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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2024)

John McGahon: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2024)

John McGahon: No, I did not. There is a meeting under way between the members of the Good Friday Agreement committee and the Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Hilary Benn. It has been a fruitful meeting so far. I will touch on the context of the English-Irish relationship, in particular during the past couple of years. As a member of that committee, I have met with various elected officials in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2024)

John McGahon: I wish to raise a report from the Central Bank about the flood protection gap. This appeared in the Irish Independent yesterday. Essentially, the flood protection gap is a problem that affects some parts of the country more than others, with 54% of the flood protection gap concentrated in just five counties. These counties include Dublin, Cork, Kildare and my own county of Louth. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2024)

John McGahon: My home town of Dundalk has an incredibly proud sporting tradition. It is a football town and a GAA town. We have an incredible history of sport, no more so than in the world of athletics, where we recently had the Olympian, Kate O'Connor, and Irish athlete, Israel Olatunde. We have a very strong athletics and running history in my town. There are clubs with a long history, such as...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Oct 2024)

John McGahon: Similar to my comments on this last year when it comes to energy credits, we have been very honest with the people at every stage over the past two to three years when it comes to the cost-of-living crisis. We have not been able to protect everybody from every pricing fluctuation, level of inflation and from competing costs. We have been honest that we cannot protect everyone from that....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

John McGahon: I would like to raise two issues. The first issue relates to social protection. It is something I did not realise until it was brought to my attention by somebody from my home town of Dundalk. Our social protection system is extremely generous. It exists to provide a financial safeguard to people who experience different issues in their lives. One thing that I did not realise is that...

Seanad: Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (9 Oct 2024)

John McGahon: I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss how important wind energy is to the Irish economy and what we have to do for the next few years. In preparation for this debate, I spoke to a friend of mine who is an expert in wind energy. She pointed out that harvesting our wind energy and decarbonising our economy will not only contribute to our energy security, but will contribute to the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2024)

John McGahon: The issue I wish to raise concerns the primary care centres throughout the country that we all know work extremely well. I am particularly concerned about the primary care centre in Dundalk. To provide a little context, an old shopping centre that has been disused for well over a decade and a half and is derelict is where the brand-new primary care centre will be located in the heart of...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

John McGahon: I appreciate the Minister of State's comments. I will make a few points of my own. My amendment would change the section such that it would read, "A licensee may not offer a person an inducement." I want to outline some of the reasons why this proposal should be considered. First, the section as it stands fails to acknowledge that gambling is a legitimate industry in which inducements are...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

John McGahon: Amendments Nos. 151 to 156, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 153 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 152. Amendments Nos. 151 to 156, inclusive may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

John McGahon: Sorry Senator, but we are dealing with amendments Nos. 151 to 156, inclusive.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

John McGahon: Amendments Nos. 157 to 169, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

John McGahon: Amendments Nos. 155 to 191, inclusive, are related; and amendments Nos. 171 and 172 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 170. Amendment No. 187 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 186 and amendments Nos. 155 to 191, inclusive, may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

John McGahon: The list of speakers I have is Senators Gavan, Higgins, Murphy, Dolan, Boyhan and Garvey. Is that right? Does that include everyone who wants to speak?

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

John McGahon: The Minister will come back in after he has heard from everybody.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

John McGahon: That is in the hands of the other Senators.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

John McGahon: We have six more Senators to speak and then the Minister.

Seanad: Better Planning for Local Childcare Provision: Motion (17 Jul 2024)

John McGahon: I will be brief. I thank Senator Currie for arranging this debate. I wish to touch on three key areas. One is related to the planning aspects of childcare, the second is related to the experiences of childcare providers in my home town of Dundalk, and the third is a point about Senator Currie’s report she recently did about a new model. To touch off on the planning aspect, it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jul 2024)

John McGahon: I ask for a debate about Irish Water and our water infrastructure when we come back to this House in September. I ask because of an issue I raised previously in this House over the past two years, which is now quite serious in my home town of Dundalk, a town of 42,000 people, where the water has been absolutely rotten on many occasions. It is brown throughout the day for a huge number of...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

John McGahon: What would Senator Boyhan like to do with the amendment?