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Seanad Éireann Vol. 272 Tuesday, No. 9 24 November 2020 DÍOSPÓIREACHTAÍ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES SEANAD ÉIREANN TUAIRISC OIFIGIÚIL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised) Insert Date Here 24/11/2020A00100Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 702 24/11/2020B00200An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 702 24/11/2020R00100Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 720 24/11/2020S00150Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 722 24/11/2020S00200Covid-19 Pandemic � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 722 24/11/2020V00200Presidential Elections � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 725 Veterinary Medicines � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 727 24/11/2020HH00100Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 730 24/11/2020CCC00100Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020: Order for Second Stage� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 750 24/11/2020CCC00500Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 750 24/11/2020SSS00100Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Bill 2019: Second Stage � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 758 24/11/2020DDDD00600Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Order for Second Stage� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 770 24/11/2020DDDD01000Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 770 SEANAD ÉIREANN Dé Máirt, 24 Samhain 2020 Tuesday, 24 November 2020 Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10�30 a�m� Machnamh agus Paidir. Reflection and Prayer. 24/11/2020A00100Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil 24/11/2020B00100An Cathaoirleach: Dáil Éireann passed the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Deci- sions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019 on 18 November 2020, without amendment� 24/11/2020B00200An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business 24/11/2020B00300Senator Regina Doherty: The Order of Business is No� 1, statements on combating do- mestic, sexual and gender-based violence, to be taken at 2�45 p�m� in the Seanad Chamber and to adjourn at 4�15 p�m�, with the contribution of group spokespeople not to exceed ten minutes and all other Senators not to exceed six minutes, time can be shared; No� 2, Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 4�30 p�m� in the Seanad Chamber and to conclude at 5�30 p�m�, with the contribution of group spokespeople not to exceed seven minutes, the time can be shared, the Minister to be given not less than four minutes to reply to the debate, and any divisions demanded thereon to be postponed until im- mediately after the Order of Business on Wednesday, 25 November 2020; No� 3, Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Bill 2019 - Second Stage, to be taken at 5�45 p�m� in the Se- anad Chamber, with the contribution of group spokespeople not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, time can be shared, the Minister to be given not less than five minutes to reply to the debate, and any divisions demanded thereon to be postponed until immediately after the Order of Business on Wednesday, 25 November 2020; and No� 4, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken on the conclusion of No� 3, with the contribution of group spokespeople not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, the time can be shared, the Min- ister to be given not less than five minutes to reply to the debate, and any divisions demanded thereon to be postponed until immediately after the Order of Business on Wednesday, 25 No- vember 2020� For the information of the House, the statements on combating domestic, sexual and gender- 702 24 November 2020 based violence are to be adjourned as the time that would be required for all those Members who would like to speak on the debate to contribute to the discussion exceeds the time available today, because of the Minister’s schedule� The statements will be resumed the week after next� 24/11/2020B00400Senator Fiona O’Loughlin: I congratulate the GAA and Croke Park on the wonderfully emotive and moving ceremony held over the weekend to commemorate those who died on Bloody Sunday� It was also very moving to see Tipperary winning its provincial title match, for the first time since 1935, and Cavan winning its match as well. All in all it was a great weekend for sport� It raises the hairs on the back of one’s neck to think that the four counties that were in the 1920 semi-finals are in this year’s semi-finals. I wish the very best of luck to Tipperary, Cavan, Dublin and Mayo� I must also congratulate Kildare for winning the Christy Ring Cup at the weekend� On a more serious note, I wish to raise the shocking revelation in recent days that thousands of intimate images of young women flooded the Internet. Revenge porn involves people shar- ing intimate photographs of former partners which has an awful psychological impact on the victims� The Law Reform Commission, LRC, has conducted research linking revenge porn to serious psychological harm to those involved� It points to the devastating impact on people’s lives and livelihoods as well as on trust between two people� In recent days images were posted on a platform and that platform chose to share some of the photographs� It must be a criminal offence to share an intimate photograph of another person and to upload same. I acknowledge that the Labour Party has done a lot of work on this issue� Along with criminalising both ac- tions, it is also very important to educate young people about dignity and respect to ensure that this does not happen� The second issue I wish to raise relates to the Irish horticultural industry, which employs 6,000 people directly and 11,000 indirectly� Current legislation has prohibited all peatland har- vesting since 16 June 2020� If this is not addressed, supplies of peat will run out in July 2021� I call for a debate on this matte with the Ministers concerned� 24/11/2020C00200Senator Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for setting out the proposals for today’s Order of Business� I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O’Brien, that he has effectively banned the construction of new co- living developments� Co-living was a disaster that should never have happened� To be fair to the Minister, he stood on his record� He argued long and hard against co-living and I am glad to see that he walked his talk and has delivered� That is welcome� If we have learned anything from Covid-19 it is that people need their own private and personal living space� That is a right that everyone should have. We need to redouble our efforts now to focus on good quality public and affordable housing for everyone who needs it. A healthy personal space with good ventilation and access to open space is critical� In fairness to the previous Minister, we were not dealing with Covid-19 during his tenure� We have learned something from the pandemic and that must be acknowledged� I ask the Leader to organise a debate on housing� It is such a vast topic that I would suggest we would need a few hours to debate it properly� Housing is clearly exercising a lot of people here� It is raised every week in the House� The other issue I want to raise is the report on the front page of The Irish Times today, the headline for which reads: “Mentally ill prisoner found naked on floor of solitary confinement cell”� The report makes for gruesome reading: A European committee investigating conditions in Irish prisons found a severely men- 703 Seanad Éireann tally ill inmate lying naked on the floor of his cell, with faeces and urine on the floor and walls ��� There were no blankets in the cell and the man’s poncho was lying beside him covered in urine� That is on the front of one of our national newspapers today� I had intended to come in here with a motion or proposal relating to the Order of Business but that is not necessarily the way to deal with this� It is not about grabbing headlines all of the time or about beating one another up� This is too serious a matter� I appeal to the Leader to make contact this week with the line Minister and arrange for her to come to the House at the earliest possible opportunity� We need statements on this matter� A European committee has found very serious shortcomings in our prison system in regard to people who are mentally unwell� It is a harrowing story� I acknowledge Conor Lally, The Irish Times correspondent, who broke and ran the story today� I appeal to the Leader to do something on that� On the Order of Business today, only 60 minutes is provided for the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020, which is a bit tight� There are seven groups in Seanad Éireann and the suggested speaking time is seven minutes
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