Press Statement, 15 April 2013 ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** SENATOR VAN TURNHOUT CALLS ON IRELAND TO IMMEDIATELY TRANSPOSE THE EU ANTI-TRAFFICKING DIRECTIVE INTO NATIONAL LEGISLATION I warmly welcome today’s publication of the European Commission’s Eurostat Report Trafficking in human beings. I note with extreme concern that 62% of all those identified or presumed to be victims …
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Thursday, 19th September 2013 I too welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his comprehensive presentation on the EU directive. I could say a lot on issues related to the directive, but I intend to focus on article 25 which relates to child abuse material online. I welcome the commitments the Minister …
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Tuesday, 2nd July 2013 Part 1: I welcome the Minister back to the House on Report Stage of what has become a very comprehensive Bill. Last Wednesday on Committee Stage, I outlined in great detail the rationale and urgency behind my amendment, and I do not propose to do so again today because we are …
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Wednesday, 29th May 2013 I welcome the Minister to the House and am pleased to participate in this debate this evening. There are many valuable proposals in the report by the NCSE, Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs in Schools. I note and support both the report and this motion’s strong commitment to providing access …
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Press Statement, 15 April 2013 ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** SENATOR VAN TURNHOUT CALLS ON IRELAND TO IMMEDIATELY TRANSPOSE THE EU ANTI-TRAFFICKING DIRECTIVE INTO NATIONAL LEGISLATION I warmly welcome today’s publication of the European Commission’s Eurostat Report Trafficking in human beings. I note with extreme concern that 62% of all those identified or presumed to …
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Wednesday, 30th January 2013 I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this Adjournment matter. In February last the Independent group tabled a Private Members’ motion in the Seanad seeking to block child abuse material on the Internet, at which time the Minister for Justice and Equality gave a clear …
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30th June 2011 I thank the Minister for his comprehensive overview. I take this opportunity to welcome the citizenship ceremony held last week in Dublin Castle. This was a very important ceremony and several people noted it as a very welcome initiative by the Minister. When reading the Bill last weekend I wondered whether the …
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Introduction From 1998 to 2011 I was a member and Vice-President, of the EESC. This is a consultative body of the European Union, bringing together employers, employees, and representatives of various interests. I represented the views of the 344 members from the then 27 Member-States to shape and inform EU policy. My work entailed high-level …
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Children’s Rights Alliance lecture marking the work of Jillian van Turnhout Senator in Seanad Éireann from 2011 to 2016 in The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children 13 April 2016 Speech by Jillian van Turnhout Thank you Children’s Rights Alliance for this wonderful opportunity to reflect on my path to children’s rights advocacy and my …
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Senator Jillian van Turnhout: It is almost ten years since the last substantive legislation was introduced in this area. I am cognisant of what we are trying to do today. It is complex. It has been difficult for Members and the civil society organisations specialising in the areas of refugees, asylum and children’s rights issues – …
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