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Seanad: Broadcasting (Restriction of Salaries) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...pairs of flip-flops. This is not even a matter of the pot and the kettle; it is another level of hypocrisy and utter lack of self-awareness. It is time for change when it comes to RTÉ. Some people have floated the idea of splitting RTÉ into different regional bodies and independent studios, such as Galway and Sligo in the north west, Cork and Killarney in the south west and...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...people whose homes are damaged or made uninhabitable by excessive amounts of mica or pyrite will be entitled to support. The Government can only acknowledge the contribution made by grassroots activists, particularly those in Donegal, Sligo and Mayo, have made in respect of this matter and by the many councillors who have been in touch with us on this issue. I thank them and all the...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...Bill. These concerns must also be addressed. We all would have liked to have had this Bill before us sooner, or to have had more time to consider it. I hope that the homeowners of counties Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Limerick and all others who have been affected see that some progress will be made in the House on this terribly important issue. The Minister has the power to accept...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Radon Gas Levels (5 Jul 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...is trapped by our homes at a higher rate than in other countries. There are 500,000 homes at risk here. I was shocked to read in an article in The Irish Timesthat the members of a household in Sligo were exposed to radiation levels equivalent to having 15 chest X-rays every day because of radon gas in the ground beneath their home. This dose is 22 times higher than the level regarded as...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...Councillor Miriam Murphy in Wicklow has been a trailblazer for women with disabilities. I also think of strong independent women like Councillor Niamh Kennedy in Donegal, Councillor Marie Casserly in Sligo, Councillor Mary Roche in Waterford and Councillor Mary Farrell in County Wexford have been elected and re-elected by their communities. Some elected independent women found that party...