of my seven-week scan. It is the only evidence I have that my pregnancy ever existed. I am not alone in this. I actually count myself lucky. On 22 March last year, my 31st birthday, I found out that I was pregnant. Whenever any woman finds out that she is pregnant and looks at that positive test, she naturally maps out a life for that child. She maps out his or her...

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: What is the point of reference to this Bill?

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: What is the point of reference to this Bill? This Bill is specifically-----

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I thank everyone who contributed and who has been supportive of this from the get-go. I appreciate it. There is a lot of work to do and I am sure we can do a lot of work together. The Minister referred to one in five women and a gestation of 24 weeks. That does not give me a whole pile of hope because it is one in four and the relevant period of gestation has changed to 23 weeks. He...

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: That would be great because many of us here are on that group and that engagement needs to happen. To the women who took the time to reach out to me, speak to me and share their experiences, their heartbreaking stories, their journeys, words and wisdom, please understand that we hear and we see you. We care and we understand. I promise on the record of the House that in 12 months' time I...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I thank the Minister for his contribution. Before I move on to the first speaker, I welcome the lovely spectators in the Gallery. They are most welcome to the Upper House. I hope they enjoy the debate. The first speaker is Senator Rabbitte. She has ten minutes.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: Senator Rabbitte is the first speaker on the list I have here.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: Senator Craughwell is the second speaker on my list.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: That is no problem. We will suspend the House.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I welcome Leo O'Neill, who is in the Gallery. He is an Irishman who lives in Estonia and is a guest of Senator Aubrey McCarthy. He is most welcome to the House.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: The next speaker is Senator Cosgrove. I understand the Senator is looking to share time with Senator Harmon. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I welcome the witnesses. I will be brief. I apologise if I duplicate questions that have already been asked. It has been one of those manic days. In the experience of the witnesses, how prevalent is the issue of abuse being framed as poor care? What could we do to challenge that?