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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...questions.  Academic freedom was mentioned.  I note the recent comments of the president of UCD in this regard. Is there cause for concern in that space?  Is there something that the delegates feel needs to be reflected in the Bill in relation to academic freedom? The second question is on the composition of the board which came up in most of the delegates'...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...a lot of work with the people there trying to find a space for it. Sample-Studios in Cork was in an old building but the building was razed to the ground and there is nothing on the site yet. I always feel that art spaces are put into unused spaces until a better value comes along, which is always a developer and sometimes the space ends up being turned into a carpark. That is not the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ..., is uniquely difficult because the early years of a child's life are central to his or her development, physically and emotionally. It is when they take their first steps and when they learn to feel safe and secure. It is a tragedy for them to learn that the Government has turned its back on them. Will the Taoiseach commit to passing our Housing (Homeless Families) Bill so that no...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: ...it with this country that we cannot seem to fairly regulate markets and ensure that our regulators are consumer focused in the way they ought to be? What is it about the Government that Ministers feel that all they can do is commentate on a situation that is putting householders around the country to the pins of their collars? The second demand the motion makes is for the introduction of...

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...have that kind of situation again. I meet with residents groups, as was described already, who are living in defective apartment blocks with fire safety issues. They live in apartments that they feel could actually threaten their families. The double whammy is that they do not feel they can speak publicly about it because of the level of investment they have put into the property....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...-round trolley crisis. Our overcrowded healthcare service has become unsuitable for both patients and workers. We hear harrowing stories from the INMO and from individuals on the front line, who feel they cannot provide adequate care in the circumstances. All workers deserve to work in a safe environment where they are supported to deliver the highest standard of care. It is no wonder...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Developing Rural Tourism: Discussion (3 May 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Annie Hoey: Great job. I will follow up on that. It is something that comes up when we talk about skills shortages. I am thinking of people I know who feel they are languishing for six months. They are itching to be able to participate and have skill sets, not just in this sector but across multiple sectors that are crying out for experienced people. There is all this bad rep that goes flying around...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...with the consequences of that murder: the relatives who are justifiably upset, the funeral and the tension around that and the psychological impact that has on the entire community. Then there is the feeling of why is this perceived to be so normal. Where is the outrage from wider society that someone has just been shot dead in their area? Sometimes it might have been at the heart of a...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Annie Hoey: ...who were resident for that period of time from birth until six months to be included in this scheme on the basis on fairness, justice and equity, in order that the scheme can encompass more people, who we all feel – certainly on the Opposition benches and I think on Government benches also – have a right to be included. Deputies and Senators have all received hundreds upon...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (18 Apr 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ..., we react to a scandal, a report, to somebody speaking out - a whistleblower. What if there is somebody currently serving in An Garda Síochána or in the Irish Prison Service who does not feel they have a facility to come forward, who is suffering this type of abuse and who will speak to it being part of a culture and that we could potentially root that out by not waiting for...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...such as London and San Francisco. We require stand-alone legislation to deal with this comprehensively as well as pre-legislative scrutiny. We would like a debate on it this week. We do not feel the existing process the Minister is utilising for facial recognition technology will get the results we need.

Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Howlin: ...of our State, and still do so today. They, and Ireland, require us now to ensure Óglaigh na hÉireann become an exemplar for inclusion and a place of mutual respect where the norms of civility exist and where no person feels threatened or uneasy in their daily task of serving this nation.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (30 Mar 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I acknowledge the Minister's response. The Labour Party feels strongly that the key to filling vacancies is the issue of pay parity. The lack of this between section 39 organisations and the HSE, for instance, is having a major impact on the ability of these organisations and CDNTs to recruit. Does the Minister acknowledge that the joint statement by Fórsa, the Irish Nurses and...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Mar 2023)

Seán Sherlock: ...Minister tells us he is going to start the process immediately upon the passing of this legislation and that there is a timeline for that process and if he gives us some indication as to when he feels ultimately the rate will be set, that would give a lot of confidence to people. We all welcome the fact that the Minister will devolve to expert opinion and victims' services organisations...

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...As I said earlier, we are not really dancing on the head of a pin here. We cannot have a situation where spiking is shoved in under poisoning legislation which, by reason of its very terminology, feels a bit archaic. I am happy to withdraw the amendment but I will take up the Minister's offer of his further engagement with his Department. I get the sense from the script the Department...

Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023)

Alan Kelly: ...Tipperary. In fairness, the Minister has visited my wife's school and brought good news with her. I have to acknowledge that. I also very much welcome the changes in regard to hot meals. I feel the Minister is visionary in looking at changes to the leaving certificate, and maybe other forces should be coming more with the Minister, or that would be our opinion in the Labour Party. ...

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...to blow smoke, but if that was a step that had to be taken, it speaks to the serious nature of what happened within it. It is disappointing that that had to happen. I keep saying it because I feel it is a huge disappointment. It brings us to a stage where it is reasonable to say that there needs to be a full review of the functions of IFI. That full review is fully warranted. For the...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...cliff edge from Saturday. It reads as if it is again an attempt to give cover to those Deputies on the Government benches, but also Independent Deputies, who backed the Government last week and are feeling the pressure for doing so in their constituencies, because they are now understood to have supported an indefensible decision to lift the eviction ban without seeing the necessary and...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...welcomes this Bill, which will remove the public inpatient charge of €80 per day up to a maximum of €800 per year. We know that this change is significant and it is important people do not feel like they will be unable to pay their bill when they go to hospital. The notion of people avoiding going to hospital because of inpatient charges is in and of itself enough to...