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Topical Issue Debate: Community Development Projects (9 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: ...also for tools and equipment. Since the downturn in the construction industry, large numbers of men have found themselves at a loose end while looking for new employment. In some rural areas, this has led to a feeling of isolation. Men's shed projects have turned this negative into a positive by supporting the development of initiatives where new friendships have been fostered and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Offices (10 Nov 2015)

Ann Phelan: ...were in Bantry on 8 October to inspect these properties and meet their respective owners. This search process is ongoing, so if the Senator is aware of potentially suitable premises he should please feel free to forward the details to the Minister of State, Deputy Harris. As the House will no doubt appreciate, I would prefer not to say anything more specific about the options identified...

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin Bus Services (14 Jul 2015)

Ann Phelan: ...they come up with a working solution that will suit most of the service users who are on the route. The Deputies will find that the agencies will not be wanting. The Deputies should make their feelings known to the NTA and Dublin Bus, but try to find a solution that is workable for all interested parties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Ann Phelan: ...Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, last week on rural schools is welcome. She knows of my concerns about rural areas and schools. Rural schools are embedded in communities and she knows that these communities feel their schools are the heart of their community and want to keep that the case. Of course, resources will always be a factor. I have advocated for the retention of rural schools...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Ann Phelan: ...office and the credit union service. The community will benefit from people working together to see what can be done. I have spoken to that community and they are sending me proposals on how they feel that protocol should be worked up for rural Ireland. On the proposed cuts to service by Bus Éireann, I attended a large meeting in Castlecomer last night - I am not sure if Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Ann Phelan: .... I do not yet have the specifics of the working group worked out. I have not decided who will be on it and who will not. I was going to leave that to the community to come to me with who it feels appropriate. I will work with the NTA as it will have to be part of the group. I was trying to leave it open to the community. I assume it will have its own community representatives on it....

Fourth Report of the Constitutional Convention on the Dáil Electoral System: Statements (18 Dec 2014)

Ann Phelan: ...to the ballot paper, postal votes and better planning for referendums are to be welcomed but when I speak to people outside Ireland they agree with how the Members of the Dáil are elected. People feel that the Dáil is reforming and that the proportional representation system means that people are represented who otherwise might not be. We sometimes forget that electoral systems...

Seanad: Report of Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas: Statements (19 Nov 2014)

Ann Phelan: ...in recent years and the economic downturn has very adversely affected rural areas. I could choose to see the glass half-full or half-empty. As I am very passionate about rural areas and I feel that rural communities want to take part in the recovery, I choose to see the glass half-full. Rural areas need considerable TLC. I am not being naïve about this. I know that there were...

Topical Issue Debate: Food Quality Assurance Scheme (19 Nov 2014)

Ann Phelan: ...in the sector into the future. I ask the Deputy to keep an eye on what is happening at the forum. There was a consultation process and I assume he made submissions in that regard. I have a funny feeling that we will come back to this matter. I cannot say I know much about Benjy, but I am told he will be very happy where he is. We will leave it at that. I understand Deputy Paul J....

Seanad: Report of Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas: Statements (19 Nov 2014)

Ann Phelan: ...training boards and tourism agencies. My role, under CEDRA, is to capitalise on these resources and to achieve a more coordinated and integrated approach to energising and developing rural areas. I feel that in the short time I have been in office I have made some progress. I have shown a clear commitment and statement of intent to progress the CEDRA report and I intend to continue to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Energy Policy: European Commission (8 May 2014)

Ann Phelan: Yes. My difficulty is that the citizens themselves do not feel part of the debate about climate change, renewable energy targets and so forth. They think this is the preserve of big energy companies and big developers who are coming in and cannibalising their environment for big profits. That is where the argument about the infrastructure is being lost. Individuals in their own homes do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Ann Phelan: ...that money will trickle down to the local clubs from this deal. I have a very open mind on this because I have seen what happens in Australia. People raise issues with me about it and they feel the GAA might be on the slippery slope. The witnesses said they would monitor it over the next three years. If they find there are unintended consequences, what process will they put in place...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Ann Phelan: ...tool of democracy and one not to be dismissed lightly. I hope the Minister will take this on board. Real power should lie with the people and not only must they be able to have their say but also they must feel they are being listened to. In the past we have looked at countries such as Sweden to examine best practice in child care and care for the elderly. They may also have a lesson...

Topical Issue Debate: Banking Sector Remuneration (23 Apr 2013)

Ann Phelan: ...Marine to bail them out with funding for fodder for starving animals, only because the banks will not play ball. I ask the Minister, Deputy Noonan, if he is going to play ball with Bank of Ireland. The feeling on the street is that the big companies and the banks, as well as the big men and women, are still coining it while the ordinary man and woman are struggling very hard against...

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Ann Phelan: ...Lynch, has been doing with the survivors for a long time. I also acknowledge the work undertaken by the Minister of State, Deputy White. One of the reasons I entered politics was to be able to feel that an individual could make a difference. Tonight, every Deputy has made a difference. However, the women in question have made the real difference. Since entering Government, we have...

Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2013)

Ann Phelan: ...to get the people of Ireland back to work and restore their self-respect. There is a shortage of suitably qualified workers in certain areas, such as technology. When people have been out of work for some time they can feel they are no use to society and SOLAS will need to guide them along the most appropriate paths while valuing what they have to offer. However, the second and third...

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Ann Phelan: ...mention emotive, issue but it is also a female issue. I am not trying to disparage any of the sentiments expressed by our male colleagues on this issue. I find it hard to take, however, when men feel it incumbent on themselves to oppose a woman's right to a termination if or when her life is at risk. It is a position they will never have to deal with in the same way as a woman must....

Personal Insolvency Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2012)

Ann Phelan: ..., forms one part of an overall solution that we are working on to deal with the problems of unsustainable debt, be it mortgage or personal. The debt levels experienced by people are leaving them feeling vulnerable and unsure as to how they can cope. Many are especially concerned as to how they are going to keep up with their mortgage repayments, thinking that if they fall behind they will...

Domiciliary Care Allowance (28 Jun 2012)

Ann Phelan: ...people, will meet parents and guardians of children. Legislators may form the law in Leinster House but the ordinary people must live with it. Quite often, legislators do not gauge people's feelings. This review affords people in receipt of domiciliary care allowance the opportunity to have their wishes heard and to make their opinions known. This is welcome. I am sure the new review...

National Cultural Institutions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Jun 2012)

Ann Phelan: ...its legacy from the former Minister and now President, Michael D. Higgins. He initiated the decentralisation of the Heritage Council to Kilkenny some years ago. I have seen at first hand the good feeling that comes from this sector. The arts and culture sectors are unique not only because of their employment creation potential but because of the sustainability of such employment and...