Results 61-80 of 137 for going forward speaker:Robbie Gallagher

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Brexit Issues: Discussion (8 Jun 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...for the entire committee. I am only messing of course. On a more serious note, this is a very welcome opportunity to speak with MEPs. Other speakers have mentioned the fact that perhaps some ongoing engagement like this would be very welcome. I, for one, am very much in favour that. It is refreshing and encouraging to see from all the contributions this afternoon that all the MEPs...

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

Robbie Gallagher: Next Saturday, the picturesque village of Glaslough will open its arms to President Michael D. Higgins, who is going there to celebrate the national award it won in 2019. Unfortunately, during the Covid pandemic he was not able to visit. However, he will be going to Glaslough on Saturday to celebrate its success. We look forward to that. The various Tidy Towns groups and volunteers we are...

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...some cases. That is too long. It is a heartache and a life sentence that these people have been asked to carry. It has gone on long enough. I appeal to anyone who has any information whatsoever to come forward and share that information with the authorities. People can do so in the knowledge that the information is not going anywhere else and is purely to assist in finding the bodies...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 Mar 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke. My colleague and I wish to highlight the problem of accessing public eye care in Ireland but we have a potential solution. I look forward to the ministerial response in due course. Unfortunately, many adults and children must wait too long to receive public eye care in this country. Figures for 2022, compiled by the National Treatment...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Economic and Social Research Institute (2 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...on the same island. From a profit perspective, one would imagine it would be more profitable for those same Northern Ireland companies to be trading on the same island, from the cost of getting goods across the Irish Sea. Was that business always there? Is it only now they are realising that business was always there? One would imagine, from a business and cost-analysis perspective,...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (16 Dec 2020)

Robbie Gallagher: Mr. Neal is very welcome. I thank him very much for taking time out to be with us here this afternoon. We really welcome his contribution. We thank him personally for the work he has done on the Good Friday Agreement and the peace we enjoy on our island. For someone who was born and lives in a Border county, we more than most are grateful and appreciate every day the change it has brought...

Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: .... In County Monaghan, and as my learned colleague, Senator Joe O'Reilly, who is based in County Cavan, will know, we do not have a refuge centre that will accommodate people in both counties. Work is going on at local level between Cavan and Monaghan county councils with a view to locating this site, which is progressing. That is something we would like to see happen as a matter of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (22 Mar 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: Ba mhaith liom fáilte mhór a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach inniu. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis fosta mar go bhfuil a fhios agam go bhfuil a lán oibre á déanamh aige. I welcome the Minister to the House this morning. I thank him for taking time out of his busy schedule to be here. This morning I wish to discuss the issue of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sports Funding (24 Oct 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte ar ais go dtí an Teach seo roimh an Aire Stáit inniu. I thank the Minister of State for taking time out of his busy schedule to be here. I, like many other sports fans in the country, was delighted with the successful bid by the UK and Ireland to host the 2028 European championship. This has given sports fans a major tournament to look forward to. I commend...

Seanad: Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017: Committee Stage (17 Feb 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: ...Dr. Keith Swanick, who, as the Cathaoirleach will know, along with Senators Wilson, Paul Daly and Casey and Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, did a lot of work behind the scenes in bringing this legislation forward in 2017. I acknowledge the great work they have done. Our guests from Community First Responders Ireland have been promoting this particular cause for a long number years and continue...

Seanad: Report of Independent Review Group Jadotville: Statements (15 Jul 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: ...is most disappointing. I welcome the sincerity of the Minister and his formal apology this evening to the survivors and the families of those who are still around. I honestly do not know where we go from here. Normally, when reports are written there is an appeal mechanism built in whereby people who are disappointed or angered about the outcome have an opportunity to make comments or a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (7 Nov 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: ...of State say many times that perhaps a fair deal scheme could also be introduced to enable people to stay in their homes and have the backup they would require as not every older person needs to go to a nursing home. If proper supports funded by the State were provided many people would be able to stay at home. I am sure everyone would wish to stay in their own home and live within their...

Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...back in 1974. I use this opportunity to again appeal, as the Minister did last Monday, to anyone who has any information whatsoever, however insignificant they may feel it is, to please come forward in the knowledge that information given will not go anywhere else and there is no risk of any prosecution resulting therefrom, so that the McVeigh family's nightmare will finally come to an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (28 Apr 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: ...and tradespeople have meant they have been unable to commence building their homes, through no fault of their own. They have spent thousands trying to get a planning application together, have got planning permission and, now, with the stroke of a pen and no lead-in time in relation to planning applications granted in the past five years, they find themselves in a bind and cannot move...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (27 Sep 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: ...of students, namely those doing their leaving certificate examinations at 17 or 18 years of age, unfortunately do not qualify for this. That is something I would like to see addressed. I look forward to the Minister of State's response on that. The other issue I wish to raise is more of an issue for those of us who live in the Border counties, including Monaghan, Cavan, Donegal and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Permits (22 Sep 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach seo inniu. Ba mhaith liom fosta buíochas a ghabháil leis as a bheith anseo mar tá a fhios agam go bhfuil sé faoi bhrú agus go bhfuil a lán oibre á déanamh aige. The Minister of State is very welcome to the House this morning. He knows that Monaghan's local economy is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (30 Nov 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: .... Statutory domestic violence leave will provide up to five days of fully paid absence annually to employees impacted by domestic violence. This legislation is a significant step and is part of the Government's zero tolerance strategy. However, unfortunately we all know that the availability of places for victims of domestic abuse is seriously deficient, particularly in my county of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (10 Oct 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Byrne, go dtí an Teach. The World Health Organization estimates that one in 160 children has an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, but some studies have reported a figure as high as one in 59. Whatever the figures, we all know that the number of children being diagnosed with autism is continuing to rise. That is a worrying...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (25 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais go dtí an Teach. The Minister of State is welcome back to the House. I remember when the difficulty arose with this legislation six months ago when premises were extended to facilitate outdoor dining. It created a difficulty for the Garda and the business owners because there was a bit of a grey area as to whether the piece they added...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2016)

Robbie Gallagher: ...hosted by the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, is being held at Farmleigh House with some of the affected families. Every year in this country, 9,000 people go missing but, thankfully, most are reunited with their loved ones. It is estimated that approximately 50 to 80 people remain missing and I can only imagine the heartbreak this causes for...