Results 341-360 of 1,416 for speaker:Robbie Gallagher

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: With respect, the Minister of State cannot make wild statements like that.

Seanad: Commencement Matter: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (3 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House this morning. I thank her for her presence here. I again raise the issue of the funding of Milltown group sewerage scheme. Those concerned await an announcement from the Department on the amount of funding and a start date. I have raised this issue here a few times previously with the responsible Minister of State at the time, Deputy...

Seanad: Commencement Matter: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (3 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for her contribution this morning. If I am reading her correctly, I welcome that Monaghan County Council will be notified by the end of this month as to whether that scheme has the go-ahead. I welcome that the scheme will be reopened. I ask that the points I made in my contribution be taken on board.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Yesterday, we got worrying news from Brussels of a proposed 5% cut in CAP payments. It forms part of a discussion on the EU budget for 2021 to 2027.The news of that proposed 5% cut will create fear among small-farm families the length and breadth of the country. Considering that for many families, the CAP payments make up about 75% of their total income, it is understandable that they would...

Seanad: First Aid and Mental Health in Schools (Existing Teachers) Bill 2018: First Stage (3 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the introduction of a requirement that all existing staff in schools be trained in occupational first aid response and mental health first aid; to require that training in occupational first aid response and mental health first aid forms part of a continuing professional development requirement for school staff;...

Seanad: First Aid and Mental Health in Schools (Existing Teachers) Bill 2018: First Stage (3 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Next Tuesday perhaps.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I join other Members in expressing my deepest sorrow and heartbreak as I heard Emma on "Morning Ireland" this morning. It is one of the hardest and most heartbreaking interviews I have ever witnessed. I compliment Ms Audrey Carville on the manner in which she conducted that difficult interview. It really brings home in the starkest form the reality of what has happened in our health...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Would the Leader vote in different way today?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Oon reflection, would the Leader vote in a different manner today?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Unfortunately, in this House we are all aware of the ongoing waiting lists for our citizens, many of them elderly, who are seeking outpatient procedures or surgeries. These include hip or knee replacements etc.Unfortunately, people have languished on the waiting lists for years and many of them have suffered pain and discomfort, which interfered with their qualify of life. The cross-border...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I will be very brief. Unfortunately, I missed a lot of the presentation because of other commitments this afternoon. The part I heard, I really enjoyed. It is a really challenging subject for us all. In this country, we sometimes clap ourselves on the back for travelling so far and for being such a mature-thinking country but when it comes to this subject, we are lagging behind and have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (15 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Okay. Therefore, there has been no issue in that regard.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (16 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh. Ar dtús a Aire, ba mhaith liom fáilte mhór a chur romhat go dtí an Teach seo inniu. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leat fosta chun a bheith anseo inniu chun labhairt faoin ábhar iontach tábhachtach seo. The Minister is very welcome to the House. I appreciate that this is a particularly busy time for him and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (16 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister for his response. I do not for a minute doubt his sincerity in respect of this particular issue. I have some brief questions. Why, after all these years, has the British Government refused to hand over the files that would provide some clarity on this issue? In the Minister's opinion, what is the reason behind that? Can we apply any new pressure, internationally or...

Seanad: Special Education Provision: Statements (16 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister and thank him for his contribution. As the Minister noted, some good progress have been made in special education provision. Fianna Fáil is very proud of the part it has played in this along with others. It is vitally important that every child who goes through the school gates on their first day is able to maximise their potential so that no child is left...

Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I compliment Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile on bringing the motion forward. I attended a briefing in the AV room organised by the Senator and it was one of the most powerful presentations I have ever witnessed. To listen to the men outline their experiences of literally going to hell was very stark. Senator O'Reilly said that the first wrong was that the men were dragged from their homes...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I raise the issue of farm safety. In 2017, 50 people lost their lives in farm-related accidents. Farms, by their nature, are generally family enterprises. They are great places to grow up but unfortunately dangerous places to live in. The age profile of those killed is also of great concern. The old and the young are exceptionally vulnerable to death and serious injury on farms....

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: The general data protection regulation, GDPR, comes into force on Friday, 25 May. Many public information campaigns have highlighted the need for data controllers to prepare for this event and many companies and businesses have been advising employees on how best to prepare to ensure they are compliant with the GDPR. Unfortunately, a number of school principals have contacted me indicating...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: The Leader does not need to draw my attention to that. The Leader needs to draw the attention of school principals. I am only-----