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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

...ag an Seanad go háirithe maidir leis an Aontas Eorpach. Mar sin, is deis iontach í dúinne mar Fheisirí Eorpacha labhairt leis na Seanadóirí ar na ceisteanna is tábhachtaí faoi láthair. A Leas-Chathaoirligh, Senators, friends, it is truly a great honour to be back in the Seanad after a long absence. I was a Senator in the early 1990s and I...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

...the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of which I am a member. This committee is also where my work on the environment action programme to 2030 originated. This programme is far-reaching, decade-long legislation relating to the environment. I have been honoured to be the European Parliament's lead negotiator on this legislation. I am proud that after putting in a...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

..., it is more that just our economy. It is society. It is the very future or the planet we live on. I absolutely appreciate and respect very much what Senator O'Sullivan and Mr. Kelly said. As a long-term activist pushing towards genuine sustainability, I mention the funding. We should remember the European Investment Bank, EIB, has said it will not use the taxonomy as is. The EIB...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

...many countries either have nuclear or are building it. France recently announced it is going to build six to 12 new nuclear reactors over the next number of years. From the point of view of Ballylongford and the development there, we must accept we are very lethargic in our ability to get issues through planning processes, be they wind farms, the Ballylongford development or major...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach. I welcome my three good colleagues and friends to the Chamber. It is a great privilege to have them here. I especially acknowledge Mr. Kelly for his long service and for achieving MEP of the Year. I raise with the MEPs the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD. What is their view on Ireland's ratification of...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

...say that the same should be for Palestine. I am very much of that view. I acknowledge the conflict in Ukraine is an immediate and massive issue but the Palestinian issue has been dragging on for so long. When I visited Ramallah and met the Palestinian representative bodies, they had the Tricolour flying that day. They really believed that this was a symbolic gesture and that the world...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

...with us reflects the wisdom of the Irish people in saying they wanted to retain the Seanad. It has taken the criticism on board. It has brought a positive new dimension and image to the Seanad and long may it continue to do so.