Results 1-19 of 19 for speaker:Shane Curley

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2025)

Shane Curley: Imagine being a five-year-old in the town of Hostomel at the start of the war in Ukraine. One morning, the war reaches your door. Members of the Russian army burst in, occupy your house for weeks and you and your parents are forced to live in the basement, feeding off scraps until finally you are moved to Ireland, where you are welcomed into the town of Kinvara and the Merriman Hotel. You...

Seanad: Delivering a World-Class Education System: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Shane Curley: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Delivering a World-Class Education System: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Shane Curley: It is fine; Senator Tully may go ahead.

Seanad: Delivering a World-Class Education System: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Shane Curley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. Táim ag iarraidh cúig nóiméad a roinnt leis an Seanadóir Fiona O’Loughlin.

Seanad: Delivering a World-Class Education System: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Shane Curley: Fáiltím roimh an díospóireacht seo inniu agus táim buíoch go bhfuil deis agam labhairt ar an ábhar rí-thábhachtach seo. Mar a luaigh Seanadóir Conway, is múinteoir meánscoile mé agus aontaím go bhfuil géarghá le hinfheistíocht sa chóras oideachais i mbealach a thugann deis dúinn bheith ar...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Shane Curley: I acknowledge Sheila O'Byrne and Catherine Coffey O'Brien, who are in the Gallery. I have read Ms Coffey O'Brien's letter and will revert to it in my concluding remarks. Senator Boyhan said that nothing beat life experience, and I fully agree. With the way he laid out his remarks, it hit home. I was a secondary school teacher before I became a Member of this House. Given the damage...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Shane Curley: We had great news over the weekend on electric vehicle charging points, including five new high-powered chargers for Mayo, five for Roscommon and seven for Cork. Unfortunately there were zero for the entire county of Galway. There was great disappointment that, out of the 53 new high-powered charging points to be rolled out throughout the country, none of them are coming to my county of...

Seanad: Situation in Gaza: Statements (29 May 2025)

Shane Curley: I am not a history teacher, but a few years ago I had the opportunity to teach the concept of genocide as part of third year history. The example we used at the time was the Srebrenica massacre in the former Yugoslavia. It was a hard thing to teach, to show videos of documentaries of people visiting mass graves that included their parents and their siblings. That was tough. That is the...

Seanad: Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2025: Second Stage (28 May 2025)

Shane Curley: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: - “Seanad Éireann resolves that the Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2025 be read a second time on this day 12 months, to allow for further consideration of issues arising in the Bill.”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

Shane Curley: Last week, I sat with a family devastated by the effects of HHC. For people who may not be aware of it, HHC is a synthetic drug which is widely available in vapes from vape shops in cities, towns and villages throughout the country. HHC is consumed through normal vapes. More and more young people are being exposed to these vapes, which can be legally bought. At present, HHC is not illegal...

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion (7 May 2025)

Shane Curley: Go raibh maith agat an tAire as ucht bheith anseo. Every time I have liaised with the Minister, the Department or his staff, I have been heartened by how committed they are to the apprenticeship model, which is vital if we want to deliver housing and other vital infrastructure in a timely fashion. If we want a future-ready workforce, we need a future-ready education system. I have been...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 May 2025)

Shane Curley: We can all agree that one of the biggest frustrations for the Irish taxpayer is waste. Since 2017, Ireland has wasted more than €2.1 billion worth of renewable electricity due to curtailment. Taxpayers' money finances the energy that is used to electrify social housing, yet we are throwing away thousands of euro worth of electricity every night when we generate surplus energy. Why?...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (9 Apr 2025)

Shane Curley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht a bheith anseo ar maidin. Is léir go bhfuil géarghá le comhrá cuimsitheach ar an ábhar seo agus go bhfuil réiteach na bhfaidhbe seo ag teastáil láithreach ar mhaithe le daltaí na hardteiste 2025. I thank Senator Pat Casey, with whom I have worked closely on this issue in recent weeks. Like...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (9 Apr 2025)

Shane Curley: I thank the Minister of State for the response. I understand it is hard in real time to gather data on a current issue, in this case the number of applications. However, there seems to be some dispute and ambiguity as regards what percentage of applications received this year were from previous leaving certificate years and students who had the grades that were increased by, on average,...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (6 Mar 2025)

Shane Curley: Mar a dúirt an Cathaoirleach Ghníomhach, níor chóir don Aire Stáit a bheith róchrua air féin. Tá an-Ghaeilge aige agus rinne sé iarracht. Is é sin an rud is tábhachtaí, sé sin go bhfuil sé feiceálach agus é ag úsáid na Gaeilge. Gabhaim buíochas leis as ucht a bheith anseo. I bhFianna...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Shane Curley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a bheith anseo don ábhar thar a bheith tábhachtach seo. When it comes to public transport, I think it is quite clear that the west has been completely left behind for many years. One only has to look at the 2021 decision by the NTA to completely wipe from the map the X20 and 20 Bus Éireann route from Galway to Dublin. The optics of...

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

Shane Curley: Yes. I will speak later on. I will let the vote proceed first of all.

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

Shane Curley: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil leat as ucht a bheith tofa mar Chathaoirleach inniu. I offer congratulations to the Cathaoireach on his new role and wish him the best of luck for the next few years in the work ahead. It is a huge honour to be standing in this Chamber as a Senator. It is a proud day for my...

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

Shane Curley: I was just going to say that I am playing senior hurling now. The responsibility of the role is not lost on me. I might not have a hurl in my hand anymore but I have a key role to play in this Chamber, and I want to play it well, if I can. Mar a deir an seanfhocal, agus mar chonclúid, is de réir a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin. I look forward to five years of...