Full Transcript: We are celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality. It is an important milestone to remember how far we have come in many ways. The fact that the disregard of historical offences has taken so long is also a reminder of how far we have yet to go. Like other speakers,…

Full Transcript: Once again, the Not Our Fault campaign is outside these Houses asking for help to address the immediate fire safety issues in people’s homes. While commitments have been made, we still have no clarity as to when substantive measures to help with defective apartments or even when interim supports to address immediate fire…

Full Transcript: We have had an independent review of the operation of our abortion legislation. Indeed, it is being debated this morning at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health and there will also be votes in this regard this evening. While these aspects have highlighted the challenges and the need for reform of…

Full Transcript: I thank Deputy McAuliffe for speaking as fast as he could in order to fit it all in and leave me with a bit of time. I too will try to speak as quickly as I can. We have very serious work to do. Many people have spoken about the silence of our…

Full Transcript: Like previous speakers, I underline that access to justice is a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy, as it is for any democracy. Delays undermine that. I have stood in the Chamber quite a bit in recent weeks to talk about access to justice, how we need to look at the failings in criminal…