Results 1-3 of 3 for other and baby speaker:Neasa Hourigan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Naval Service (24 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Along with the Syrian refugee and human rights activist, Ms Sarah Mardini, Mr. Seán Binder was arrested in 2018 and accused by Greek authorities of espionage, aiding human trafficking and belonging to a criminal organisation. Mr. Binder, whose mother lives in Togher, has spent a significant part of his life in Ireland. In 2018, he volunteered as a lifeguard with a humanitarian NGO on...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health of Travellers: Pavee Point (13 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: It is an important point. The disaggregated data issue does not just touch on the Traveller experience, as other cohorts and communities are affected. The further we go on with this discussion, the more it is emerging as a bigger issue than people realised. As we are talking about different communities and challenges with mental health I would like to discuss particular groups within the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Perhaps we could stay in the area of midwives and lactation consultants, on which Ms Cahill made a good point. It is fantastic that we have seen some movement from the Department on this with the announcement last night. That is in no small part down to the huge amount of highlighting and work that both of our organisations have done on this issue. Well done to them. I want to go into...