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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets and Climate Action Plan: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (16 Nov 2021)

John McGahon: I have two major points. When we look at the carbon budgets that are going to be required for different sectors, there are clearer pathways in some sectors. We talk of the modal shift and I would love to hear the Minister's views on that shift in rural Ireland. It is so much easier to get people out of cars in not just big cities but big towns like Dundalk, where I am from. It is easy to...

Seanad: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

John McGahon: I want to focus on the M1 corridor between Dublin and Belfast. Some 3.3 million people live in that part of the island of Ireland. It is expected to be 4 million people by 2030. It is paramount that high-speed rail becomes a key priority for that corridor. That is what I will put in my submission on the strategic rail review, when I take part in a consultation process. It should be a key...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: Today, I want to raise the issue of electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure around them. I did not realise until last week that without access to a private driveway, you cannot get an electric vehicle charging point. I raised this issue in committee yesterday. Thousands of people live in apartments and in terraced housing in respect of which parking is on-street and so it would...

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: While I accept that this is a passionate debate and I am keen not to interrupt people when they are in full flow, it is utterly wrong to name individuals outside this House who cannot defend themselves, as the Senator did, and then to try to suggest some sort of financial impropriety.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: Senator Mullen has been in this House much longer than I have been.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: He is a much more experienced Senator than I am.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: He knows the rules much better than other people here. I ask him to consider the remarks he is making when he brings other names into the conversation.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: That is all I am asking. I have made my point.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: I will not hear any more. Senator Mullen-----

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: I will not have Senator Mullen speaking over the Chair. I have made my point and I hope he will accept it.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: He has indeed and I hope he will bear in mind what I said for future debates.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: We have already had the debate.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: Is amendment No. 2 being moved?

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: Is the Senator happy to withdraw the amendment?

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: That is fair enough. The amendment is not being moved.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: This is not a Second Stage debate. The amendment is not being moved.

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Health): Statements (1 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: I pay tribute to the Minister on the work he is doing while having to put up with the behaviour of what I can only describe as Neanderthals. I am referring to how they have targeted him personally and politicians' private homes. I commend the Minister on the work he is able to do while having to deal with this. It is very much appreciated by Members of the Oireachtas of all political...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (2 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I know he is extremely busy. It shows his commitment to Dundalk Institute of Technology, DkIT, and the Dundalk region. It has been very disheartening to see all of these technical universities, TUs, starting up yet Dundalk is not there. The reason is very well known. I am not here today to cast blame on individuals as to why we are not at...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (2 Dec 2021)

John McGahon: I thank the Minister for that. That is exactly the kind of clear sense and thinking I was hoping to get from this debate. I very much appreciate it. It is important that the Minister has outlined the concept of a stand-alone university. It is not legally possible, nor is it even part of the strategic vision of the people involved in DkIT. It is clear, in black and white, that they want...