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Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 28: In page 153, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Report on residential zoned land tax 93.The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the residential zoned land tax including options for the exemption of actively farmed and agricultural land from its scope." It is...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 29: In page 153, in line 13, to delete all words from and including "amended—" down to and including line 37, to delete pages 154 to 158, and in page 159, to delete lines 1 to 34 and substitute the following: "repealed.". This recommendation simply proposes to repeal the defective concrete products levy. Recommendation No. 30 calls for a report on the...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 30: In page 159, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: "Report on impact of defective concrete products levy on cost, viability and affordability of construction and housing projects 94.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the defective concrete products levy and...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: It is not agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: Last week I met with a delegation from the Irish Federation of University Teachers. They gave a powerful presentation. I think it was organised by our colleagues in the Labour Party. I was shocked by what they told us. I always assumed that a career in academia would be a pretty good way to make a living. Many of us would have thought that if our kids could end up there, that would be a...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second and Subsequent Stages (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: It is always good to see the Minister of State. She is welcome. This Bill is an annual review of the risk-equalisation mechanism that supports the community-based health insurance market. Risk equalisation as a principle ensures costs are constant across the lifespan of an individual. It seeks to ensure, where possible, that age, gender and health status do not influence the cost of an...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second and Subsequent Stages (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I appreciate that but I would not be doing my job if I did not raise it.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second and Subsequent Stages (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: It is an issue of continuing concern and we are worried about Christmas and, particularly, about the freeze on hiring. That is a massive problem for UHL. The management has said that as well. I will end at that point because we support the Bill and I do not want to delay matters any further.

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: Actually, we will not be moving these amendments.

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 43, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(n) by the substitution of the following Regulation for Regulation 25: “25. The HSE shall— (a) keep a record of and publish the annual activities of procurement organisations and transplantation centres, at hospital level, including aggregated numbers of living and deceased...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister. I wish to express Sinn Féin's support for amendments Nos. 7 to 11. As the Minister knows, we support this Bill but the well-thought-out amendments proposed by the Civil Engagement Group are worthy of support. As Government amendments are pending anyway, there is the opportunity for the Minister to take some of these on board today. I really hope she does so....

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 27, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(i) to ensure that the Garda Síochána co-operates with the Office of the Police Ombudsman, with regard to his or her obligations under section 173 (1)(c); (j) to perform any other functions conferred on it by or under this Act or the regulations.”. I will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for coming in this morning. I also wish to express my disappointment that neither the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, nor the Minister, Deputy Harris, were available to come in. The Irish Federation of University Teachers, IFUT, carried out an extensive survey of more than 550 academics, including lecturers and researchers, in third level institutions...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I have to disagree with the Minister of State because this research shows very clearly that on the ground, things are not happening. On the ground, precarious employment across the third-level sector is at an all-time high. The Minister, Deputy Harris, is talking the talk but he is certainly not walking the walk in this regard. One of the key aspects that is missing is collective...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I begin by also acknowledging the fine work of Senator Seery Kearney on the surrogacy Bill. I have witnessed it first-hand.I want to once again raise the issue of Palestine and, in particular, the very powerful lobby we have received over the last week calling for the EU-Israel Association Agreement to be terminated. This is the correct call to make and I am calling on the Government to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister for speaking on the amendments. As she knows, colleagues from Fórsa attended the previous two debates on the Bill.I acknowledge the Minister was good enough to speak to them on both occasions. While we welcome the two years in that amendment, it does not deal with the core issue. I have spoken to my colleagues in Fórsa almost on a daily basis in the past...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister for her response and acknowledge the fact there was a very positive message within it, but the problem is that positive message has been there for five weeks. I accept her point about a number of people having to get round the table but the union's fear is that the Bill will go through Report and Final Stages and it will still not have a date for the negotiation to...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I second the recommendation.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Gavan: I second the recommendation.