Results 1-20 of 151 for children speaker:Lorraine Clifford-Lee

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...the pandemic. That is really scary. I want to touch on a couple of groups that have not really been mentioned here today. Lone parents are at risk of loneliness, particularly those who have children with special educational needs. They can find it very difficult to even get out of the house, take part in any activity in their community or take part in employment in the community. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (17 Apr 2024)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...an ongoing issue for 17 years. The school is way oversubscribed with a very long waiting list. The building dates from 1953 and is damp, cold and not fit for purpose. The teachers are working and children are being educated in appalling conditions and they all deserve better. The children are getting a very good education there. There is great community spirit, the people of Rush are...

Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...cancer, the most upsetting thing is hair loss. This is because it is so visible and makes people feel very vulnerable and exposed. Many people try to hide their illness, particularly from their children. Things are in flux in the family and they like to protect their children from the graver aspects of their illness. Losing one's hair is a very visible sign that something is not right....

Seanad: Sex Offenders (Amendment) (Coercive Control) Bill 2023: Second Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...own homes, such as Jennifer Poole, at the hands of a known abuser. I think we should reiterate that point. He had abused previous partners. Jennifer did not know she was at grave risk or that her children were at grave risk of being left without their mother. If she had known, far more steps would have been taken to protect her and her family. It is really stark when you think about...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (8 Nov 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...a new family law court complex for Dublin. Dolphin House and Phoenix House are not fit for purpose. The court users are vulnerable people, including people who have suffered domestic violence and children who are entering the State's care and they are being dealt with in completely inadequate facilities. Not only is it inadequate for the court users, it is inadequate for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (8 Nov 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...inner city of Dublin is one of the most deprived communities in Ireland and they have been living with this huge hole in the ground. Can the Minister of State imagine what that is like for the children growing up in the flats around the area, namely, Greek Street flats or one of the other flat complexes? They are going to school every day and seeing this official neglect, this massive...

Seanad: Provision of Free HRT Treatment: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...devastation that suicide leaves on families and communities, it can only be a good investment in our future. Marital breakdown has been touched on as well. We know that impacts negatively on families, children and communities so we need to make what will probably be a small investment into providing HRT as a standard free treatment for everybody. It would be a small investment in the...

Seanad: Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Motion (4 Oct 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...on appointing the UK expert and giving him very wide terms of reference to investigate this matter. To reiterate the point made by colleagues, this needs to happen as quickly as possible. These children and their families have been utterly failed by the State. It is difficult to understand what they have been though or how they can ever overcome this utter failure. Young lives have...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...doing stuff on this forever but if we are actually failing to deliver this family law court complex we can forget about it because the situation is getting worse, especially for women and their children. I am very disappointed the Minister has not issued a statement on the matter, despite me calling on her to do so. This bit of information was slipped out thinking none of us would...

Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...without the expertise of Dr. Kathleen Lynn, who rejected a life of privilege to dedicate her life to the poor people of Dublin. We cannot underestimate the impact of that. She founded St. Ultan's Children's Hospital, which was the only female-led and female-managed hospital in the country. She was a pioneer and champion for the Irish language. She ran many events within St. Ultan's...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...services. I mention the endometriosis treatment, the menopause clinics and the gynaecology see-and-treat clinics. The new medicine schemes and funding for new medicine are significant. I know that 35 children and their families are happy this week that they have access to the cystic fibrosis drug they need. I welcome that. I pay tribute to the Irish Cancer Society and other patient...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (7 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...engaging with the stakeholders in the area but they need a commitment on funding and engagement from the Department of Justice to deliver this, and deliver it without further delay for the women and children of north County Dublin. Unfortunately, there has been an increase in gender-based and domestic violence. I could stand here and list the women who have been murdered in their own...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (7 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ..., Local Government and Heritage, the Housing Agency, Fingal County Council and my colleague, Howard Mahony, to ensure this refuge is prioritised and delivered, and a safe space for the women and children of north Fingal who are fleeing violence is provided.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...has many health benefits. We have a particular issue in north county Dublin. We have the youngest and fastest-growing population in the country and we have no public swimming pool that young and old can avail of. Children travel long distances from schools in Balbriggan and beyond, from the Naul, Balrothery, all of these places in north county Dublin with large communities. They go to...

Seanad: Budget 2023 (Public Expenditure and Reform): Statements (27 Sep 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...forward in granting free second level education to the people of Ireland all those years ago. It brings more equality and will eliminate the panic and dread parents feel all through the summer before children return to school. Even from a headspace point of view, it is sometimes very difficult for parents who have a couple of kids in different classes to try to co-ordinate who needs what...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I wish to refer to the war in Ukraine. We are seven months into the conflict. I will focus on the sexual violence perpetrated on the women and children of Ukraine. We know sexual violence is a recognised weapon of war. There has not been much discussion in Ireland around this aspect of the war but we really need to have a conversation about it. Rape is recognised as a weapon of war. It...

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...glad that a review of the criteria is taking place but I call on the Minister to confirm tonight that included in that review is the criterion of ethos. The school transport scheme does not allow children who are of no religious persuasion to avail of their nearest non-denominational school. As transport currently is not provided to the nearest non-denominational school, children of no...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...hear my comments. He raised the issue of the surrogacy report. We all came into it with an open mind and listened to the evidence from leading academic experts, legal experts, medics, surrogates, children born through surrogacy and families who have gone through that process. We all had the opportunity to input on witness lists, table amendments and call votes on amendments. To say...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...I realise time is tight. My first is for Ms Hickey. From constituents and others right across the country who have contacted us, we have all heard about the difficulties faced by parents of children living in Ireland and the hurdles they have to overcome to obtain guardianship. The process can kick off only after two years, as she outlined. What can we do in the meantime? Is she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I had been wondering what Ms Hickey would suggest. I am conscious that while we are doing our work families are sitting at home with their children who are in a very difficult legal space at the moment. I was wondering what Ms Hickey's suggestion would be, given the experience she has gained over a long number years, for what we could do in the meantime for these people who are here with...