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Seanad: National Screening Advisory Committee Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Sep 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister to the House and wish him well in his role. I also welcome his announcement and his comments regarding the amendment the Government is tabling. I commend Senators Craughwell, Norris and Boylan on their work on this extremely important Bill. They have the collective support of the House to see its provisions implemented over the next 12 months. I am the father of...

Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. In the brief time remaining, I will home in one point in the winter plan, namely, the provision of 4.76 million additional home support hours. I pay tribute to all the carers in houses throughout Ireland who look after both elderly people and those with disabilities. I am seeking a commitment that these additional hours will actually be made...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (14 Oct 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome Ms Dorgan and compliment her on the campaign. I am the Fine Gael spokesperson for the arts in the Seanad. It is important that we recognise both the Government and the Minister for the support they have given the industry. Over the past number of months, I missed my regular diet of performances by our local musical society. We have a fantastic stage school in Longford, namely,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I wish to raise the issue of the continued problems being experienced by travel agents in accessing flight refunds from Ryanair, a company that has been particularly critical of the Government in recent days. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, travel agents have submitted thousands of claims to Ryanair in order to refund their customers whose flight bookings were affected. To...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Sector: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Andrews and her association for the work they have done in recent months. I am involved in the tourism sector. I do not work in it, but I am chairman of Longford Tourism and am involved in work with Fáilte Ireland, the Hidden Heartlands brand name and efforts to promote Longford as a destination. I have read the TRT's report. It lists a number of proposals. I have just...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I wish to raise the issue of a dispute between the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the County and City Management Association, CCMA, which represents the local authorities throughout the country. The dispute centres on a funding shortfall of €1.2 million for veterinary inspections of smaller slaughterhouses carried out by the local authority vets, who also work with the local...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: My contribution will be very short. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, to the House. I wish him well and congratulate him on his new position. I fully support this Bill, which is needed to underpin the level 5 restrictions which have been put in place. The reality is that there was very limited adherence to the guidelines that were previously proposed. That is why are we...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Departmental Priorities and Effects of Covid-19: Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome both the Minister and the Minister of State and wish them well in their respective Departments. I will keep it tight as we are tight on time. I welcome the unprecedented funding across all parts of the Department. It is probably the busiest Department and it is fantastic to see the support levels on offer. Local radio was alluded to by a number of members. I was also contacted...

Seanad: Ábhair Ghnó an tSeanaid - Matters on the Business of the Seanad (5 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I raise the issue of the Camlin Quarter urban regeneration application by Longford County Council. It is a project to co-ordinate the development of the northern area of Longford town, utilising key assets and connecting the functional area in a strategic way that maximises ongoing and future investment. The plan incorporates an area of more than 55 acres, encompassing the 18 acre Sean...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I raise the issue of the recent application for strand 2 of the just transition fund. I believe that evaluations are under way and it is expected that applicants will be contacted this month in respect of their applications. More than €11 million in funding has been put in place to help fund these projects, create employment and re-employ workers who have lost their jobs, especially...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: Unfortunately Longford cannot claim any part of Joe Biden. I wish to raise the issue of student nurses. These young people have been providing essential care as care assistants during the pandemic. This experience is invaluable to them in their journey to become nurses. It is work which is necessary to fund their college fees and to support them while living away from home. However, a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Care Services (10 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. On the Order of Business of 29 July, I spoke about the 1,700 independent not-for-profit section 39 organisations that operate in Ireland, and in particular, St. Christopher's Services, which operates in my own area of Longford, and St. Hilda's Services of Athlone. St. Christopher's Services provides day services for 141 adults, full-time...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Care Services (10 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State and wish her well in her role. I apologise for not congratulating her earlier. In her concluding remarks, the Minister of State stated that these issues have been resolved but the reality on the ground is that the issues of staff and increments have not been resolved.A significant amount of money is outstanding. I gave the figure earlier. It is over €1...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I support Senator Byrne's comments on the fair deal scheme and it is extremely important that this be legislated for immediately. I raise the question of the possible temporary lifting of QQI level 5 qualification requirements for people working in childcare. Following the recent HSE announcement on the lifting of this requirement in order to become a carer, I ask if a similar action could...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Military Service at Jadotville in 1961: Statements (11 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister and compliment the Cathaoirleach on reading the roll of names into the record of the House. I fully support the campaign by the former members of the Defence Forces, and particularly Senators Craughwell, Wall and McGahon, who put this matter on the agenda. I spoke this morning to a survivor who lives in my native parish, Private John Dowler, or Seán as he is...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Public Service Broadcasting and Impact of Covid-19 on the Media Sector: Discussion (11 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise for being late. I was speaking in the Seanad. I welcome the witnesses. I will reiterate a few things I mentioned last week, particularly with regard to local radio and local newspapers. I have proposed that our work programme examine the future of local radio. An increased value has been placed on it because of the pandemic. Only last week there was a huge water outage in...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Public Service Broadcasting and Impact of Covid-19 on the Media Sector: Discussion (11 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: What would be the average pay grade? He said there was no pay reduction taken at that level.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Public Service Broadcasting and Impact of Covid-19 on the Media Sector: Discussion (11 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I have another question. There has been much debate recently about changing the current TV licence to a broadcasting licence. What are Mr. Lynch's views on that? The percentage of non-collection is 13% to 14%-----

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Public Service Broadcasting and Impact of Covid-19 on the Media Sector: Discussion (11 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: -----and there has been a big push to move its collection from An Post. What are Mr. Lynch's views on it?

Seanad: Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister. One line in her speech struck me: "Being able to feel safe and secure, particularly in one's home, is a fundamental right." It is a right, and I welcome that. I fully support the Minister and I know she will implement our national response in this regard. I also support the Minister's proposal to bring forward legislation in respect of the Harassment, Harmful...