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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...journalists and agricultural practitioners. The committee is having a lively debate, which we will hear a lot about on the news later on. Leader, I have a difficulty with the Order of Business, as does my group. The Leader has proposed that the debate on the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 would conclude at 6 p.m. by the putting of one question.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I, too, welcome the UN agreement although we know that it does not go far enough. The UN agreement is indicative of the influence that the fossil fuel industry has on negotiations and particularly at COP28. I do hope that the Members of this House will support my Bill when I introduce it in the new year as it will seek to rein in the fossil fuel lobbyists in this country. We are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: ...do to help these families and ensure there is some sort of co-ordination so schools that have ASD classes or special schools are matched with the children who need these places. The current system does not work. We have some great SENOs across the country while others need to do better. It is simply unacceptable that a Minister would say that parents should talk to their SENO and the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Frances Black: ..., a translator and a poet who was murdered by Israel last Thursday. He was an individual with dreams as vivid as anyone sitting in this Chamber. His life mattered and he deserves justice as does every family in Gaza. As a tribute, people on Twitter have translated Dr. Refaat Alareer's poem called If I Must Die, which I shall read out: If I must die you must live to tell my story to sell...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Paddy Burke: ...managers who were to produce a report. They have replaced a board in the IFI. It will be interesting when this report comes out and I hope we will get a chance to have a debate on it when it does. Who ensures that the observations made by the Comptroller and Auditor General are upheld and that where penalties are imposed or money was used in the wrong fashion or whatever, these are paid...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: ...by an external body that reported to the Department. The process that was overseen was an administrative issue, concerned with whether the letters were signed, the relevant dates met, etc. It does not secure certainty, for me or anybody else in this House, that the person reporting in as the external oversight has any knowledge whatsoever in the area being overseen. Returning to the SAR...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: .... It looked as though it would never be reached. Agreement on transitioning away from and phasing out fossil fuels is a significant moment. As many have said, including Senator Boyhan, the agreement does not go far enough but it certainly goes further than what we expected. It is a step in the right direction. There is some good news in the midst of so much bad news these days....