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Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the Regional Assemblies (15 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Fáilte ar ais chuig Ms Coughlan. I apologise for being in and out of the meeting. While I did not hear the presentations, I read through them while others were making their contributions. There were a couple of points. Some of it is revisiting what we discussed with Ms Coughlan at an earlier point. My first question is slightly slanted. Does Ms Coughlan think the regions are...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the Regional Assemblies (15 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Would Ms Coughlan choose to keep it at three regions?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the Regional Assemblies (15 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I am talking more about the perception.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason hand-dryers have not been installed at a new school (details supplied) given the long-term cost savings and environmental benefits of their installation, providing a directive to use paper towels in their place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55631/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional SNAs will be made available to a school (details supplied) following a review done in June that stated that the number of SNAs available does not meet the demand from the pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56056/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Like others, my thoughts are with the young girl who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault in Saggart last night and her family. While there are issues regarding security around IPAS centres and asylum policy in general - issues I will continue to follow up on - we must, of course, let the gardaí take their investigation through the process. However, there are also questions for...

Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: We are waiting to see whether Deputy Fitzmaurice comes in or whether we can use his time allocated in our slot. My colleague tells me we can use the time. Deputy Lawless got to use some of it and I will use some as well, with the permission of the Acting Chair. This is another chance to talk about the budget overall, although we are looking at the specific measures in the Bill itself....

Irish Unity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Ar aon nós-----

Irish Unity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Mo sheans atá ann. Go raibh maith agat.

Irish Unity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom a rá gur poblachtánach mé, cosúil le gach duine eile anseo. Ach deir roinnt daoine gur féidir linn a bheith réalaíoch freisin. Mar sin, ba mhaith liom Éire aontaithe a fheiceáil a luaithe agus is féidir linn ach ní féidir é seo a dhéanamh gan cúpla rud - toil na...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Facilities (21 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I have tabled this question as I have long been an advocate of multiuse school buildings. I want to get an update from the Minister on a response I received from the Department on how to repurpose the design of buildings so they can be used in a safe way so we can educate schoolchildren and have a creche on one side, a meeting room for community events later and enough space for full-sized...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Facilities (21 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I thank the Minister of State. In relation to the situation at Citywest, I thank him for his comments. I want to add that residents who may have been in fear because of some incidents of antisocial behaviour in the community by a very small minority of residents at the IPAS centre are now in fear of rioters. Property was damaged tonight. Implements were taken out of people's gardens and...

Office of the President: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I welcome this debate on expanding the geographical area covered by the presidential election and amending the requirements to run for President to make it easier to do so. To start with the issue of the diaspora, we know the constitutional convention was not limited to the Northern Irish state but also dealt with the diaspora around the world. Unfortunately, whether we like it or not,...

Men's Health: Statements (22 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. In some ways, there will be a certain amount of repetition because we have all been asked by the Movember movement to reference its report titled, "The Real Face of Men's Health", and its key findings and recommendations. If there is repetition, it is no harm because it is sending a message. I will repeat that men are dying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I could have listened to that for another couple of hours if we had time. I will stick to the retail angle first. I will play devil's advocate. On the comment about how the minimum wage is calculated and how it has a knock-on effect on the living wage, the reality is that in Dublin, for example, all the software companies are coming in with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: And they can avail of the working family benefit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I asked whether it should be regionalised, or how it could be regionalised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Perhaps provision could be made for an allowance without having to change the minimum wage.