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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: Last week I met with a delegation from the Irish Federation of University Teachers. They gave a powerful presentation. I think it was organised by our colleagues in the Labour Party. I was shocked by what they told us. I always assumed that a career in academia would be a pretty good way to make a living. Many of us would have thought that if our kids could end up there, that would be a...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second and Subsequent Stages (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: It is always good to see the Minister of State. She is welcome. This Bill is an annual review of the risk-equalisation mechanism that supports the community-based health insurance market. Risk equalisation as a principle ensures costs are constant across the lifespan of an individual. It seeks to ensure, where possible, that age, gender and health status do not influence the cost of an...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second and Subsequent Stages (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I appreciate that but I would not be doing my job if I did not raise it.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second and Subsequent Stages (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: It is an issue of continuing concern and we are worried about Christmas and, particularly, about the freeze on hiring. That is a massive problem for UHL. The management has said that as well. I will end at that point because we support the Bill and I do not want to delay matters any further.

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: Actually, we will not be moving these amendments.

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 43, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(n) by the substitution of the following Regulation for Regulation 25: “25. The HSE shall— (a) keep a record of and publish the annual activities of procurement organisations and transplantation centres, at hospital level, including aggregated numbers of living and deceased...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister. I wish to express Sinn Féin's support for amendments Nos. 7 to 11. As the Minister knows, we support this Bill but the well-thought-out amendments proposed by the Civil Engagement Group are worthy of support. As Government amendments are pending anyway, there is the opportunity for the Minister to take some of these on board today. I really hope she does so....

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 27, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(i) to ensure that the Garda Síochána co-operates with the Office of the Police Ombudsman, with regard to his or her obligations under section 173 (1)(c); (j) to perform any other functions conferred on it by or under this Act or the regulations.”. I will be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I support Senator Clonan's comments on the Green Paper on disability. We saw it at a meeting of the social protection committee and I am really disturbed by it. Unfortunately, I am travelling to Paris on Thursday so I cannot join the Senator for the protest, but I urge the Leader to listen very carefully to what he is saying. The paper is straight out of the fascist playbook of the 1980s....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: The small village.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: It is appalling.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 8: In page 18, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: "Report on relief for renters 12. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the introduction of a refundable tax credit payable to private rental tenants not already in receipt of any State subsidy, equivalent to 8.3...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 11: In page 26, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: "Report on Mortgage Interest Relief 14.The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the introduction of temporary mortgage interest relief, available in respect of mortgages on principal private residences, applied at...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: We are absolutely opposed to the proposed landlords' tax relief - we want to remove it - so we are opposed to this section.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 14: In page 33, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “Report on landlords’ tax relief 22.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the introduction of the new personal income tax allowance introduced with respect to individual landlords in the private...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: Sinn Féin fully supports this proposal and all the Civil Engagement Group recommendations tabled today. It is noticeable and significant that, whenever proposals are made to tax wealth or claw back some of the reliefs on banks, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are entirely united. They oppose anything that may require those in the wealthiest parts of our society to pay even a small...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 23: In page 113, to delete lines 8 to 15 and substitute the following: " 11 October 2023 €606.39 €606.39 €526.83 €526.83 €526.83 €60.00 €164.23 €149.09 €142.76 €79.17 €9.36 1 April...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 26: In page 148, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Report on vacant homes tax 92.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the vacant homes tax, including an assessment of options to include derelict properties within its scope, and to increase the amount of...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: We support them.