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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (7 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State is welcome. Based on statistics from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, in 2016, some 143,178 people were renting in Ireland. There will most likely be an increase in this number after the current census figures come out some time next year. The number of people renting is rising, with more apartment complex developments and build-to-rent schemes. These people,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (7 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: It is easy to say these positions have been sanctioned but the reality on the ground is different. It is frustrating for landlords, tenants and neighbours that when they engage they are looking at a two-year process, which is not acceptable. Is it possible to get a review of the figures that have been sanctioned and to find out what the current position is? Have these principal officer and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome our witnesses. I have been involved with tourism in County Longford for over ten years. I compliment Paddy Mathews and Grainne Cornally in the Ireland's Hidden Heartlands team. They do excellent work and are very good to work with from our point of view in promoting our county. Mr. Kelly mentioned the numbers projected for this summer. I was looking at passenger figures for...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: As public representatives dealing with passports, it seems as though everybody is looking to get out of the country. A lot of the research by Fáilte Ireland shows that there are significant numbers. Should we have a concentrated marketing campaign? I know Fáilte Ireland had a staycation campaign last year. Should we look at rolling this out when people are making decisions to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: With regard to the lack of staff across the sector, I know the team in Center Parcs in my county, which is a huge asset from an employment perspective. Like everyone else, it is suffering with regard to getting staff. Spain seems to be a market where there are people qualified within certain fields who are willing to come to Ireland. However, the problem is that they cannot find...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Does the hotel sector think this legislation needs to a priority with regard to tourist accommodation?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I have a couple of points. In regard to skills shortages, would there be merit in a hospitality centre of excellence being developed somewhere in the country for chefs and so forth? We have seen the shortages. We would have one particular area and develop it.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I said this yesterday, when the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, was in the Seanad and it should be taken on board by Government. The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Varadkar, supported the issue of a 9% VAT rate. It is important the Government should extend that into 2023, give the entire...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I have a question for Mr. Kelly. Fáilte Ireland is running a scheme. I was reading a note of the Minister's which contained an invitation for projects. The name of the scheme escapes me but Westport House was included.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Will that scheme be run again in the coming years? I know Fáilte Ireland received a significant number of applications for good-quality projects. Is there going to be an opportunity for more applications under that scheme?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: An extension for the 9% VAT rate was among the proposals we put forward for the industry last year. It has to be a priority to extend that into 2023. I come back to the issue of a representative on the board of Fáilte Ireland. It is important that someone from hospitality is on that board. It was mentioned that the Department has to take on board that hospitality and tourism are...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister. I support the amendment proposed by my colleagues, Senators Cassells and Malcolm Byrne. It is disappointing that we have not seen the Future of Media Commission's report yet. This negatively affects us in considering and tabling amendments. The report should be out in the public domain. I have no issue with any political advertising as long as there is a level...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I am quite supportive of amendment No. 172. It looks after, in particular, the instances that involve children. I look to the recommendations of the Oireachtas joint committee that we made. Recommendation No. 24 proposed an actual ban on advertising, at the very minimum for junk food, alcohol, high-fat foods and gambling. It is important that this commitment is there within the Bill. It...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I fully support amendment No. 12. When we look at the Bill as it is, and the powers and functions of the commission, it states the commission "shall endeavour to ensure ... that the interests of the public, and in particular the interests of children, are protected". This is an online safety Bill so it is important that we consider that word "safety". It is about the interests and safety...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I move amendment No. 26: In page 19, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(fa) engage with the Federation of Irish Sport and its membership to promote online safety and compliance with this Act,”. I want to point out that I asked the Bills Office to add Senator Cassells' name to amendment No. 26 but, unfortunately, it has not made its way onto the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: At a recent GAA congress, Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael, Mr. Larry McCarthy, made comments about the amount of abuse directed at amateur referees, players, etc., within the association and the need for that to be tackled. My reason for putting forward this amendment is that we would engage with the Federation of Irish Sport. For clarity, the Federation of Irish Sport comprises...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank my fellow Senators for the support. I compliment the GAA on tackling this matter head-on and on starting work in respect of it prior to this legislation being put in place.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I will withdraw and reserve the right to reintroduce.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I will raise an issue I have raised before both at an Oireachtas joint committee and in this House, the issue of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, IABA. An Oireachtas committee met with this organisation. The then CEO of Sport Ireland, Mr. John Treacy, indicated to us that a governance review of the organisation was taking place following our queries. No report has been forthcoming to...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I support the comments of my colleagues. It is extremely important that we have an online safety commissioner. That was one of the main recommendations that came from the Oireachtas joint committee which looked at the Australian model which is very successful and working well. We need to follow best practice. I agree with the comment from Senator Higgins that we need people to buy into...