Results 1-20 of 108 for long speaker:Rebecca Moynihan

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...rough on our streets. Living in such insecurity is financially, physically and emotionally exhausting. All kinds of people rent now and a growing number of people are older and retired and will no longer be able to afford private sector rent. It is no longer the case, like back in the 1980s, of renters who are students and young professionals living in bedsits; it is now families,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: Another issue that flares up is that couples who are long-term homeless find it very difficult to find homeless accommodation for couples. Are there plans to expand couples accommodation or how many hostels offer couples accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: To explore that further, does that mean more people in long-term homelessness are exiting? What is the profile of the people who are exiting homelessness at that stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...but been abandoned? I do not mean it has been completely abandoned but the Dublin Region Homeless Executive is obviously under huge day-to-day pressure and it is very difficult to think in a more long-term or strategic way. I do not mean that as a criticism of those present and I know the lengths Mr. Durkan and Ms Hayes have gone to in order to find beds for people on my behalf....

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: .... Visible policing also works. People feel safer. It discourages low-level antisocial behaviour and it gives a sense that somebody is in control. We do need feet on the street and a visible Garda presence in our towns and cities. Alongside this, we also need investment in local social sports and recreation for at-risk teenagers and a partnership-based approach in how we do this....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...it just that they are reporting on larger numbers there? I want a bit of clarification on what currently happens. On the SEAI fast-tracking, will some of the witnesses give me an idea as to how long they are currently waiting through the SEAI process? I know it is an issue across the board, and I have no problem with fast-tracking for affected homeowners but I just want to get an idea...

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

Rebecca Moynihan: I will not speak for long on Second Stage. I will indicate some of the issues that we may raise on Committee and Report Stages. First, concerns have been raised about the date of the election, which is happening at the same time as the local and European elections. That might mean that the Limerick mayor debate is not given the necessary attention that it should get. One consideration...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...has come before. In a stunning statement this week, we saw Benjamin Netanyahu say that he does not support a two-state solution, which the international community has hung its coat on for such a long time. The international community has taken a hands-off approach in making no movement towards a peace process or a ceasefire. From our own peace process, we know that a settlement cannot...

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

Rebecca Moynihan: ...and within the control of local democracy. I ask that a couple of things happen on disposal of this motion. The Planning and Development Bill is a very dense document; it is over 700 pages long. Some local authority members simply do not have the time or the resources to go through that Bill in detail, and it will have a significant impact on how they work. I ask that the Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: ..., so I cannot see the issue with them being willing and wanting to sell to existing tenants. The idea behind this is that it avoids homeless and extends the tenant in situscheme to private tenants and long-term private tenants. The issue in the middle that we need to tackle is vacant possession. There is a strong argument being made by the IPOA that tenants' rights need to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank our guests for coming. In our pre-legislative scrutiny, we had a long, and at times tortuous, discussion about online political advertisements. We tended to focus on data management and protection when it comes to online political advertisement. In the past week or so, we have seen that outside actors for nefarious purposes are spreading disinformation online. That is particularly...

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...happens to our bodies when we pass and our ability to consent to it, which should be of the utmost importance in matters as sensitive as these. An opt-out system of organ donation will save lives as long as it is properly resourced. At the same time, the Bill also respects the wishes of those who are not comfortable with donating their organs for various reasons, for example, cultural,...

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...to local property tax returns, census estimates are much higher at 166,752, not including 66,135 seasonal holiday homes; - the compulsory purchase order (CPO) process is cumbersome, expensive and takes too long to have a significant effect on the vacancy and dereliction we see in our towns and villages; - there are 12,827 people living in emergency accommodation according to the latest...

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...in an application for housing, which we all supported, and then left it sit there vacant for the next seven years. The local authority got itself into knots trying to get back a building that belonged to it, which it had sold to the developer on the basis that it would develop the site. It took us a long time to get it back and now it is set to be used for the community, potentially as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...time. The idea with BusConnects is that it will change things up but we have probably all noticed that the bus system has nearly ground to halt in terms of buses going missing. Having to wait a long time and buses falling off the real time information is a frustration that people have and they want somebody to be accountable for it. I refer to what a directly elected mayor would be....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...as a councillor. If she were to pick one particular area, how could that power be devolved easily to a directly elected mayor? I worry at the example of Irish Water, for example, which took so long to bed in and to be transferred over to local authorities. There are other areas, such as street cleaning. Transport is a key area, particularly in Dublin. Integration of the transport...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: ..., I welcome Senator Buttimer to his position as Cathaoirleach. As Senator Chambers said, it is a very special day and a very special honour for someone like Senator Buttimer, who has played such a long role in public service. I welcome Conchobar, Mary, John, William watching at home and the Cathaoirleach's nieces and nephew, because it is not just the Cathaoirleach who is taking this...

Seanad: Cuimhneachán ar Chothrom Céad Bliain an Chéad Suí de Seanad Éireann – 11 Nollaig 1922 - Commemoration of the Centenary of the First Sitting of Seanad Éireann – 11 December 1922 (12 Dec 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...is with us today, for the rights of unmarried mothers in the 1970s, in what were cold political times for that kind of advocacy. Mary Henry, although formerly an Independent for the Trinity panel, was a long-standing Labour Party member who advocated for medical rights and women's health from her election in 1993. She advocated to improve community care centres, psychiatric hospitals and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...things is to get an assessment on whether An Bord Pleanála is fit for purpose in a 21st-century planning system. To do that, we need to have an idea of the number of applications coming in, how long they take to assess, how many people are assessing them and whether they have the basic capacity to make those large-scale decisions. While most of us would agree that is not the case at...