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Ms Maura HOPKINS (Ireland, EPP/CD)

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Senator
Fine Gael

Seanad Éireann
IE - - Dublin 2
Ireland

Working language: English

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 10/10/2016 to 14/09/2020

In the Assembly

  • from 10/10/2016 to 14/09/2020 Representative - Ireland

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 10/10/2016 to 14/09/2020)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 02/10/2019 to 29/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 24/01/2019 to 14/09/2020)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 25/01/2018 to 01/10/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 26/01/2017 to 28/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (from 09/12/2016 to 28/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Robert TROY (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 21/01/2019 to 14/09/2020)

Interventions

Last speeches

26/06/2019 | 10:57:19 Thank you Chair, and thank you to the rapporteur for her excellent work. This is an exceptionally important debate in seeking to do more to protect the human rights of people with mental health difficulties. I was also very interested to hear from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Mijatovic. We were very happy to welcome her to our Ireland recently. As an occupational therapist and as a senator we know that we should be supporting people with mental health difficulties... 25/06/2019 | 17:09:59 Thank you chair and thank you to both rapporteurs for their strong work on this really important issue of gender equality. It is incredibly important that we continue to keep this issue on the agenda. As other speakers have said, the Istanbul Convention is a very significant and indeed essential international legal instrument, which involves criminalising or legally sanctioning different forms of violence against women: domestic violence, sexual harassment and psychological violence. It is a... 23/01/2019 | 18:50:32 Like other speakers, I want to strongly compliment the rapporteurs for their work on these issues and, most importantly, for putting them to the fore. It is great to see them on the agenda on this occasion. I come from a healthcare background. I am of the strong opinion, as are we all, that a disability should not dictate the path a person is able to take in life. What absolutely should count are a person’s abilities, talents, strengths, and determination to succeed and to participate fully...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

24/01/2018 | Doc. 14486 | Motion for a resolution Teachers as agents for change and the fight against corruption 19/12/2017 | Doc. 14459 | Written declaration Defending the values and credibility of the Council of Europe 18/12/2017 | Doc. 14458 | Motion for a resolution Towards a system of monitoring and regulation to counter misinformation in and manipulation by social media 07/12/2017 | Doc. 14447 | Motion for a resolution Football governance and ethics: business or values? 07/12/2017 | Doc. 14448 | Motion for a resolution Media education in the new media environment

Votes on adopted texts

26/06/2019 | Doc. 14922, vote on the draft text for resolution Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation 23/01/2019 | Doc. 14789, vote on the draft text for recommendation Internet governance and human rights