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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Colette Kelleher: ...Initiative agreed with the statement "If I were from another country and fleeing terrible circumstances I would want Ireland to offer me protection" and only 7% disagreed. We need to challenge and not follow the dog whistle often used in conversations about refugees and migration. I was very surprised and disappointed by the Government's decision to deny a money message for this...

Seanad: Migrant Integration Strategy: Statements (16 May 2017)

Colette Kelleher: ...and published in June 2016. Like Senators Lawless, Conway, Ó Clochartaigh, Black, Mac Lochlainn and Ó Ríordáin, I would like to know whether the application process has improved since that report, whether it is still dogged by delays and how many people have leave to remain but are stuck because of a lack of affordable housing. Senator Mac Lochlainn's helpful...

Seanad: Litter Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (10 May 2017)

Colette Kelleher: ...and her colleagues for bringing it forward. More needs to be done to prevent litter in our streets, parks and public spaces. A big reason I support the Bill is because of litter in the form of dog foul. I am particularly concerned about dog foul and the harmful effects it can have on our children. When my children were little, we lived in the middle of London where the park was...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Colette Kelleher: ...they are worried about their future. They have little and that little is disappearing. One of the residents is a woman by the name of Rosemary Hughes. She is visually impaired and has a guide dog. She has lived in the hostel for the past three months. Yesterday, she said:I'm not going anywhere until this is sorted ... we want suitable accommodation; we want respect and we want to be...