Results 3,281-3,300 of 4,178 for speaker:Paul Gavan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: Is it important?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: I have not given an opportunity yet to others in regard to that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: If the Chair does not mind I will ask for an answer from the Centre for Co-operative Studies before I finish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: I thank the Chair. Please do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: That is an important point, I thank Mr. Moyne for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: I thank the Acting Chairman for his patience. I have some follow-up questions. I want to revisit the issue of asset locks because as members know asset locks have been in place for credit union members for some time and have worked extremely well. We have seen many times in the US, as in most capitalist countries, how co-operatives change their status to limited companies to the detriment...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: I put it to Mr. Flanagan that if we had that attitude towards the credit union sector, we would not have a credit union sector at this point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: It would all have sold out. That is my concern. Do the other witnesses have a view on that before I move onto my next question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: I thank Mr. Moyne. That is a useful point to add. Sinn Féin welcomes many aspects of the legislation. We are passionate about co-ops. We have a policy document that has been well developed for a few years. The legislation does not specifically deal with instances of succession planning, liquidation, administration or the sale of companies. Given there are large numbers of people...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: That is a good point to clarify. I am concerned about what happens to small businesses when people retire. EU research has been done on this. I propose that this legislation could, perhaps in terms of taxation measures, for example, as suggested by Mr. Flanagan, play a role in encouraging businesses to survive by transferring the assets to the employees in the form of a worker co-operative.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022: Discussion (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: Does Dr. Carroll have a view on the French worker buy-out model, for example, and how that has been applied to situations of liquidation or potential administration, in terms of saving that business and keeping those jobs?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: Great stuff.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: I raise again University Hospital Limerick. We welcomed the Taoiseach there on Friday. It was important he came to visit the hospital but since then we saw 109 patients on trolleys on Monday, a record for this year so far, and 96 on trolleys today. That gives a grand total of 2,320 patients on trolleys from the beginning of the year. The statistics do not tell of the pain and hurt of all...
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: The Minister is very welcome. I commend every word Senator Seery Kearney just said. The people of Ireland have an affinity with those who need protection and shelter. It is in an affinity born from our history of colonisation, oppression and dispossession. Just over 150 years ago, so many of our people escaped the starvation of An Gorta Mór by fleeing to the four corners of the...
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: That is not actually a good thing.
- Seanad: Report on Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland's Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Motion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister and it is good to see her again. I wish to congratulate Deputy Smyth and all members of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media on their fine report. It calls out the issues across this industry in a very clear way and I commend all of the members of the committee. I was lucky enough to attend one of the committee's sessions. It was a really...
- Seanad: Report on Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland's Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Motion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: I never mentioned unsocial hours.
- Seanad: Report on Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland's Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Motion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Gavan: Not enough.