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Seanad: Live Industry Supports: Statements (16 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister is very welcome. I concur with the comments of Senator Cassells regarding the fact she has had one of the most challenging Departments in the past 18 months. I thank her for the work she has done. There are still issues outstanding but she has done a serious amount of work across a broad spectrum. It is important to recognise that the sector has been totally devastated by...

Seanad: Live Industry Supports: Statements (16 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I will be seeking for all pantos to be covered. I welcome any such scheme. I am heartened by the Minister's concluding remarks, where she stated support will continue unabated. I welcome that. I am not trying to be critical of her. I welcome the work she has done and the fact she stated support will be there for the coming year.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise for being late. I was dealing with another issue with the Transport Infrastructure Ireland announcement I saw this morning. I welcome the Minister and concur with the comments made on paternity. It is something I did not get when any of my kids were born but I welcome that for local representatives. It is going before the joint Oireachtas committee. That is the right place...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State. I thank both of them and their Department for the supports given across the various sectors it covers. They have been fed particularly through the arts and sports. I compliment them on the work that they have done. Is it possible to get a reply to the recommendations that the committee made in July for the hospitality and entertainment...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: We met with various industries, and hospitality and restaurants in particular. One recommendation was that there would be a representative on the board of Fáilte Ireland from the industry. I want to highlight that. It is extremely important that that happens. It is tourism and hospitality, not just tourism. We need to make sure that the hospitality industry is fully represented on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: They could be anywhere.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Chairman. I welcome Ms Bolger and I wish her well in her new role. It is important to first put on the record that I am a postmaster in Longford. I am well aware of the situation. As pointed out by Ms Bolger, the An Post network is a jewel in the nation's crown. Somebody else mentioned that it is our national company and that, as in the case of Aer Lingus, we should take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: What do we need to maintain the network throughout the country and to maintain communities and the footfall in our small towns and villages and urban areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: As we migrate from the PUP to jobseekers these payments should, I believe, be brought back into the post office network. I accept that throughout Covid it was safer for them to be paid into bank accounts. The reality is banks are closing. I understand AIB is to close more of its branches. Where these payments are paid into the banks rather than through the post office network a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: There is a very high level of fraud in the system where payments are paid into the banks. That needs to be looked at by the Department of Social Protection. I understand that in 2019-2020, unclaimed payments amounted to €60 million. If one takes out of that payments that were stopped, in the region of €30 million would have been refunded by An Post to the Department....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: First, I apologise because I was late-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise to our guests for being late; I had sent word of this. I welcome them and complement them on the work they do in their sporting organisations. The amount of work they do with the youth of our country is massive, especially throughout Covid in that it has been a difficult couple of years. I have young kids and it was great to see them get back onto the sporting field. It is an...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: On refereeing, I was on the Gaelic Players Association, GPA, representing the GAA. What sorts of numbers are coming back, say, from retired players across all codes? Maybe there needs to be stronger links with players coming back into refereeing. Has any initiative been put in place in the organisations to try to increase the numbers of former club, provincial or inter-county players...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, and echo the comments of Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan to compliment him on the way he has taken on the brief and put participation top of the agenda as part of the national sports policy that was recently announced and as part of the programme of Government to increase that. I think back to the 2020 campaign which ran for a number of years....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: That is something I might bring up at the next meeting. Any review that is carried out by organisations and funded by taxpayers' money needs to be made publicly known. How are we going to move on or make improvements in sport if we do not know what issues are highlighted in those reports? I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome all our guests today. I will speak about the 20x20 campaign as mentioned by both Ms O'Connor and a former Minister of State with responsibility for sport, Deputy Griffin. It was a fantastic campaign that highlighted the low levels of participation and the low level of media attention throughout women's sport. As I said to the Minister of State earlier, we need a new campaign like...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I have a quick question. Schools were mentioned. That is the area to target for participation, and secondary schools in particular. Do the witnesses have any statistics with regard to female participation across secondary schools throughout the country?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State. Like other Senators, I find it disappointing that the Minister for Education is not here today but I know discussions are taking place. Nonetheless, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, in regard to my Commencement matter on Meán Scoil Mhuire, given he knows the area and he knows Longford very well. This is an issue I have raised on six or...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I echo those comments with regard to the work done by the Sisters of Mercy. I am disappointed that the reply did not contain an answer to my question. However, the Minister of State did say that the Department is working closely with CEIST, as the school patron, on the matter. I am on record as asking the Minister for Education the following question a number of times. I again ask for her...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I wish the Leader and all our colleagues a happy new year. As stated earlier, the State Examinations Commission is meeting today to discuss the leaving certificate examination. I support the calls made by the Leader and other Members for the introduction of the hybrid model. I agree with the call for two years of full uninterrupted learning for students to take place before we return to...