Results 1-11 of 11 for destroyed speaker:Mary Fitzpatrick

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...that there have been three arrests with regard to the recent arson attack on a residential property. It brings to ten the number of people who have been arrested in recent months for conspiring to destroy properties that could be used as essential accommodation for people in need of that accommodation. These are not just acts of vandalism. They are criminal acts that are aimed at...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...in this House will make much difference to people who are so detached from basic human values so we need to stop this false debate. It is insulting to the people whose real humanity is being attacked and destroyed. We need to recognise that there are methods and ways of dealing with such atrocities and to ensure that our Government does everything in its power to exercise those powers....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Safety (17 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...vehicles, but also to keep them. If, after a period of time, the vehicles are not responsibly claimed and it is not possible for the owners to demonstrate that they will be responsibly managed, they can be disposed of and destroyed. These are very important powers that we are aiming to give to our gardaí to tackle the scourge of illegal and irresponsible use of quads, scramblers and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Safety (17 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...but to communities and families across the city and, indeed, the country to know that this Government has enacted new laws giving new powers to An Garda Síochána to tackle the issue and seize and destroy vehicles that are being used in an antisocial manner. It is really important that dangerous driving has become an offence everywhere, not just in public places, and that...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...the constituency of Dublin Central in the inner city of Dublin where, unfortunately, lives have been lost through the misuse of vehicles. Quads and scramblers used in an antisocial way have taken lives and destroyed many other lives - the family and friends of those who lost their lives. They have robbed our public spaces from the rest of our community who feel that public spaces or...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: .... It helps to create a sense of identity and a sense of belonging. It is our opportunity to pass on to future generations all of our learnings from our success and failures. Once heritage is destroyed, that is it. It is gone forever. That is why it is important that the Bill is effective, fit for purpose and will lead us into the future. This legislation has been far too long in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Mary Fitzpatrick: That is great, thanks. There is a narrative out there that council targets are too low, that they are underdelivering on them and that they will fail to address the housing crisis, which is destroying people's lives. There is also an accusation regarding the commitment to move away from private contribution and private developer involvement in the delivery of social housing. On the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Built Heritage Protection) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...use their expertise and knowledge to serve all of us and to preserve our built heritage. It must ensure powers are in place to enforce the protections and to prosecute those who abuse, vandalise and destroy because there are far too many of those experiences out there. I look forward to the remarks of the Minister of State. I urge him and the Government to accept the Bill, to support it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (27 Jan 2022)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...penalties? I would like to understand this. Will the Minister of State give us an example of what would trigger that level of a maximum penalty? We have discussed how there could be aggressive actions to destroy a monument. I am also interested to know if there will be a penalty for neglect and for destruction through neglect. How would that be applied?

Seanad: Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ..., the Phoenix Park, Griffith Park and Drumcondra Park and even the inner-city parks like Mountjoy Square, and in around the courts at Green Street. We have a great deal of beauty in our city but it is destroyed, degraded and undermined by illegal dumping. We have fought this issue and to be fair to Dublin City Council, it is spending more than €1 million every year dealing with...

Seanad: Combating Sexual, Domestic and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (Resumed) (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...lifeline. It is how they contact the rest of their network. It is how they are contacted for work and how they conduct their daily life. However, abusers are using it to insidiously control and destroy other people's lives. We had the big media story about the 140,000 intimate images released online. I cannot imagine what the poor victims went through and what it did to their sense of...