Results 1-7 of 7 for destroyed speaker:Johnny Mythen

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: ...known as Firing Zone 918: I have tended this land with my family ever since I was a child. Every year I have watched Israeli soldiers and settlers take more of my land, seal our wells, cut water lines, and destroy the roads that connect our village. This is a daily course of action, tied up by illegal Israeli settlers and backed by the Israel Defense Forces on a so-called military...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (11 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: 182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a lime spreading extension to allow lime to be bought and spread up to March 2024 instead of destroying grassland by driving over saturated fields with heavy machinery, taking into account the exceptional wet summer and soil saturation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44284/23]

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Johnny Mythen: Gambling addiction is devastating many families, usually behind closed doors. What is a fun activity for some is a devastating, soul-destroying addiction for others. All the while, companies make colossal profits off this unbreakable cycle, particularly when there is a downturn in the economy. The Irish Timesreported that Irish gamblers lost €1.36 billion in 2020, amounting to...

Rent Reduction Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2022)

Johnny Mythen: ...returning to living in box rooms in their family homes or becoming homeless. The Government has failed to get to grips with this. Ordinary people, both young and old, are suffering the soul-destroying consequences. We look forward to debating this Bill further and working out the detail of how best we can achieve protection for renters and homeowners. Sinn Féin's solution to the...

Adoption (Information) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Sep 2021)

Johnny Mythen: ...? I have talked to many adopted people and watched harrowing documentaries on the mistreatment of adopted people in Ireland. What stands out so clearly above all else is a sense of the soul-destroying nature of this and the deep loss a person experiences when he or she is denied access to his or her own records. This is a shameful wrong and it must be put right. In a similar vein, I...

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2020)

Johnny Mythen: ...set out in this Bill will make sure that transparency and accountability are to the fore. For too long, lobbyists were able to avoid their obligations under the current legislation, including by destroying records, text messages and emails. For too long, lobbyists were obliged only to have regard to the code of conduct rather than having to adhere strictly to it. This Bill will give the...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Johnny Mythen: ...to make a political statement. When one particular judge applied to a Department seeking inspector reports for industrial schools, it was found upon further inquiry that the reports had been destroyed, which I venture to suggest was the real reason for that judge's resignation. This Bill continues the code of silence and the horrid denial of proper access. It maintains the status...