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- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (9 Dec 2020)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...children, one of whom has learning difficulties, to a nearby school as there is no State-funded bus available; (14) Deputy Michael Ring - to discuss the relocation of a school in County Mayo (details supplied); (15) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss the lack of broadband connectivity in the Cobh area; (16) Deputy Matt Carthy - to discuss current funding plans for the opening of the group...
- Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Fianna Fáil is also in total agreement with this amendment and will support it. As Senator Gavan said, Deputy Pat Casey spoke about this issue in the Dáil. I also believe it is important to provide for phased increases or decreases for that matter. As the Minister of State will be aware, businesses, especially smaller companies, often cannot afford large increases in rates,...
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...only to be sent home. We need to empower the workforce again. We need to see a true reflection of who is working and the types of work they are doing if we are to develop correct policies. We cannot pat ourselves on the back and state that the country is working again if so many workers do not know if they will work next week or next month, or for how long. There has been an increase...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Economic and Community Plans: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with Deputy Pat Casey. To return to the issue of the LCDC and the Leader programme, as we would have known it, it is over three to four years since any money has come from the Department for any projects. When I was on Leader, there were 15 projects in respect of which we were awaiting the go-ahead. It never happened. When I went to the LCDC meetings recently, I asked whether...