Results 61-80 of 109 for long speaker:Róisín Garvey

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit anseo. “Sláinte agus saol agat; talamh gan cíos agat” was every Irish person's dream long ago. Tógadh an talamh uainn agus bhí orainn troid chun é a fháil ar ais agus é a roinnt idir na clanna ar fad. We had big challenges to get our land back and then it was divided. Land is a hot potato as we...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ..., has been working on the three things I will ask him about. Apart from the low-rate green loans, there is also the renewable energy feed-in tariff, which I know the Minister has been seeking for a long time. Thanks to him, it is coming back. When can we expect it and does the Minister have any idea of how much it will be? How is the solar Bill that we brought to Second Stage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...there are businesses like Gregans Castle Hotel in Ballyvaughan that have to pay €450 per month, and they cannot go to a BCP to do their work as they have to have it in-house. It seems an awfully long time to wait. How does it take that long? There are people who come together on the ground in communities. In my own townland of Ballyea, we have 121 houses and we have surveyed...

Seanad: Flood Risk Management: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...; - through the appropriate measures in the right places, we can reduce their likelihood and limit their impacts;-natural flood management is an approach to managing soil, wetlands, woodlands and floodplains along a river to retain and slow water at times of flood risk, reducing the speed and the peak of floodwaters; -international best practice in flood risk management recommends: - a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the officials for their time. It is always good to have an opportunity to talk to the EPA. I have been working with water issues for a long time now. It is a basic human right but unfortunately, as a very wealthy developed country, we do not seem to have got it right. Even though there are a lot of places where the water is good, there is a huge issue with the confidence people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I am sorry. I will leave the officials with the two minutes. I could go on for a long time about water. I thank them for the Liscannor treatment plant. We are delighted about that but there are huge issues with water and I want to do anything I can to support the agency in getting what we need for everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...xe9; a bhrú níos mó anois gan níos mó cainte. How we can expedite things? The islanders have had many meetings about what they need. It is great to see this comprehensive list the Cabinet has agreed to. How can we best help now? It might take the officials a long time to get around to all the different Departments about this. Would it be helpful if Deputy...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...empowering. It is important to recognise the great supports the Minister, Deputy O’Gorman, secured for childcare provision, for young people and for those supporting young families. Childcare provision has long been an issue for this State. Finally, there will be serious investment in this sector, which recognises the importance of investing in our youngest in society - not only...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...has been a 16.1% increase since this time last year. Each quarter, there has been an increase of 5.1%. This is a major issue. I am aware that a great housing initiative was launched recently but it takes a long time to build houses. In the interim, there are many things we can do. In Dublin, as early as December 2016, we heard talk about rent pressure zones and restrictions on Airbnb....

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Motion (16 Jul 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...an Aire. Is lá stairiúil atá ann inniu. Tugann an Bille seo an-bhród dom agus tá mo chroí lán le dóchas ar an lá seo. It is a historic day. My heart is full of hope for the first time in a long time. A lot of work has been done to get us this far. Input has come from every angle and everybody, from green schools to NGOs. Many people have...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...not us, but previous Governments, have made mistakes in the past by allowing the market to lead and putting houses in the wrong place. When one looks at what the LDA hopes to achieve, this Bill is long overdue. The McKinsey report said that unlocking land at the right location is the most important lever-----

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ..., we have put pressure on people to become house owners because of the lack of trust in tenure. Historically, there has been a major issue with freedom of tenure, which was one of the three F's long ago. We are only starting with the cost-rental model. It will set an important precedent in allowing people to become long-term renters and pay the cost of building the house, without a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (28 Jun 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...is very disempowered because he or she has put up with it in the first place. It takes a lot of courage to pick up the phone to lodge a complaint. Often, that happens at the very tail end of a long history of emotional and physical violence. Much mental anguish, disempowerment and lack of self-value comes with domestic abuse, so when someone is making that call the last thing he or she...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Jun 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...have surplus energy, you will be able to save it. We are paying €0.18 per kWh. Every kWh you make, you are saving €0.18. Really good sunshine is not needed for the photovoltaics. Solar panels have come a long way. We have top-quality photovoltaic panels that have improved vastly in the last few years. They make electricity on days when there is any light at all. People...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Róisín Garvey: .... Currently, they are not hopeful but this Bill can give children hope. When we get this Bill passed, every Department will have to take climate change seriously. This debate takes me back about 25 years ago when I met a lad from Longford called John Crossan who decided he would recycle hundreds of thousands of cans and use the money from recycling aluminium to buy native Irish trees....

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...of Shannon Airport. Aviation has shut and we are speaking about building back better. Part of building back better should be the introduction of regional balance in the aviation sector. For too long we have seen the vast majority of flights going in and out of Dublin. We all know now that 95% of these head off somewhere else, whereas those on flights coming into Shannon and Cork stay...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...committed to legislating for the requirement of the publication of the gender pay gap in large companies and this Bill fulfils that commitment, so I thank him for that. We can tick it off the long list in our programme for Government. The gender pay gap is not equal pay for equal work, that is not what this Bill is about. There is much confusion in the media and certain sections of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (31 May 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...at the cliffs. There is also the Atlantic stream on the east side of the beach. That is not pumped out at all and goes straight into the bay. That could also bring about contamination. We have been saying this for a long time. The Minister of State, who is a member of the Green Party, realises that water was a major issue for us when the programme for Government was being negotiated,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (31 May 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...feel slightly responsible for what is happening in Kilkee. The Minister cannot just say it is up to Irish Water and that he has given them loads of money. This has been going on for quite a long time. While there is an older legacy issue there, and I cannot blame it all on the new Ministers, we must take responsibility as legislators. We cannot just say that Irish Water has been given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation and Reactivation of Economy: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...how important Shannon Airport is to the entire region. The 120 jobs that were lost yesterday are devastating for the families affected. A lot of those workers have been loyal to Aer Lingus for a long time and it is disappointing to see the lack of loyalty that has been displayed by Aer Lingus to Cork, Shannon or to their staff. More important is the ripple effect the airport has on a...