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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: Deputy Andrews should please withdraw his comments.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: Deputy Andrews directed a comment at me.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: The Chair asked Deputy Andrews to withdraw a comment.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: Chair-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I made a very fair comment. I am a member of this committee. Corporate governance-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I do not have a constituency. I come from Longford.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I come from Longford. I was elected on the industrial and commercial panel.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: Following on from a conversation I had with a constituent with regard to renewal of car insurance, I want to raise the issue of car insurance. Despite no change in circumstances in terms of no penalty points and no accidents, the constituent's premium had increased. It is stated on the coverinaclick.iewebsite that the average motor insurance premium secured for customers at renewal is down,...

Seanad: Forestry Licensing: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: It is disappointing that we are here today despite unprecedented attention on the forestry sector at the recent joint committee on agriculture. Like others, I have met with the IFA and other farmer organisations and with businesses. Senator Murphy mentioned Glennon Brothers in Longford. It is probably the largest timber manufacturing company in the country. It recently took over Balcas....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I raise the issue of GP shortages throughout the country. In recent months, I have been receiving calls from people in my home county of Longford to see if I could assist them in securing GP services. They told me they had contacted GPs around the county and had been told by most of them that they are not taking any more clients. I have cases of people who are actually travelling to Dublin...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: Will the Leader ask the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, to come to the House to address the matter of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, IABA?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (17 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: My Commencement matter relates to the loss of commercial rates as a result of the closure of Lough Ree power station. On 8 November 2019, the ESB announced the closure of two peat-powered generating plants at Lanesborough and Shannonbridge, near the Minister of State's area. These plants stopped generating electricity in December 2020. This was a major blow to employment and local economic...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (17 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: By way of figures, although not exact figures, our LPT base is more than €2 million, albeit we used to have a top-up from the equalisation fund. Based on the figures, more than 90% of our housing is in the lower end of the LPT market. We will not see a significant increase in our LPT uptake. I wish to highlight the fact that we were the first county to increase it by 15% and to use...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: It has come to my attention in the past week or so that a number of college students with Covid symptoms who were feeling unwell have not had a PCR test and continue to attend class despite the guidelines. Colleges need to support us in tackling Covid this time around. I have been told of instances where professors and lecturers have refused to post notes online or have made it mandatory...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: The Taoiseach is welcome. It is an honour for me to stand here as a Member of the Oireachtas addressing him. I want to raise a couple of local issues. I concur with the comments of Senator Murphy on just transition. Not enough projects have got off the ground. More funding needs to be made available. The local contribution – 25% – is becoming increasingly difficult to make...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to raise the issue of the messaging through all sources of media on a lockdown in the middle of December. It is having a serious effect, particularly on many people in the tourism and hospitality industry, including pubs and restaurants. My party colleague, Councillor Colin Dalton, works for a local cash and carry that covers the midlands. I spoke to him this morning. Businesses...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I support the comments of Senator Ahearn on childcare. It is important for it to be treated the same and given the same backup as our school sector. I welcome the Tánaiste's comments yesterday clarifying the position of the country and refuting all the social media lies and mistruths out there. Yesterday, I spoke about businesses not knowing whether to purchase goods ahead of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I echo the comments of a number of colleagues on pay for our secretarial assistants. Michelle who works for me - she worked for me even prior to my being elected here - does the work of a parliamentary assistant. I second Senator Ruane's proposal that we look at bringing forward a cross-party motion and that we push it and make sure it happens, long before our term finishes. Given the week...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: Shop local and make sure we have a green Friday and a green Monday, not a Cyber Monday.

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I take exception to the comment that most of us who have put our names to this Bill are being cynical. I am not in any way cynical. I am here to represent the people of my area. That is the job of every public representative. I welcome the Bill and am delighted to have put my signature to it. I compliment Senators Gallagher and Doherty on their work on it. I am from Longford, which has...