Results 21-25 of 25 for cork speaker:Sharon Keogan

Seanad: Ábhair Ghnó an tSeanaid – Matters on the Business of the Seanad (22 Feb 2021)

Sharon Keogan: Councillor Frank Roche in Cork and Councillor Brendan Fay in Cavan have asked me to request an extension to the hedge cutting season by two weeks due to poor weather conditions, as called for by the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors of Ireland. The hedge cutting season ends on 28 February so urgent clarification on this issue is required for farmers and hedge cutting contractors....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Sharon Keogan: .... We have all been taken aback by personal testimonies, including those of Senator Victor Boyhan, Independent Councillor Francis Timmons in Dublin or Independent Councillor Mary Linehan-Foley in Cork. It must have been really difficult for Councillor Linehan-Foley, as a survivor, to stand up last week and apologise. My thoughts were with her last week when she did that. The...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2020)

Sharon Keogan: There is no point talking about it anymore. I have written to the Taoiseach and asked him for a meeting. I will go to his clinic in Cork if I need to do so to get a meeting about councillor's pay.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...parts of the culture and economy of this country, particularly the rural economy and rural life. We have a long and proud tradition of horse racing in Ireland and the steeple chase began in Cork in 1752. Horse racing in Bellewstown in County Meath, where I am a volunteer member of the committee, took place in 1726. The money we get from Horse Racing Ireland every year is constantly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2020)

Sharon Keogan: ...on something much more important, namely, child psychiatric services, or rather the lack of them. There are only six child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in three counties - Dublin, Cork and Galway - and only two of them provide out-of-hours services. Last year, 10% of the children admitted to local beds were admitted to adult units. Overall, there has been a 20% rise in...