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Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: That is a fact. The judge, in saying this in the report, is doing nothing else but throwing in information about Shane O'Farrell so that, at the end of the report, he could actually blame him. That is far from the truth and it is far away from what he was asked to do. The man who killed Shane O'Farrell had 42 convictions but Shane had no light on his bike. The man was known to the...

Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: Is it possible to table the motion passed on that night in 2018 again before this Oireachtas?

Trends in Mortality and Estimates of Excess Mortality: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: A general discussion outside of this House regarding Covid and what went on at that time will range across the spectrum of conspiracy theories, some facts and a listening ear to decide what is best to do to explain to people what happened. During Covid, there were a lot of lockdowns but elderly people in homes felt it more than most and those that died during Covid had to do so without the...

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: I am delighted we are having these statements because it gives us all the opportunity to put on record what we believe should be done in health or our views on the various aspects of the policies of health. I am sure there is nobody else in this House who will appreciate more than the Minister himself that what gets counted gets done. Is that what we are doing? I have been here at various...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: The child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, service in counties Carlow and Kilkenny is in such a crisis that it is commonplace now that nine-year-old kids are being brought to accident and emergency departments for attention only to be sedated with no service follow-up. Last week, on Friday, I notified CAMHS of a particular case and it was unable to respond. In fact, there was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: I will give the Minister of State a list.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: The biggest challenge facing the country following the allocation of moneys through this budget is how that budget is managed. Like the previous speaker, I have serious doubts as to whether or not the State and all of its agents have the wherewithal and systems in place to give us value for money and efficient delivery. I give the example of the school bus system. The school bus system has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: Apologies have been received from Senator Higgins. Today’s meeting will deal with the examination of fraud. We have representatives from Meta, Google and Amazon. On behalf of the committee, I welcome from Amazon Mr. Ed Brophy, head of public policy, Ireland, and Ms Abigail Bishop, head of external relations for scam prevention; from Google Mr. Ryan Meade, director of public policy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: Deputies Doherty and Conway-Walsh have asked all of the questions that I had in mind but I would like Mr. Ó Broin to clarify one matter. People access an advertisement or offer, attempt to purchase a product, leave the online site believing that they have purchased, but the product never arrives because the advertisement is a scam. Yet those advertisement continue to appear on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: So, there is nothing that platforms can do with a screenshot from an individual who has been conned, even though the activity happens on the platform.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: On the screenshot?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: From the experience of a number of people who have approached me, I would suggest that not everyone is totally literate that way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

John McGuinness: They rely on the fact that the ad appears on a reputable platform and then they get comfortable with it. I think a lot more needs to be done. Deputy Doherty covered a range of questions that I had, so I am not going to indulge any further, except to thank all of the witnesses for attending the meeting. We have had a good exchange and we will follow up with the witnesses in due course. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

John McGuinness: I concur with and add to what Deputy Cahill has said. This has gone on for a significant number of years. In fact, former Members of this House such as Mary White were part of the initial group of Deputies who were making themselves available to support Dan Brennan. In 2006, the Minister of the day sent a representative to Dan Brennan's farm and found he was an excellent farmer. Everyone...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

John McGuinness: The Minister has ignored everything and he has gone with the line from his Department, a line that has caused nothing but trouble for Dan Brennan. The Irish Farmers' Association and the people of Kilkenny are looking on at this and they believe there was something wrong. If the Minister wants new evidence, he should look at the date the factory closed and at what happened on Dan Brennan's...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

John McGuinness: I ask the Minister not to be guided by what he is reading from the Department. I ask him to listen to Dan Brennan for God's sake and take a compassionate view on it.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

John McGuinness: Make comparison with now and the factory being closed. Make that comparison and look at what is not being included. The Minister cannot walk away from this. He cannot do it.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

John McGuinness: And the transcripts.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

John McGuinness: But there was.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

John McGuinness: Will the Minister come back to the House?