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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Family Reunification Policy (30 May 2019)

Colette Kelleher: ...he would like to support and definitely had an open mind on. I was encouraged by that. More recently, on 19 May, the Taoiseach spoke movingly at the National Famine Commemoration memorial in Sligo. He stated:I believe the best way we can honour those who suffered and died during the Great Famine is by showing empathy with those who are experiencing similar problems today [like Lilav's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Colette Kelleher: ...on as a committee? The submission states that in 2016, 16 mental health consultant posts were advertised and received no application and that they were in the smaller hospitals in rural areas - Sligo-Leitrim, Cavan-Monaghan, Oberstown, Carlow-Kilkenny, Donegal, Longford-Westmeath, Laois-Offaly, Waterford-Wexford and south Cork. Can the witnesses give us an idea of what that means,...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Colette Kelleher: ...Q2 2016; rents increased in Limerick city by an average of 15.5% in the year to Q2 2016; rents increased in County Laois by an average of 12% in the year to Q2 2016; and rents increased in County Sligo by an average of 3.8% in the year to Q2 2016. The report shows rising rents are a problem for people nationwide and it is not just a problem for people who live in the cities of Dublin...

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Colette Kelleher: ...increased by 18.2% in Cork city; 10% in Dublin city centre; 14.6% in Louth; 13.9% in Galway city; 12.5% in County Kildare; 7.5% in County Leitrim; 15.5% in Limerick city; 12% in Laois; and 3.8% in Sligo. From this, we can conclude that rising rents are a problem for people nationwide, and it needs the national response which the Bill encompasses. The housing rental market needs new...