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Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Sharon Keogan: ...of councillors we are witnessing is happening under the current Government. Let us think of a few things it has removed. It has removed the section 183 reserved function for the disposal of council-owned lands to the Land Development Agency. It has removed the Part 8 reserved planning functions until the end of this year for councils' housing developments. It has removed councillors...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2024)

Sharon Keogan: ...pupils had reached €14.3 million. When questioned by Dáil Deputies last week, the Minister claimed that the Department of Education is awaiting a letter of consent from the owner of the adjacent land. The latter happens to be the landowner from whom the Department bought the site. According to the Drogheda Independent, Phil Reilly of Shannon Homes, who owns the adjacent site,...

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Sharon Keogan: ..., so I think it is essential that we have a clear definition now. That is very important. Before this legislation leaves the front gates of Leinster House tomorrow evening, every judge in this land needs to know what a durable relationship is. Based on the Minister's speech, it seems the Government's definition is broader than the EU definition. During my time as a foster parent I have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (7 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...have settled in our area over the past 18 months. All of this increase is leading to the demand for a new secondary school in our area. Not only do we need a new school but we also have the land available on which to build it. In 2005 the Bishop of Meath tried to rezone lands owned by the community and St. Finian's Diocesan Trust. That was the only piece of community land we had for...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I move: “That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges that: - Ireland has a very weak system of local government in comparison to other European countries, according to a recent report carried out by the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE); Ireland’s system of local government is too limited and centralised; - members of the Local...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...the guidelines for submissions from developers to provide independent own-door modular accommodation for Ukrainians. It is not bad for those who might have only been in the country for 18 months to land a brand new, state-of-the-art modular home compliments of the taxpayer. What is this Government thinking? Is it listening to the people on the ground? There are over 13,000 people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...up with the housing deficit numbers at August 2020. At the time, the Government pledged to build 50,000 social housing units over five years. The Government’s Housing for All strategy estimates Ireland will need an average of 33,000 new homes provided each year from 2021 to 2030. However, research by the Housing Commission says Ireland may need up to 62,000 homes built per year...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory: Statements (12 Jul 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...control over their rights. This includes Palestinians living in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories as well as displaced refugees in other countries. Massive seizures of Palestinian land and property, unlawful killings, forcible transfers, drastic movement restrictions and the denial of nationality and citizenship to Palestinians are all components of a system that amounts to...

Seanad: Local Government Matters: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...in favour of local democracy. They have not been in favour of the local councillor. We want to build strong local government systems to promote the welfare and good government of the people of Ireland and we should protect and support democratic local government and promote democratic leadership of our elected councillors. We do not seem to have done that over the past number of years....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...the impact it had on both occasions. The report states that during this time the children could not attend school and one missed an appointment. They could not engage in limited activities on the landing of the first floor and they were forced to take their meals in the upstairs office area. On top of this, the centre was deemed to be not compliant in eight regulation areas, including...

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...or areas of national governance. We need to boost our large development plans and defend them against scuppering by opposition and complaints to An Bord Pleanála. We need to allow people to build on land they own. We need to offer grants for the conversion of existing houses into duplexes and for the building of additional family units in large gardens. We need to examine the...

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...largely unchanged since 2011. I was at a meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs about two weeks ago. Among children, one in five experience physical or sexual violence. In Ireland, 244 women have been murdered since 1996. In resolved cases, 87% of women were killed by men known to them and 13% were killed by a stranger. Current or former male intimate partners were...

Seanad: Housing for All: Statements (8 Nov 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...of the market's problems cannot be fixed overnight. The genesis of so many of these problems is simple enough - the country went bust and everyone stopped building houses. Indeed, the idea of Ireland being in a housing crisis is so familiar to us now, there are some young adults who do not remember a time when this was not the case. As we reel in the years of Irish housing policy, some...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: This year, Ireland's population will increase by about 90,000 people, the fourth highest annual increase since the Famine. Some 27,700 of that figure will be due to natural change. More than 61,000 of the figure is net migration. This figure, massively inflated from our yearly average, is obviously due to the intake of Ukrainians fleeing the war. According to figures released by the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ..., in addition to our local city and council authorities. Why? How did we get to this stage? Surely in the provision of housing a centralised response best allows for the most efficient use of land and resources. Was that not the thinking behind the establishment of the Land Development Agency? Yet we now have charities bidding against councils and councils bidding against foreign...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...in our area over the last couple of months. All this increase is leading to a demand for a new secondary school in our area. Not only do we have a need for a new school, but we also have the land available to build it. In 2005, the then Bishop of Meath tried to rezone lands owned by the community and St. Finian's Diocesan Trust. That was the only piece of community land we had for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (28 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...Next September, An Bord Pleanála is due to make a decision on the planning application submitted by Shannon LNG Limited for a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal on the Tarbert-Ballylongford land bank. The company behind the proposed plant has stated that the Shannon LNG terminal could be built in 12 months, and could even be built to accommodate a gradual transition to green...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Properties (3 Mar 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State is very welcome. I thank him for coming here to discuss this important matter for the residents of the Stamullen and Gormanston areas. The Defence Forces currently own land of 261 acres in the Gormanston area, upon which Gormanston Camp is based. The camp and the disused aerodrome occupy a certain portion of this land and much of the remaining land is leased for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Properties (3 Mar 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...site for the development of a new school. This means that the soccer club has to get off the site in April. The club is paying €20,000 per year to use that facility. It has the capacity to buy land but there is nothing for sale. The State has the only land that I can go after. I would like to meet someone in the Department who could consider whether there is a portion of land...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...brother turned on their own family and then on themselves, are still fresh in our minds. Although the prevalence of firearms in these communities enables these vicious acts, it is all too often land or farm ownership disputes that cause them. We need to examine critically the processes or programmes in place to educate farming families on their rights in respect of disinheritance and...