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Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I also welcome the Croatian ambassador to the House. The Order of Business is No. 1, report of the Committee of Selection, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion re extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1, without debate; and No. 3, motion re proposed approval by Seanad Éireann of...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I will work in reverse order. Senator Maria Byrne welcomed the beds announcement. We all breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday. The sheer scale of it was very impressive. The Minister also spoke about it at length following the debate in the Dáil on the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill. It is great. Senator Maria Byrne in particular is a huge advocate for University Hospital...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: Tomorrow is Friday. There is no homework on a Friday.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: It is important to get the day for no homework right so that it has power. Returning to Senator Hoey, it is an important point. We are seeing the language grow outside Gaeltacht areas but the idea of being able to go to an area where people are shopping and living in the language is lovely.That is a good and very important part of our culture and it ensures the ongoing life of our...

Seanad: Report of the Committee of Selection: Motion (30 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I move: That the 19th report of the Committee of Selection be laid before the House.

Seanad: Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (30 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I move: That Seanad Éireann resolves that the period of operation of sections 1 to 7 and 9 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (No. 14 of 2021) be extended for a further period of 6 months, beginning on the 1st day of June, 2024 and ending on the 30th day of November, 2024.

Seanad: Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024: Motion (30 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 24th May, 2024.

Seanad: Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024: Motion (30 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State for coming in and taking this motion. It is really good news that we are extending leave by two weeks and that it is accompanied by a paid statutory benefit. I have no doubt that everyone welcomes such good news. There is a huge shortage of baby and toddler places in child care facilities where the staff-child ratio is particularly tight or intense. So the...

Seanad: Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024: Motion (30 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: At 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 11 June.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: Amendments Nos. 8 and 9 have been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I formally second Senator Martin's Bill. It is excellent, insightful legislation. It is very simple and straightforward but much needed, especially where applications regarding coercive control come into play. I congratulate and thank the Minister for Rural and Community Development for her announcement yesterday on the local enhancement programme. The constituency of Dublin...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I commend the work of the Minister for Health. Yesterday he held a briefing with the Dáil members of the health committee in advance of Report Stage of the assisted human reproduction Bill. I believe Report Stage is due for next week. That is a fantastic development. The time between now and the end of term will fly by quickly and I ask we make sure there is adequate time in our...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to come to the House to deal with this in person. I am working with a family who are incredibly caring and supportive of their 29-year-old son and brother who is a ward of court and has been in the care of the State for some years, since he left school. He was undergoing treatment under the auspices of the HSE in Dublin. At times, that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I only learned of it myself this morning.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I welcome the pupils and congratulate them. Senator Carrigy is a great colleague. I also say hello to Fintan. I know when the Minister of State makes a commitment, she always rises to the challenge of what is presented before her. She began by talking about the will and preference of this man being at the heart of this case, and I completely agree with that. However, a family needs to be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: There are peculiarities that, as I said, are lacking in any accountability. I accept that the Minister of State acknowledges that.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the witnesses very much for the opening statements and the evidence thus far. I congratulate them. This is an exceptional model that is worthy of being followed and adhered to in Ireland. I have a couple of questions. It was mentioned that a memo was going to Cabinet. From everything that has been said, it would appear that the decision to scale this up has been made so I am...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: The Cabinet. Is it straightforward? I would imagine the answer is the budget, as my learned colleague already knows.