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Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: Look at the record.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: Go maith ... I will start again. Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirleach. That is the effect of a Billy Bragg concert and being out a little too late last night I suspect. I want to raise the issue of Shannon Airport. A very good report was launched several weeks ago. I attended the launch along with my colleague, Deputy Maurice Quinlivan. It is a report by Oxford Economics that shows the...

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I appreciate the opportunity to address this Bill today, which Sinn Féin will be supporting. It is crucial to recognise the origin of this Bill, which is a reactive response to revelations in England, specifically Bristol and two other hospitals, where more than 30,000 bodies or organs were retained. The Dunne inquiry, which was initiated in 2000 but was marred by delays and costs, did...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (21 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State. I ask him to make a statement about future funding under the social intervention fund for Limerick city and the implications for vital community projects. The economic and social intervention fund for Limerick city was set up under the Limerick regeneration framework implementation plan, which set out a programme of physical, social and economic...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (21 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I was pleased to see a key line in the Minister of State's response, which frankly has not been confirmed to any of these groups to date, which is that the Department has agreed to continue funding for ESIF for 2024. This is a very welcome announcement.What I cannot understand, and perhaps we may be at one on this, is why those working on these key projects are being told by the council to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: Over the past few weeks, the Oireachtas has been a venue for some important debates on Irish unity. Ireland's Future met 11 political parties from across Ireland, most of them with representatives elected to the Dáil and Seanad. I pay tribute to our colleague, Senator Black, for her work in that regard. They discussed how best to develop dialogue among the parties to ensure the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Chair and the representatives of the Mid-West Hospital Campaign. A day like today really shows the value of this committee where it gives a voice to people who have been campaigning tirelessly to highlight the horrendous circumstances in which we find ourselves in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary. I have a long history with this issue. I represented workers in Nenagh in 2009 and I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I have been consistent throughout my time as a trade union official and as a member of the Seanad in calling for the most urgent action on this issue. As Ms Moran has said and I readily agree with her, I am not a medical expert and that is why I take the position I have. Another excellent point made by Ms Moran was to ask what type of advice the Minister is getting. That is why we need,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I have read that report and Ms McMahon is absolutely right to highlight that. I would say I have highlighted that at least half a dozen times.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: People's lives are being lost. I checked this morning and, even as we speak, I believe there are 84 people on trolleys this morning.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: That will mean at least one further life lost. I would just give one other statistic for the record and for the committee, which is that last year the horrendous total was 18,012 patients for the whole year.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: Right now, today, we already have 18,963 patients who have spent time on trolleys. We have already broken our horrendous record and there is still another six weeks to go before the end of the year. It continues to get worse and words genuinely fail me with regard to the Minister and the Government's failure to address this.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I agree.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I agree; it is even worse than I stated. My point is when we keep seeing it get worse and worse each year, the failure and inaction at Government level is what completely flounders me. It is entirely unacceptable.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: Absolutely.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: That is perhaps the most valuable part of today, the fact the witnesses have brought that list. Hopefully through this committee we can hold the relevant people fully to account. That is the key to this. I commend each of our guests for their presentations and the passion with which they have made them today. I hope the committee will follow through on this. I thank Deputy Buckley for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I begin by calling for the release of all hostages in Palestine, especially Emily Hand. The fact that children are imprisoned is one of the most horrific aspects of all of this. I remind colleagues not to forget the 173 children being interned by the Israeli authorities. That was the latest figure I could find this morning from the B'Tselem Jewish human rights group. A total of 173...

Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I apologise that I could not be here for the Minister's speech but I have read through it. Earlier this year the National Women's Council published its report, prepared in conjunction with the Department of Justice, into domestic and sexual violence with a specific look at the intersection of the criminal justice, private family law and public law childcare processes. I will begin by...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: My apologies; I have just come in the door. The Minister of State is very welcome. I ask him to explain these technical amendments.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.