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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jul 2021)

Shane Cassells: I thank Professor Crowley.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jul 2021)

Shane Cassells: I want to give a warm Irish welcome to the commissioner and to Mr. Dagg. We are delighted to have them both here. It is interesting to hear the Australian experience and the work they have been doing over the past six years to regulate this whole online world. I will start with a question for Mr. Dagg. We have just had a young law student at committee. She was here just before Mr. Dagg...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Shane Cassells: Several weeks ago, my colleagues in the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party and I met the eminent Dr. Harry Barry who, as an expert on mental health, gave us a detailed presentation on the anxiety and emotional distress faced by young people at this time in our country. This has been exacerbated because of Covid-19. It was frightening to hear him speak, in particular about the rise of...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Shane Cassells: I express my thanks to Senator Chambers, and to Senators McGreehan and Fitzpatrick, for bringing forward this Bill. In her remarks Senator Chambers set out the horrific examples of just two victims. The Senator put this on the record of the House for people to hear and listen to. As the Senator said, does the word "harassment" from a legal standpoint adequately cover what she has...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2021)

Shane Cassells: I raise the ongoing debate about the future of the emergency department and intensive care unit in Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, which the Leader knows well. The debate about this hospital has been going on for decades. I grew up beside that hospital and have been listening to the debate for 40 years. Further claims last week gave rise to more concerns and naturally caused concern for...

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Shane Cassells: The Minister of State is very welcome. A lot has been said in the Chamber this afternoon, simultaneously in the Dáil Chamber and in the media about the Housing for All plan but, as the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, said here earlier, we have had the discussion; it is now about delivery. As Senator Malcolm Byrne said, the reaction from outside of the Houses from the main...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (6 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: I echo the comments regarding maternity services. It is hugely important that this is addressed because it is one of the most harrowing impacts on expectant mothers and their partners on what should be a very joyous occasion.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (6 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Minister for addressing the broader issues raised during the debate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: Last night on "Claire Byrne Live", Irish entertainer and comedian, Rory O'Connor, spoke openly and candidly about his challenges with gambling and its impact on his life and family. An hour earlier, on BBC One, the famous soccer pundit and ex-Arsenal footballer, Paul Merson, had a special show detailing his lifelong battle with gambling and how he has lost £7 million to gambling. He...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: We are joined by the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Sean Fleming, who will address the House on budget 2022. He is very welcome.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Minister of State for his comments. The running order for speakers who are present at the moment is Senators Casey, Norris, Maria Byrne, Pauline O'Reilly and Paul Gavan. I call Senator Casey on behalf of Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: Priority speakers have eight minutes.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: I am delighted to address the Chamber this evening on budget 2022. I thank the Minister of State for his work, along with his Department and his colleagues, the Ministers for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputies Donohoe and Michael McGrath, for this budget. I listened to both Ministers that afternoon and I recalled George W. Bush's famous quote on receipt of his first...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: I welcome Mr. McVey. I wish him well in his role. I thank Dr. Collins for her immense work over the past six years. On the points made on digitisation and archival material, we all know how important these aspects are. Looking at items that have been posted today, it was fantastic to see an illustrated work on the universe and material on the arrest of Charles Stewart Parnell and others...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: I am delighted to see that the library was allocated a 9% increase in funding in the budget. Will that allow the library extra scope next year in operational activities, or will the extra funding simply allow the meeting of ongoing revenue expenditure?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: I wish Dr. Collins and Mr. McVey the best of luck in their endeavours.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: I welcome all of the guests. In preparation for today's meeting, a line from yesterday's budget stuck in my mind from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy McGrath, when he said: There is significant mobility in our labour market. It will surprise many to learn that 115,000 people who have come off the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, to return to work have moved to a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Shane Cassells: I welcome the intervention by the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, yesterday regarding the accident and emergency department in Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan. He ordered the HSE to back down over plans to shut that accident and emergency department. The Meath Chroniclecaptured the situation well this morning when it referred to the Minister halting plans to shut the accident and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: Today, the members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media launched our report on the proposed online safety and media regulation Bill. It is hugely important legislation that it is to be hoped will be coming before us in the House in the winter. After nearly a year of intensive work, where we dealt with a huge spectrum of witnesses from across Irish...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: I 100% agree that there is a need for a modal shift in our transport policy. The investment in the public transport network under the NDP, particularly in the area of rail, is massively needed. In that respect, I am glad that the Navan rail project is included in the plan, as is referenced in this motion. As has been stated, allocations provided under the NDP will allow for the...