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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (27 Jun 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, to the Chamber this afternoon and thank him for attending on this issue calling for the reintroduction of a specific ring-fenced allocation of funding for local improvement schemes. I have no doubt the Minister is aware that this is an important issue, particularly for people in rural areas whose only access to their homes...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: ...ones have been tragically killed abroad and helped them bring home the bodies. It provides a vital service and I am sure all Members of the House, on behalf of the people of the country, would like to pay great tribute to Colin and Eithne for the fantastic service they provide to the citizens of the country and families who have been heartbroken by the tragic news of a sudden death...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and General Scheme of Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I will be very brief but I am heartened again by these latest contributions I compliment Deputy Jim Daly for bringing this forward and that we are able to have this conversation. I think Ms Doyle mentioned earlier in her contribution that there needs to be prevention rather than resolution and that this is key. It is important that we do not lose sight of that. From what I have heard this...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I welcome the Minister of State. I would like to raise the issue of the proposed Milltown group sewerage scheme. Milltown is located north west of Monaghan town and is typical of the outskirts of Monaghan, where ribbon development and unseweraged housing clusters have developed on the periphery of the town. Residents in Milltown recently formed...

Seanad: Recent Education Announcements: Statements (21 Feb 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Ba mhaith liom an tAire a fháiltiú go dtí an Teach inniu. I congratulate him on his work. There have been many good announcements, but the old adage about the proof of the pudding being in the eating springs to mind. I do not know whether the Minister will be in situto reap his harvest, given that he might be in the process of filling in an application form for another job...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Passport Service: Senator Robbie Gallagher (9 Feb 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Chairman and committee members for affording me the opportunity to address them. As I know that their time is precious, I promise this will be short and to the point. It is fair to say and widely acknowledged that no part of the country will be affected more by Brexit than the Border counties. The impact of the referendum result and a hard Brexit will be magnified in County...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (26 Jan 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. I extend my best wishes to the former deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness. I acknowledge Mr. McGuinness's contribution to the peace process and his commitment to the institutions when they were established. I will not claim he and I have sung from the same hymn sheet at all times, as that was certainly not the case, but it would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education: Discussion (10 Nov 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the members of the deputation. I wish to acknowledge the extraordinary contribution the university heads have made to the social and economic fibre of the country to date. That is without question and it has to be acknowledged. It would be remiss of us not to compliment those involved in the Cassells report on their work. They have set out the position and what lies ahead in a...

Seanad: Children and Youth Affairs: Statements (18 Oct 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach seo um thrathnóna. I welcome the Minister and thank her for her attention. I wish her well in her brief and compliment her on her achievements to date in this area and the manner in which she has been able to persuade her Fine Gael Cabinet colleagues to travel on the road on which she has taken them. Many points have been raised by...

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: Ba mhaith liom fáilte mhór an chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Seanad inniu. While many of the measures to improve quality and innovational learning in education in this plan are welcome, the education sector in general is somewhat underwhelmed by its contents. The three-year strategy, while worthy in some respects, is not strong enough in many of the areas of education policy...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State and I welcome the opportunity for us to have such a debate. I compliment Senator McDowell on his introduction of the Bill, and I suppose we can beat our own drum as I can say we have Fianna Fáil to thank, among others, for our being here to have the debate this afternoon. If it was not for that party and a few others, we might not be here at all, so it...

Seanad: Farm Safety: Statements (6 Jul 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and wish him well in his role. When it comes to farm safety, it is said that it is often the simple things that can make the difference between life and death. That was a message that came out of an all-island farm safety conference held in Monaghan last year. One farmer explained how he had lost his leg after a piece of his overalls got entangled in a...

Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister to the House. The UK's decision to leave the European Union is deeply disappointing. The referendum result is one the vast majority of people in this country did not want. If one lives in a Border town such as Monaghan, Letterkenny, or in Sligo or Louth, something fundamental changed last week. On Thursday night, most of us went to sleep thinking the result would be...

Seanad: EU-UK Relations: Statements (22 Jun 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister to the Seanad for this important debate. People in Britain will make a crucial decision tomorrow. While the decision is for Britain to decide, Ireland is in a unique position heading into this week's vote as it is the only country in the European Union that shares a land border with the United Kingdom. Britain is our nearest neighbour and largest trading partner....

Seanad: Death of Jo Cox, MP: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: I wish to be associated with the statements of sympathy to the family and friends of Jo Cox, MP. No one who had seen video clips of Jo over the past few days could fail to be impressed by the smiling, bubbly character that she exuded. She was someone who had already walked the walk in helping people at home and abroad through her work with Oxfam and in her constituency. I am sure that I am...