Results 1-20 of 72 for speaker:Mike Kennelly

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Register of Electors (17 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. This is an issue I raised last wee. This is a worrying and serious matter that has come into the public domain following a court case in Killarney, County Kerry. Voter impersonation at a Kenmare polling station at the local and European elections in June 2024 was caught on CCTV. A Cahersiveen man pleaded guilty but avoided a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Register of Electors (17 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I accept it in general terms of policy and decision-making. Electoral fraud is not a victimless crime and it is totally wrong. This guy was not even asked for identification. To say we are running proper registration on voting day is wrong. We do not know how many of these cases exist. I ask the Minister of State and the Minister for local...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I welcome the Minister of State back to the floor of the Seanad. It is unfortunate that I have to raise this Commencement matter again. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, for coming to receive it. I need to raise this issue of critical and urgent importance for the people of north Kerry, specifically the need for immediate commencement of short-term flood relief works in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. It is very unfortunate that this is my third time to get the same response on the floor of the Seanad, and I am probably getting the same response from Kerry County Council. The Minister of State said we will all work together, but obviously some are not pulling together. If Kerry County Council is blaming the OPW and the OPW is blaming Kerry...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: It is not happening.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I am sorry but that is not happening.

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

Mike Kennelly: This morning, when you contacted me, I was immensely proud as a Kerry person to welcome each of you ladies to the committee this morning and your mum, Theresa, and your dad, Seamus. It is truly historic. To witness your capability right now at a tender young age is phenomenal. I have heard witnesses in other committees who could not even answer some of the questions. Your future is so...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: Today, I will follow on from my colleague and congratulate each of the four senior inter-county men's teams leading into their All-Ireland finals. I wish them all the best - to Cork and Tipperary in the hurling, and Donegal, but primarily and particularly Kerry as well, in reaching the All-Ireland final. I really want to wish all four teams competing the best. We have seen a resurgence in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I apologise for being late. A lot is going on as well this evening. I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. Student accommodation is an issue that did not happen overnight. In terms of supply and demand, it is the housing sector on wheels. The statement states 5,000 beds were delivered during the Covid-19 pandemic but completions have since dropped. I find that very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: For one year.

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

Mike Kennelly: Today, I have two issues. The first is to seek a clear and urgent update following the Minister of State, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton's recent visit to St. John of God services in St. Francis's Special School and St. Mary's of the Angels in Beaufort, County Kerry. There is a need for new respite day services in Beaufort. That visit gave families, staff and the wider community some hope that...

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

Mike Kennelly: May I finish? I hate to be the last person here to speak about their county. The Kerry senior football men are coming back up to Dublin to represent a very proud county in football terms. I have heard the Donegal and the Cork anthems in the past couple weeks. I have kept quiet until now.

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

Mike Kennelly: Yes. I wish the Kerry boys all the best on Saturday.

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Tusla (10 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I know it is under a live investigation but my question is about what specifically Tusla has changed since that incident. Two years have gone since his disappearance was reported. That is one of the serious things that has really affected me. I wanted to join this committee to see that the gaps are closing and that no child falls through those gaps. The witnesses also mentioned the...

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Tusla (10 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I thank Ms Duggan for her statements and her colleagues for being here. I acknowledge the scale of what Tusla is managing. It is enormous, even just in my county of Kerry, where more than 2,500 child protection and welfare referrals were dealt with last year, while more than 2,000 young people were referred to family support services. To be honest, this has to be commended. We also have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (8 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Moynihan, to the House. As a neighbouring county, I wish County Cork all the best in the upcoming all–Ireland hurling final. We hold no grudges when it comes to the hurling ball. My Commencement matter concerns the need for the Minister for Transport and Bus Éireann to review the rural school bus routes in County Kerry and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (8 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He mentioned the fantastic school of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí. The one thing we want to do is make it accessible to everybody. I received a letter from the principal of Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail this morning. It states: In September fifth and sixth class, we have the following children who will be attending the Gaelcholáiste...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (8 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: As we speak, they are in fifth class and sixth class.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (8 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: Absolutely.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I feel compelled to raise a worrying and serious matter that has come into the public domain following a court case last week in Killarney, County Kerry, in relation to voter impersonation at Kenmare polling station on 7 June 2024. A Cahersiveen man has avoided a conviction-----