Representative
Senator
Fianna Fáil
Seanad Éireann
IE - - Dublin 2
Ireland
Working language: English
13/09/2023 - Monitoring Monitoring Committee takes stock of the honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by France 28/04/2023 - Session PACE emphasizes importance of safe social media use for youth in promoting democratic engagement and protecting from harmful content 25/04/2023 - Session The Reykjavik Summit is the response of the member States to the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine 25/01/2023 - Session PACE sets out its proposals for the Reykjavik Summit, urging ‘unity around common values’ 13/12/2022 - Political Affairs and Democracy At a defining moment in European history, the Reykjavik Summit will be an opportunity to unite around common values
21/06/2023 | 19:51:05 Thank you, Chair. Today, for many reasons is significant, in that the British government's Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill is being heard at report stage in the House of Lords. This Bill proposes an effective amnesty for those accused of killing or maiming people during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. While some amendments were made on the 8th of this month, the substance of the Bill remains intact. I wish to express my very grave concerns about this Bill, which... 20/06/2023 | 19:19:05 Thank you, Chair. I think this is a very, very timely report and I really want to congratulate the rapporteur. As we are emerging from the brutal trauma that was Covid, and we deal with new and emerging crises ever since, it's vitally important that we collaborate our respective and our collective learnings and experiences. And, of course, evaluate shortcomings that were there, and to help build a really strong and resilient health system and implement measures that will curb health... 25/04/2023 | 15:42:12 Thank you Mister President, What an honour and privilege it is for me as an Irish person, as an Irish woman, to address President Síofra O'Leary as the very first Irish person, and indeed the very first woman, to hold this prestigious post as President of the European Court of Human Rights. So dear President, President of the Commission of Ministers, President of the European Court of Human Rights, Madam Secretary General, ambassadors, and of course colleagues, The Russian Federation is... 24/01/2023 | 19:28:09 Thank you very much once again, Mister President. The road to Reykjavik has been a long journey, and we are only halfway there. I want to thank all of those who have shared this journey and lightened the load and gave me the trust to bring us to this stop on our journey. To those who engaged, I listened and did my very best to produce a collaborative report. Thank you to the Irish and Icelandic presidencies who have made this summit both a priority and a reality; to the Alliance of Liberals... 24/01/2023 | 16:36:15 Thank you, Mr President. And dear President, dear Mr Tiny KOX, Secretary General and colleagues, Europe, no doubt, is confronted with extraordinary and grave challenges and grave moments such as these must be matched by great ambition and that is why we are here on this day at this time. The Russian Federation is waging a brutal war of aggression against Ukraine in defiance of international law including the Council of Europe Statute, the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of the United...
25/09/2023 | Doc. 15833 | Report The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by France 10/03/2023 | Doc. 15726 | Report Youth and the media 09/01/2023 | Doc. 15681 | Report The Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: United around values in the face of extraordinary challenges
23/06/2023 | Doc. 15812 | Motion for a resolution The role of sanctions as a protective measure for human rights and democracy 11/05/2023 | Doc. 15770 | Motion for a resolution Establishment of an Order of the European solidarities 01/03/2023 | Doc. 15721 | Motion for a resolution Excluding the athletes and officials of the Russian Federation and Belarus from participating in the international Olympic movement 14/02/2023 | Doc. 15634 | Written declaration Support Iranian people's protests 14/02/2023 | Doc. 15640 | Written declaration Condemnation of aggression by Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia
21/06/2023 | Doc. 15785, vote on the draft text for resolution Integration of migrants and refugees: benefits for all parties involved 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15786, vote on the draft text for resolution Social inclusion of migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons through sport 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15784, vote on the draft text for resolution Health and social protection of undocumented workers or those in an irregular situation 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15784, vote on the draft text for recommendation Health and social protection of undocumented workers or those in an irregular situation 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15782, vote on the draft text for resolution UK reform of its human rights legislation: consequences for domestic and European Human Rights protection