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Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is nice to see the Minister of State. I thank her for coming to the House. It is good to have this opportunity every year to debate a Bill like this so we can see where we are at with Sláintecare and the commitment all parties in the House gave to phasing out private health insurance and the private health sector, and to working towards a public universal healthcare system where...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 4: In page 20, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “Report on tapering out of income tax credits 16.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on tapering out income tax credits for incomes between €100,000 and €140,000 at a rate of 2.5 per cent for...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 15: In page 96, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “Report on the treatment of capital gains tax with respect to worker-owned cooperatives 40.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the treatment of capital gains tax in instances where a company or shares...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is nice to see the Minister again. It feels a little like Groundhog Day, to be fair. I will start by stating something that should be obvious to us all but perhaps it needs to be said anyway, that is, the vaccine programme is absolutely essential and everybody should get vaccinated. I was fortunate enough to get my third vaccine on Monday and I am delighted to have had it. I encourage...

Seanad: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is nice to see the Minister of State. He is very welcome. On behalf of my party, I welcome this significant legislation. The establishment of a corporate enforcement authority as a stand-alone entity replacing the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement is an extremely welcome step. We are on record as having welcomed this on more than one occasion. The ODCE has worked hard...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is nice to see the Minister. He is very welcome. The Bill is an important one and Sinn Féin will be supporting it. Like other speakers, I acknowledge the amazing work done by all the Oireachtas staff here every day, much of which goes unheard and unseen. Staff put in tremendous hours and their dedication and patience with us is incredible at times. It is very important we secure...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (7 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is nice to see the Tánaiste. He is very welcome. To begin I will deal with those new restrictions announced on Friday. I will not play politics with Covid-19 and we should follow the science. I appreciate the fact the Cabinet has moved to provide supports that are very badly needed. I have a couple of examples for the Tánaiste. I spoke to somebody in one of the major hotels...

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...