Results 3,881-3,900 of 4,178 for speaker:Paul Gavan
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: Some 239 patients died on trolleys.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: No. Our publicly stated position-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: -----called for that review for the last four years and it has taken the Minister four years to accept it. That is not acceptable.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: If the Minister would answer a straight question, then I would do so.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: The hospital is short of 200 beds today.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: I am just conscious of time. The trolley count the Minister is quoting, by the way, is a TrolleyGAR figure, which, as we know, excludes people who have not yet been admitted to the hospital even though they are on a trolley. It also excludes people who are on trolleys but outside the accident and emergency department. This is a whole other conversation, however, and I do not want to spend...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: It is not false.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: I want to ask the Minister about the recruitment embargo and its impact right now on UHL. Being a former trade union official, I have spoken to my colleagues in the union movement representing the workers in that hospital. They have told me that as recently as four weeks ago there was a deficit of 200 nurses there. They have told me that right now, there is a deficit of 24 people in...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: It is not just a question-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: The Minister is not answering the question. I asked about the embargo. He is just rambling with figures.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: I put it to the Minister that the derogation process takes far too long. I put this point to him because this is what I am hearing from the staff, those front-line workers working in the system. The Minister has paid tribute to them. I cannot imagine how they are still coping in the hospital now. From the recent court case, we saw their workplace described as "impossible" and...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: What is incredibly stark is that these poor people spent their last hours of life on this earth on a hospital trolley - not even a bed.
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: I appreciate being able to speak on the motion today. I literally came off the campaign trail because I wanted to show my support for this Bill. It is extremely timely and important. It is important this debate is taking place. As I came in today, there was tremendous solidarity outside the gates of Leinster House. It is great to see it. It is hard to know where to start. On a number...
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: It was centre-stage for a number of years.
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: Were any inspections carried out?
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: I do not think so.
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: Well done.
- Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: I second the motion. The Minister of State is welcome. I want to start by quoting an email I received this morning. It is from a woman in Limerick who is overholding her current property because she has nowhere to go. She says she has a daughter who has her junior certificate coming up: She recently got mental health breakdown at school as this housing situation is stressful for both...
- Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)
Paul Gavan: Well said.