Results 1-20 of 25 for cork speaker:Sharon Keogan

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)

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Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...gardaí are going to be posted to Dublin, it is important to consider whether one of the Garda stations here could be used for accommodation for gardaí. Instead of these trainees having to travel from Cork, Galway or wherever they are coming from, accommodation would be available in the city. Does An Garda Síochána need all the stations it has in Dublin now? Is there...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Restriction of Salaries) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...This is not even a matter of the pot and the kettle; it is another level of hypocrisy and utter lack of self-awareness. It is time for change when it comes to RTÉ. Some people have floated the idea of splitting RTÉ into different regional bodies and independent studios, such as Galway and Sligo in the north west, Cork and Killarney in the south west and Wexford, Waterford and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...are allowed to be held in this country. Last week, the Taoiseach took aim at anti-NATO protesters who demonstrated at the Government's consultative forum on international security policy in Cork on Thursday. He said he had learned about freedom of speech and democracy in the very university they were occupying. He stated firmly that the "most undemocratic thing you can do is to try...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I did say it was in Cork and, yes, I did make a mistake and should have stated it was the Tánaiste.

Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome Coachford school in Cork this afternoon. They are all very welcome. I hope they have a lovely day visiting Leinster House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...rail infrastructure and could become more appealing if the Government was prepared to offer tax breaks to individuals. Any area that is a 50-minute commute from our larger cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick could be considered. This could help revitalise local economies nationwide. Keeping high earners here via tax incentives would also provide councils with much-needed...

Seanad: Report on Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland's Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...around securing talent from other countries as a result of the shortage of accommodation and the cost of rental accommodation in Ireland, particularly in Dublin. The VFI, for instance, notes that Cork, Limerick and Galway are areas experiencing difficulties with accommodation and, therefore, difficulty attracting labour from overseas, as many publicans and businesses are unable to offer...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...international travel caused by the marked deterioration in the global economy is very real and could have serious implications for Ireland's tourism industry. Mr. Paul Doran, owner of the Barn in Glanmire, Cork, said that the Government's proposal to restore the 13.5% VAT rate to the industry is the biggest threat facing the hospitality sector, which will lead to unavoidable price...

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...actual figure is far higher because of the deals awarded in the last quarter of 2022, details of which would not be released until January 2023. Tourism hot spots such as counties Kerry, Donegal, Clare, Cork and Galway have a significant number of hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation in use by the State, with contracts ranging from €20,000 to €12.5 million. From late...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...are vibrant and important parts of the culture and economy of this country, particularly the rural economy and rural life. Ireland as a whole has a long and proud tradition of horse racing. Cork has the honour of being the birthplace of the steeplechase back in 1752, which I feel could only ever have started in Ireland. Horse racing in Bellewstown, County Meath, where I am a volunteer...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Prices (29 Mar 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...Minister of State is welcome to the House. I thank him for coming in to answer this matter. I raise this matter because it has been brought to my attention by an Independent county councillor in Cork, Mr. Declan Hurley. Much attention has been paid in recent weeks to the rising cost of living in Ireland. We are not unique in that respect in the western hemisphere. From cuts in excise...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...looking over the headlines yesterday and read, "Woman in hospital after assault in broad daylight in St. Stephen's Green" and "Gardaí identify boy (13) as person of interest in attack on woman in Cork". I thought, "What on Earth is going on? What has become of this country?" However, I remembered that we, luckily, have many great supports for women from all walks of life and there...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State. Councillor Ben Dalton O'Sullivan of Cork County Council and a number of other Independent councillors around the country have asked me to raise this important issue. There has been much discussion in both Houses about our second winter with Covid. While it is not yet known whether we will find a way to live with the virus or will finally kick it, there is...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...local area and prospective LRD applicants should be able to work within that framework. The importance of development plans cannot be overstated. The High Court, in a recent judgment regarding Cork County Council, highlighted that such plans are the remit of the locally elected members and not centralised projects of the regulator or, indeed, the Minister. Councillors are well aware of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...24-year-old son were laid to rest in County Kerry. They were kind and gentle people taken from us by a wanton act of violence. The tragedy comes while the terrible happenings in Kanturk, County Cork on 26 October last year, when father and brother turned on their own family and then on themselves, are still fresh in our minds. Although the prevalence of firearms in these communities...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...in the House in July 2020 the issue of testing at airports. Travel restrictions in Ireland have been the most stringent of any European country. The loss of Aer Lingus jobs in Shannon and Cork will be the tip of the iceberg if the Minister for Transport does not deal with this sector urgently.I call on the Deputy Leader to ask the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, to come to this...

Seanad: Living with Covid-19: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Sharon Keogan: .... Northern Ireland, with a population of 1.8 million, has administered over 100,000 more vaccines than we have south of the Border. We have given one dose of a vaccine to a population roughly the size of Cork city and county. Our living with Covid plan - if such a thing exists - and our vaccination programme are rapidly descending into a farce. I am not a proponent of the blunt...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...and it has to pay this amount to get the right applicants for the Department. Are we getting the right results to justify this expenditure? As things stand, we have inoculated fewer people than there are in Cork alone. We have administered one tenth of the number of vaccines they have in Israel and less than a third of the number in Northern Ireland. It is unacceptable. They say Nero...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...Wexford have been elected and re-elected by their communities. Some elected independent women found that party politics did not believe in them. I think today of Councillor Mary Linehan Foley from Cork. One could not find a better, hard-working councillor. Under the guidance of Councillor Marcia D'Alton, who is passionate about the environment and protecting nature, the people of...