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Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...need clarity. The report from the committee at the time made a series of recommendations. We hoped to see many, if not all, of those recommendations implemented and brought through the Legislature but we are where we are. While this legislation does something to assist, it does not go near where the problems are or the issues that need to be addressed. A key issue is what happens after...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (22 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: ..., etc. The cost of living is bearing down hard on people. It is my view and that of many others that these toll roads were from the first a very bad deal for the public and for the Government, but we are where we are on that. What has the Government done in the six months since the toll increases were deferred to ensure we can get a resolution to this problem?

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Martin Kenny: ...more acrimony and difficulty for people. This legislation, and the changes it provides for, will go some way to addressing that. The fact that we are facing a deadline of 30 November is not good but we are where we are and we understand that. We need to deal with the legislation quickly. I hope it goes through the Houses as fast as possible and that we can deal with it in a reasonable...

Access of Competent Authorities to Centralised Bank Account Registries: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Martin Kenny: ...something about this at the last minute. There are just ten days to go. Why are we in this position? We always ask these questions with regard to that. It always seems to be the last minute but we are where we are. The protocol will certainly assist competent authorities across the EU to trace the proceeds of crime, which is welcome. The main issue that the protocol will solve is...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Mar 2021)

Martin Kenny: ...of the Children Act 2001 by Mr. Justice Birmingham. It was a decision that took many people by surprise by taking a narrow interpretation of section 252. However, the situation is what it is and we are where we are. We are now in a position where we are moving the matter forward. I commend the other Members of both Houses who have done the work to bring the Bill to this point. We...

Brexit Readiness for the End of the Transition Period: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Martin Kenny: ...something very strange in the British Government and the higher echelons of the British establishment that it has brought us and the entire Continent of Europe to this situation at this point. We are where we are and we need to deal with it and work through it. Readiness on this island for the economies that are particularly dependent on exports to Britain and through Britain is one...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...in three constituencies, South Belfast, East Belfast and North Down, because we had an agreement with other parties to have, insofar as possible, pro-Remain candidates elected. That had an impact but we are where we are. Sinn Féin still has seven MPs, as we had going into this election. It is still the prominent voice of Irish republicans and nationalists in the North and that...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...do not come into this, therefore. A lot of tension has been raised with ordinary decent people who go out to play bingo and enjoy their night out. Maybe some of it is inappropriate and should not have happened but we are where we are, there is an issue and the Minister of State can deal with that issue. I hope that when we get to the recommittal we will deal with it in an appropriate...

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: .... Frankly, I do not understand why it could not have been progressed sooner in order that we could have had a proper and adequate opportunity to debate it on Committee Stage and all other Stages. We are where we are, however, and we will support the Bill and want to see it come into force as quickly as possible. Like those from other parties, Sinn Féin Deputies tabled a number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...luxury product, into which I believe we can turn Irish beef. Doing that will require the co-operation of everybody. That is the challenge for everyone. People talk about cartels and all of that. We are where we are with regard to the meat factories. The meat factories are corporations and they have boards. The job of those boards is to show a better return for their shareholders...

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: ...towards the EU in Britain. It should send a message to all EU Governments as to how they operate and conduct all EU affairs. Economically, Brexit has the potential to be a complete disaster. We are where we are, however. Now we have to ensure this decision by the British electorate does not adversely affect Ireland, North or South. We particularly want to ensure that our huge agrifood...

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