Results 1-20 of 22 for going forward speaker:Johnny Mythen

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: ...there is a greater impact on some states. I presume they are talking about Ireland. We can read between the lines here. What impact do they as professionals see this having on the Irish industry going forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: ...in Ireland every year, and 370,000 of those are exported. That is a serious industry that we have to protect, no matter what happens. As the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach said about veal, they usually go to the Netherlands, Spain or Italy. We are talking about a big business, a lot of money and a lot of stuff that benefits our own citizens, so we should not have to be shy about anything....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia: Chairperson Designate (10 Apr 2024)

Johnny Mythen: ...On a general aspect and on the opening statement, Origin Green is very important to Ireland, along with building strength and sustainability. What does Bord Bia see as the main challenges and opportunities going forward with Origin Green? Mr. Murrin said that the traditional methods are used for the trade shows and he spoke of the emergence of the next generation of digital technology....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Johnny Mythen: ...to finish. That gives clarity and security to people who are waiting on an appeal. Often, they are worried. I am not sure about this, and the Minister may forgive my ignorance on it. Why does it have to go to the High Court? A small farmer going to the High Court to appeal will not happen. It is thousands and thousands of euro. Can it be held in the District Court or Circuit Court?...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Feb 2024)

Johnny Mythen: ...the Dublin district during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is therefore important to state that the Bill should be viewed as an interim measures, with a full overhaul of the coroners process by the current Government to follow as quickly as possible and to be done as diligently as possible. The last place any bereaved family want to find themselves is in front of a coroner's inquest,...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: I thank People Before Profit for bringing forward this motion. Children screaming out the names of the their dead parents, frantic fathers running with their badly wounded children wrapped in their trembling arms, mothers bereft of any emotion looking upon a maze of dead bodies wrapped in blood-soaked sheets while others search in vain for their children entombed under tonnes of rubble and...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: ...on 30 November next. This comes as a great shock to all the people in Wexford and to the families they have helped over the past 30 years. Imagine the shock and trauma these clients are currently going through. Will the Minister tell me and everyone else what people are to do? Inadequate guaranteed annual funding has been cited as the main reason for the closure. Now there will be...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: The Government repeatedly says it recognises that our country is going through a cost-of-living crisis and that it understands the financial difficulties families and grandparents are experiencing, yet time and time again, it votes against any measures brought forward by the Opposition - particularly those of my own party Sinn Féin - that would alleviate the high costs of childcare and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Johnny Mythen: ...? How does RTÉ increase its accountability and transparency? As for Screen Ireland, "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "An Cailín Ciúin" are brilliant productions. I understand that the former got eight Golden Globe nominations, three of which were successful. The following really bothers me sometimes. It has been brought up before. Screen Ireland talks about its funding...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Johnny Mythen: ..., Arts, Sport and Media put in many hours of work to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny on this important Bill. I hope the Minister will listen to all recommendations made. Our thanks must also go to all the stakeholders who made written submissions and gave evidence to committee hearings to ensure their expertise and knowledge played into this process. Safeguards for people online,...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2022)

Johnny Mythen: ...did not have adequate staffing and so must offer reduced services. I put it to the Minister of State that questions must be asked about why this is the case. There are reasons people are not going to work in this sector. There are also reasons they are leaving the sector in their droves. We need to get to grips with those issues and tackle them head on. The motion before us...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2022)

Johnny Mythen: I thank Members for bringing forward this motion. It raises some sobering points around energy security, an issue that ordinary working families are dealing with at present. Every day, we hear of people who are choosing to miss meals in order to put fuel in their vehicles to go to work or to turn on heating in their homes. The cost-of-living crisis has become embedded in our daily...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht), 2022: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2022)

Johnny Mythen: ...its citizens and is thus eroding our esteemed peacekeeping reputation and our extensive experience in conflict resolution around the world. No one has the right to sell our neutrality and to negotiate our neutrality without the full, democratic consent of the people. This is a position we have held for centuries. We are a small nation and we have never invaded any other country....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: A Safe and Respectful Working Environment in the Arts: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Johnny Mythen: I was going to ask the same question as Senator Byrne did. It struck me that in the research that it is mostly men who are the perpetrators of these assaults, etc. How can that psyche be changed through the witnesses' organisations? It seems to be that it is overbalanced. Are men willing to come forward and speak out about it as well? Perhaps that should be a starting point.

Residential Tenancies (Tenants' Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I thank Deputy Bacik and her colleagues for bringing forward this Bill and for the opportunity to discuss its provisions and the scandal of the rental crisis in our country. With the Covid-19 restrictions on evictions lifted and protection measures gone, we are seeing major fallout. People come to my constituency office in County Wexford every week who are facing desolation and homelessness...

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: It feels like it sometimes. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I thank and commend my colleagues Deputies Ward and Ó Murchú on bringing forward this important proposed change in the legislation. If passed, this Bill would ensure that the proceeds of crime would be invested in social capital, primarily in disadvantaged communities, to help them improve services on...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I thank the witnesses for attending. I welcome the submissions and look forward to their answers, as they are an integral part of the global communications network. I will start with a general observation. I do not think there is a public representative who has not had a friend or colleague harassed online or worried parents contacting our constituency offices to complain about their...

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I thank People Before Profit for bringing forward this Bill, which Sinn Féin fully endorses. I also thank the Debenhams workers across the country for their inspiring achievement in bringing about this Bill. The Bill proposes that the law be changed to prioritise workers, giving them the right to be placed as a top creditor in the case of liquidations. Most importantly, any unpaid...

Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I thank Deputy Doherty for bringing forward this much needed Bill to the House. It is long overdue and will be welcomed by all civil and fair-minded people. For far too long, this dual pricing could be practised through deceitful and cunning methods designed for nothing more than cream-skimming off the backs of motorists and home owners. It wilfully discriminates against clients through...

Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2021)

Johnny Mythen: Many stories will be told in the coming years about 2020 and 2021. This pandemic is a time of fierce challenges, loss and sadness. We must not, however, let it go down in the annals as a time of unfairness and inequality. I ask the House to imagine how we will be judged by future generations if we do not help the very people who put their lives at risk for our sake and theirs. Instead we...