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Wind Energy Generation

Thu, Apr 21, 2022

Neasa questioning the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about the steps he is taking to ensure Ireland delivers on the 5 GW target for offshore wind, and whether Ireland needs to be even more ambitious in this area to support Europe weaning itself off fossil fuels.

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Recycling Policy

Thu, Apr 21, 2022

Neasa questioning the Government in relation to recycling policies, how to enable the food sector to end their use of single-use plastic, and whether the Circular Economy Bill can be strengthened further.

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Statement on the new National Maternity Hospital

Thu, Apr 14, 2022

The ownership of the National Maternity Hospital must be secure and fully in state ownership. Those accessing healthcare in Ireland have the right to expect that the Irish state has fully committed to provide the oversight and governance of state funded healthcare. This will not be possible where some of that oversight and governance is undertaken by a private entity. The current maternity services require investment and improvement- the Holles Street site has not provided the best practice conditions for some time now. New capital investment in state facilities will deliver care to millions of women for the next hundred years or more and it is imperative that the state is the central decision maker on site and that the decision making can be tracked entirely through state, not private enterprise, channels. This principle is important and worth investment, including the consideration of a compulsory purchase of the National Maternity Hospital site.

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Committee on Gender Equality

Wed, Apr 6, 2022

Neasa engaging with the Minister for Equality before the Joint Committee on Gender Equality on the issues of sex work, and separately the right to identify as non-binary.

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Closure of the Owenacurra Centre

Mon, Mar 21, 2022

During a session of the Public Accounts Committee Neasa questioned representatives of the Department of Health on the closure of the Owenacurra Centre in Midleton, County Cork.

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Access to termination of pregnancy services by telephone or video conference consultation

Tue, Mar 15, 2022

The current model of care for early medical abortion, which was introduced as a pandemic measure, allows healthcare providers to offer care via phone or video consultations. Telemedicine abortion has proven a positive development that is patient-centred, enables choice, and enhances access to care. I have called on the Minister for Health for its retention.

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Dublin City Council starts process to develop 68 dwellings at old Readymix site in East Wall

Tue, Mar 8, 2022

Cllr. Janet Horner informed us that Dublin City Council has today given notice that it intends to make an application under Part 8 (planning process for works done by the council itself) to construct a residential development on the East Wall Road (at the old Readymix site). This is a welcome development bringing a brownfield site back into productive use.

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Ukraine - How You Can Help

Thu, Mar 3, 2022

In the past days the people of Ireland have shown great compassion and solidarity with the people of Ukraine. I understand that people want to help in whatever way they can, and I have sought to provide information below on how to do so.

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