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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: The Leader does not like having an Opposition. That is the problem.

Seanad: Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: I apologise for being late.

Seanad: Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: I am not going to repeat what has already been said but I will make a couple of additional points. I welcome the very constructive contributions from Senators on all sides. This debate is a demonstration of this House working at its best, where rather than scoring points, my party is trying to come up with constructive proposals. I acknowledge that the Minister has recognised that by not...

Seanad: Clarification on Statements made by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I shall be brief. She already has plenty of questions to answer and I shall add a few more. I have huge admiration for the work that the Minister is doing at the moment and I think I speak for a lot of people when I say so. My first question is difficult but I must be direct. How can the Minister have confidence in a Taoiseach who, by his own...

Seanad: Clarification on Statements made by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: Does the Minister have confidence in the Taoiseach given that he has made up conversations that never happened? It is a fair question.

Seanad: Clarification on Statements made by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: That does not sound very confident but it does sound very honest.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: I commend Senator McDowell's comments. It is simply not credible for the Garda Commissioner to remain in situ. I do not think it does the Fine Gael Party any good whatsoever to cling to the position that she can remain in situ, especially given that all the rest of us have acknowledged that this is just not tenable in the current circumstances. I was astonished to hear the leader of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: I ask the Leader to acknowledge that there was a conspiracy against Maurice McCabe.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: To be clear, I was referring to the leader of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, Deputy Heydon.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: I would like to hear what the Leader has to say. If, after all these years, we cannot agree that there was a clear conspiracy against Sergeant Maurice McCabe, how out of touch are we?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: With respect, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, I think we can.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: My colleague, Deputy Cullinane, is launching a Bill today in an attempt to give trade union officials the right of access to trade union members. In light of the significant issues that have arisen in recent weeks in companies like Tesco, Kerry Foods and Bus Éireann, it is about time for all of us to decide whether we believe in the right of trade unions to represent their members. If...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: Absolutely.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: I did not.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: Even Senator McDowell agrees with me.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: I propose that we adopt No. 33, non-Government motion 16, before No. 1 without debate.The motion calls on the management of Tesco Ireland to respect the rights of long-serving Tesco workers to maintain their existing terms and conditions. This is an issue which should unite all of us across the Chamber. At the heart of the dispute are issues of respect and decency - respect for workers who...

Seanad: Industrial Dispute at Tesco Ireland: Motion (21 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: I move:"That Seanad Éireann calls on the management of Tesco Ireland to respect the rights of long serving Tesco workers to maintain their existing terms and conditions of employment."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Paul Gavan: We have received a huge number of submissions over recent weeks. This submission is by far the most impressive to date. It is extremely objective and detailed. It gives us real information. While I am a Sinn Féin Senator, I acknowledge that some of the points made are valid. I also acknowledge that Deputy Cullinane has already said he is open to amending the Bill. I have two...