Results 1-6 of 6 for other and baby speaker:Rebecca Moynihan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Apr 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: I welcome Senator O’Hara. That was a very powerful first speech to the Seanad. I know he will make a great addition and be a great voice in this Chamber over the next year. I also pay tribute to Niall Ó Donnghaile. His absence is a huge loss to this Chamber. I hope to see him back in political life in some form in the years to come. He has very important perspectives and I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Consumer Prices (24 Jan 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter, which is impacting worried parents all over the country. In the past decade and particularly since the Covid pandemic, the price of infant formula has shot up. The price for an 800 g can in some of the main supermarkets varies between €15 and €25. A baby may need up to ten cans of formula a month, which ends up costing the...

Seanad: Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I have a few questions that have been passed on to me by councillors around the country but I will first make a point about other women who do not get access to maternity leave because I sometimes feel this debate can be very focused on politicians. When I tell people I am going on maternity leave they say that, as a politician, I do not get access to maternity leave and support. The...

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: I thank the Cathaoirleach, the Taoiseach, Ministers, former Members and distinguished guests. Seanad Éireann in the past 100 years has seen remarkable displays of resilience, activism and passion from politicians across the divide. I am proud to be here as a representative of Ireland's oldest political party. As many have said, this House was founded in the shadow of a bitter civil...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 16, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(fa) who, being ordinarily resident in the State, is returning to the State having travelled to another state for— (i) an unavoidable, imperative and time-sensitive medical reason, or (ii) a termination of pregnancy, and the reason is certified by a person who is a registered medical...

Seanad: Councillors' Pay: Motion (22 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: This issue has been raised many times in this House and has certainly been raised since I was elected back in April. I thank Senators Boyhan, Keogan and Craughwell for bringing this motion to the Chamber again. It is not the first time we have heard about it but movement on the issue has been sadly lacking. I acknowledge the grave mistake my party made in the reform of local government back...