Results 1-20 of 108 for long speaker:Róisín Garvey

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...saying we need a commission. We have support for that from all parties and none. I implore the Minister of State, who has responsibility for well-being, to take this seriously and let us look at what we can do. It will save us money in the long run because prevention is better than cure. Old people ring me all the time just looking for a chat. Let us take this seriously and commit to...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...delighted to have her in the House as a Minister of State. It is a big honour. I am glad to be able to speak to her for the first time in her new role. I welcome the Bill. It is great. It was a long time coming. Some of it is to rectify Acts that date back to 1977. We are all overly familiar with the sad cases of the Clerys and Debenhams workers, so it is great that we are here...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (6 Mar 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...a difference; it is a way of communicating. The caighdeán, the standard of Irish, i mbunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge, in Irish-medium primary schools, is amazing. The students have beautiful, in-depth Irish but where do they go after primary school? There is a lack of support for Gaelcholáistí in Ireland. If we are serious about our language, we must start funding...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...brought forward. We have had great support from Together for Safety and the National Women’s Council. It should have happened the day we got abortion rights brought into this country but, unfortunately, it took us this long due to many obstacles created by people who will never have to go for an abortion themselves. I thank the Minister for bringing this forward. It is another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...programme was not in existence three and a half years ago. The fact that it is in huge demand which we cannot keep up with is telling of how good the programme is, because the waiting lists are long. There was no retrofit programme three and a half years ago, so at least we have one now, and houses are being retrofitted. I was reared in a really damp house, going into school in a wet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...we are missing a piece in regard to people who contact me who have old stone cottages. Two cases I am aware of involve men who are both elderly and both have cancer. Having waited for an awful long time, they have been visited by company representatives who told them they were sorry but they could not do anything for them. I do not think that is acceptable. I do not know how we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...a huge challenge. We have had badly-built houses here for many years. I did up an old cottage myself 20 years ago and did a hemp and lime plaster render on the inside. It should not take too long. I do not know why we need pilots. I know plenty of people who have been doing it for 20 years and more. I calculated the U values myself and it is not rocket science. I am hoping there...

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...is children bullied online or, like the old man in Corofin, being hospitalised for absolutely no reason, or people being ripped off by purchasing things that do not exist. It is to be hoped this will go a long way in helping to protect our people and in helping us to get better at making sure the truth prevails.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...local democracy. I congratulate the Minister of State and Senator Maria Byrne on getting us this far. This Bill excites me as it is a chance for real local democracy and regional balance, and I have long witnessed regional imbalance coming from County Clare. I also think that this new office of mayor is a lot more than being a mayor of a city or county, potentially, and another gold...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...important to get people out of cars. We have to give people choices that suit them better than the car. We have a total car addiction. It is no wonder because we had bad public transport for so long. If we look at climate targets, of which transport has the biggest at 50%, there has never been a more important time to invest in rail. I ask Irish Rail to seriously look at Crusheen as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...and training boards, ETBs, the other educational facilities and with SOLAS? How do we make sure that they are all in it together? How can it be ensured that all courses, whether they are short or long, degrees or night classes, are getting us to where we need to be? We know we have potentially thousands of jobs in the green economy and are losing jobs in other areas of the economy as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...linked to carbon targets, it might encourage businesses to upskill because that is what it is all about now. It is about carbon reduction. The SEAI has a monumental task. It has been at this a long time but its role has blown up, especially with all the funding there now, which is luckily being given through the Government, and grants to do all these things. It is the same with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...waste of money on duplication. Who is right then? I have had cases where people with disabilities applying for a payment have had consultants, who are the experts, state that the applicant has a long-term illness and will never work again but under the current system for disability, they are challenged and the applicants have to wait months to be accepted on appeal. We are now to have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...get special permission from the local authority if they want to take anything out and it can be very cumbersome. We have a great women's support group in Clare, the Clare Haven Horizons. After a long time, they got permission to take furniture and clothes from landfill. They upcycle them all and it is a brilliant mission initiative. However, it was quite complicated to allow them to do...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...with empty rooms upstairs. We want to have eyes on the street. It can be done through technology. There are architects who have worked on these projects in Limerick and other places. We have been talking about it for a long time. We need to enable people to live upstairs again. It is key to bringing our villages and towns back to life and I know it is important to the Taoiseach and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: SME Energy and Carbon Demands, Green Initiatives and Technology: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...businesses that have been there for 30 or 40 years because it is kind of trendy and cool. We need to get it right. There is a lot of expertise already in small businesses that are at this for a long time, and maybe they are the ones that need to be used more to engage with the businesses that are coming on board.

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

Róisín Garvey: ...under the town centre first policy. I am not sure whether housing policies are marrying with the town centre first policy. The local authority cost-rental scheme is a Government-backed scheme to provide long-term rental agreements on homes at 25% below the market rent. Most cost-rental properties will be delivered through the LDA. In fact, many of these types of incentives are being...

Seanad: Youth Mental Health and Guidance Services in Secondary Schools: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

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Seanad: Youth Mental Health and Guidance Services in Secondary Schools: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...who are experiencing mental health issues are often reluctant to seek help from public health services. Studies have found that guidance counsellors are often the only professionals they turn to. There are also often both financial challenges in seeking counsellors and long waiting lists. There is a considerable body of evidence to show that access to guidance counsellors has a positive...

Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...on the board and slice it up with the smallest slice going to the grower of the bananas. You could do that now with a steak or litre of milk. This Bill may help to deal with that. For far too long, the people who do the most work get the least money out of it. I welcome the Bill in general. The introduction of the regulator should ensure that primary producers of food –...