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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...learning. As was said, it is hard to find someone to fix things. People even the lack the ability to change a plug. We have got into consumerism, which is about buying more and more. That is why we are where we are. The more people can do at home on a basic level, the less they will buy things because they do not know how to fix or make them. I wonder if those responsible for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: SME Energy and Carbon Demands, Green Initiatives and Technology: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ..., we will see small businesses that are not climate resilient closing down. That is the most important thing. It needs to be clarified that it is not about economics and being market driven. We are where we are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...are 40 shades of green and that was based on the variety of our land in Ireland. It seems we have failed to acknowledge this in some way over many years. Perhaps we could blame the EU in 1973 but we are where we are. I work with communities in west and north Clare where I come across farmers who are desperate and do not know what they have to do. They want to do the right thing. We...

Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...we all did in rural Ireland. The only thing I ever regarded as having to do with re-wetting bogs was when the turf did not get home in time and the sods got wet again.That was some years ago now. We are where we are, however, and it is a very different time and place. It is horrendous that food growers are struggling to grow food in this country because of the situation we are in,...

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...the new Government's fault entirely. I hope the Minister of State gets to sleep at night sometimes and that she is not getting too much grief over it because it is absolutely not her fault that we are where we are.

Seanad: Covid-19 (Aviation): Statements (26 Feb 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...rough time for her to be landed with the aviation brief, if she will excuse the pun. I do not envy her at this time. No-one saw what was coming down the tracks or the runway as the case may be. We are where we are and I believe that both the Minister and Minister of State have done their utmost to deal with this unforeseen situation. I could not call myself a Clare woman without...