IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
It does not discriminate.
Sharon Keogan
Rhetoric & votes →On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 45 of 448 decisive votes (0 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
Party over time
This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.
| Party | Recorded as | Contributions | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Independent | 1,653 | 2020-06-29 – 2026-09-30 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 141 | 2020-12-17 – 2023-05-31 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · IND 2025-01-29–present
Record
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Against-----
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
No, it does not.
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Thank you. I thought he had seen me but that is all right.
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Thank you.
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
I thank the Senator very much. We heard yesterday and today tones and speeches on the referendums to the effect that this has got nothing to do with men. People are speaking very-----
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Okay, I will only use a few minutes.
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
This has nothing to do with men-----
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
I will not take too long. It has nothing to do with men. We are talking down-----
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
I apologise for interrupting Senator Ruane earlier.
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Absolutely. I want to remind the women in this Chamber that they are going to face the electorate of the Seanad and Dáil and the European elections. They will be seeking votes from half the population who are men.
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
The family-----
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
You know, I-----
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
I am not giving way.
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Okay.
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
I am sorry-----
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
I thank the Cathaoirleach very much.
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Shall I continue?
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
I will never disrespect anybody's lived experience. I will not do that. However, I hear women from the Government side who seek to invoke women's experiences in the Magdalen laundries or mother and baby homes. What did they do to help those women all those months ago when they were emailing in their thousands about problems with the still undelivered redress scheme? They did nothing; absolutely nothing. They were silent when the chips were down, but those women are useful to them now again when they use their names…
IND
2024-01-23 · Seanad
Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages
I feel at times that I am alone in this Chamber as a female. I take solace from some of the emails I receive from the women and mothers of Ireland. Hundreds of women have written to the national newspapers and their voices never get heard in this Chamber. I am going to read a couple of those letters to the Minister so he can hear their voices. The first letter is from-----