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Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: I thank Mr. Duggan for his presentation. I welcome the principle of auto-enrolment. When this was being formulated, and it was in gestation for some time, were there communications with IBEC or small businesses? Those of us who come from rural areas will always think of the additional costs on companies. The interesting thing about this scheme is that I have not heard too many...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: Will the roles be specifically for Letterkenny when applicants are being invited?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: I want Mr. Duggan to be fair about it. As long as 99% of them are from Donegal, we will be happy about it.

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: I am pleased the Minister of State is here, hopefully with delegated authority, regardless of whether it relates to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Today, the joint committee spoke to representatives from Wind Energy Ireland. It was an education for us. I was astounded to learn that there will be no wind energy generated at sea. When I was in the Minister of...

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: My apologies as I have not looked at the other papers. We have had increases recommended in administration – pay and non-pay. There has been a substantial reduction of just short of 17% in fisheries. The Marine Institute has had a slight increase, but of course, as the Minister of State indicated, it has income from other sources. BIM has had a substantial increase. Overall, there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: I thank the witnesses for coming. It might be important for them but it is equally important for us. It is an education for us to know what their briefs are and they are very helpful in explaining and responding to particular questions. When the Wicklow wind farm was being established, were there many issues? Did many people object to it? There is a perception that wind farms could have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: I know there are only seconds left but perhaps, at a later stage, if we wanted to see something in practical terms and how it worked, the witnesses could recommend a wind farm to visit to understand this more fully. When the witnesses say Arklow has been decommissioned now-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: I ask Mr. Moran to repeat the six locations where planning permission had been applied for. Is each one of those applications in the name of individual companies? What is the life expectancy of the wind farms? Is there anything in the legislation to deal with situations where something goes wrong and a wind farm becomes dormant? Whose responsibility is it to ensure we get back to where we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: We will put it on the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: I am being facetious. We will put it on our agenda.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (10 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: 70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at the recent north-south Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38154/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (10 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: 101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on his work to support remote working on the offshore islands. [38072/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (10 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: 103. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to address the shortage of staff in the public sector with a high enough proficiency to provide telephone information, helpdesk and web chat services in Irish, as identified in the 2024 Annual Report of An Coimisinéir Teanga. [38071/25]

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: I have a comment and a question. Regarding the importance of carers, we have a responsibility to assist in ensuring that carers are retained and recruited and that children are in a safe environment. In respect of the comparison between the medical cards for children and the back to school allowance, medical cards are, as I understand it, universal but the back to school allowance is not as...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (9 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the plans to roof the exposed part of Donegal Town Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (9 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: 30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the plans to roof the exposed part of Donegal Town Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38318/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: The programme for Government pledges to explore the provision of an additional surgical hub for the north west in a timely manner. On 24 February, I attended a meeting with HSE executives, who, after pressing, indicated that Sligo was the preferred choice. Shortly after that, the Minister visited Letterkenny. She came in listening mode. She listened to the professionals there and met the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: I know I am being squeezed out-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Gallagher: -----but this is important.