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Seanad: Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is nice to see the Minister of State. I thank him for coming in. We are going to oppose this Bill, as I am sure he would expect us to. I will outline the reasons over the next few minutes. However, I will welcome a couple of aspects of it because I want to be balanced and fair, if I can. I particularly welcome the ring-fenced funding for childcare. My union, SIPTU, has campaigned for...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Health): Statements (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: I will move on to some of the key points. I agree with some of the points made by Senator Malcolm Byrne. Let us be clear. Everyone should be scheduled for a booster jab at six months post the second job. I do not know why we are delaying. We know the need is there and we know it is safe. We know how to do it. We should just do it. I will use my time to make a clear call again to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...one of my favourite singers, who passed away in Kilkenny a few years ago. His name is John Martyn, a great Scottish folk singer. Approximately 50 years ago, he famously wrote: Some of us live like princes Some of us live like queens Most of us live just like me And we don’t know what it means To take our place in one world His words come to mind because, as colleagues will...

Seanad: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: I say "Goodbye" to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, and welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth. While I welcome many aspects of this plan, I am deeply disappointed, as we see major rail and light rail projects being kicked further down the road. I will talk about Dublin initially. The MetroLink and Luas connections to Lucan, Bray and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: I thank Dr. Bambrick. The meat factory workers are an excellent example of how, unless we move to a limited period of self-certification, this sick pay scheme will not work. It will leave them out of pocket, as Dr. Bambrick has said. Clearly, that is not what any of us wants to achieve through this Bill. I have another concern that I want to raise with both parties, which is how we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: .... This is the best committee meeting I have attended all year and I am a member of a couple of committees. The quality of the contributions and the data we are getting are absolutely key. I want to address a couple of points that were raised. Deputy Ó Cuív spoke about people in the real world, the arduous labour they do and whether their situation has been addressed by the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: Like others, I listened to Peter Tyndall, the Ombudsman, speaking this morning about his frustration regarding the abject failure of successive Governments to assist people with disabilities with transport schemes. We know that two key schemes were scrapped in 2013, namely, the mobility transport grant and the mobility allowance. These were grants which allowed people to purchase motorised...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...horrendous plight of patients and staff in University Hospital Limerick. We hit a new record yesterday when there were 95 patients on trolleys and chairs. For 11 years, we have had this ongoing story of failure. Let us be absolutely clear about that. The situation continues to get worse. The numbers do not really tell the story. I had a call from a lady last week, a trade union...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." It is good to see a trade union comrade in the Chair today. It is also nice to see the Minister, who is very welcome. I am moving the Second Stage reading of the Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021. While Sinn Féin is very proud to be supporting this legislation, I want to begin by stressing the cross-party...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: I thank all contributors to the debate. It has been, for the most part, a reasoned and powerful debate. I am struck by the personal testimony of a couple of speakers in particular. I thank them for their courage in speaking out so strongly this evening. In the five minutes available to me, I will try to deal with a couple of the points raised. I will start with the unfortunate reference...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: I compliment Senator Black for organising a powerful meeting yesterday on the subject of six human rights NGOs in Palestine. Those are the Addameer prisoner support and human rights group, Al-Haq, the Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International – Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees and the Union of Palestinian Women Committees. All...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Paul Gavan: Exactly. The northern distributor road in Limerick needs to be completed as it is absolutely essential. The project has been dropped from the national development plan and that has a huge impact in terms of some of the things that have been mentioned in the motion. I refer to the problem of a large amount of traffic at both ends of the city. A number of good points were made about cycling...

Seanad: Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (21 Oct 2021)

Paul Gavan: The Minister is very welcome. I would like to speak to the section. I have a number of questions for the Minister regarding the amending agreement. My colleague, Senator Higgins, engaged with the Minister on this legislation on Second Stage. She is at the Conference on the Future of Europe today and could not attend the Seanad but looks forward to engaging again with the Minister on these...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Freedom of Speech (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is always good to see the Minister of State. I thank him for coming into the House. I raise the issue of the continuing incarceration of Julian Assange and ask for urgent action from the Irish Government on this issue and for it to speak out about it. Since 9/11 and the subsequent, and misnamed, war on terror, respect for international law by the US, NATO and other allied countries has...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Gavan: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that is, that No. 19 be taken before No. 1. I wish to introduce the Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021. While Sinn Féin is proud to be supporting this Bill, all credit for this Bill belongs to Together for Safety, a national campaign group for safe access zones that I have had the privilege to work with for the...

Seanad: Sláintecare Implementation: Statements (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is nice to see the Minister here and I thank him for coming to the House. I think we can agree this is a difficult topic. I have real concerns over where we stand with Sláintecare. When three of the most senior people on the advisory implementation council resign and say they are resigning because they do not believe the Government is committed to implementing Sláintecare,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Paul Gavan: I commend Senator Seery Kearney on that crucial point. The issue has been raised at the Council of Europe a number of times because it is a problem across Europe. I support the Senator's call for a debate. I wish to speak about Paddy Moloney. Unlike Senator Murphy, I did not know him but I suspect that, like a number of people, I felt as if I did. He was such a warm and engaging man...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Paul Gavan: The Minister of State is very welcome. It is nice to see him. I will start with housing. It is a shame that our good Senator Casey is not here because I was struck by something he said in his speech. Speaking about housing he said that he could finally see some delivery. Those were his words. That is some statement to make. This is the sixth Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael budget and it...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is nice to see the Minister of State. I apologise in advance as I need to head to a meeting later but I will take note of his comments at the end. I appreciate his understanding about that. In addressing this budget, I will start by saying that on television last night, RTÉ quoted Government sources as saying this budget was quite socialist. I smiled to myself and thought it was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Paul Gavan: I would like Ms Cox to go ahead. I have 14 minutes so perhaps Ms Cox will not mind taking a couple of minutes to outline her own experience of the four-day working week. It would be very useful to hear from her on this.