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Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I take the Minister of State’s point. However, I am reminded of what Senator McDowell said two weeks ago when he asked whether the Bill was really about permitting gambling as opposed to curbing it. It seems from the Minister of State's response that he is happy to regulate gambling, which is disappointing. We know gambling companies are very creative in finding ways of replacing...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 20: In page 125, to delete lines 30 to 39, and in page 126, to delete lines 1 to 20 and substitute the following: “Offering inducement to gamble 157. A licensee to whom this Chapter applies may not offer the general public a benefit or advantage, the intent or effect of which is, either directly or indirectly, to encourage participation in gambling (in this...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (9 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: Last night at 5.20 p.m. I received a telephone call confirming that the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, would not be taking this Commencement matter. I am not surprised by that, but I want to express my appreciation that the Minister of State has come into the House to deal with the matter this morning. Last week, I listened to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (9 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate why she said it was a script she had been handed. I will repeat what she said a few moments ago. She said the INMO claims there are nursing shortages. Any Minister should accept there are nursing shortages and, further on in the statement, the Minister of State effectively did so. The INMO has been trying to make progress through the HSE. It...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: On Monday, there was an article in The Irish Times that highlighted the plight of postdoctoral research workers. It really does hammer home how poorly a large number of our academic staff are being treated at the moment. There was a survey by the Irish Federation of University Teachers that showed that one in three people employed in universities is employed on a precarious work contract,...

Seanad: Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (9 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State. While Sinn Féin will vote in favour of this motion, concerns remain regarding how long it has taken to deliver. If this is the pace the Government is going with, we will never meet our 2030 targets, let alone achieve energy independence on this island. After 15 long months, we finally have a plan for offshore wind on the south coast. Although the...

Seanad: Maternity Protection Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister. This is a good day. Sinn Féin very much welcomes the passing of this Bill. We want to see it passed as soon as possible. I pay tribute to the Irish Cancer Society in particular for the work it has done and the campaign it fought valiantly to get this change over the line. As it pointed out in its own press release, there is no little irony in the fact that...

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State and our colleagues from AsIAm. I acknowledge the tremendous work of all members of the committee and especially Senator Carrigy, who has done a brilliant job on the report, its recommendations and building that all-party consensus, which is really important. Ultimately, we get the most effective change when we build the biggest, broadest possible coalition...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Human Rights (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: No worries. I am always on the left. The Minister of State is very welcome. Last Sunday, thousands of protesters across Diyarbakr in Türkiye defied police restrictions and gathered to demand the release of imprisoned Kurdish leader, Abdullah Öcalan, and a democratic resolution to the Kurdish issue. The protestors mobilised in different areas of the city, resisting a ban...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Human Rights (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and I acknowledge the many good responses in it. I also wish to acknowledge the work of our team at the Council of Europe and at PACE in particular. There is a fair degree of frustration among my colleagues from the Kurdish community regarding the recent decision of the committee of ministers to postpone any action on the 2014 court decision...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: I will flag at the beginning that I will oppose Nos. 2 and No. 3 on the Order of Business, simply because I believe both of those items need further debate. It is a pity that we seem to be compressing everything at the moment. We all know there is an election on the way very shortly but these issues are very important and we need to debate them. I flag this to the Deputy Leader. I see...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: Not agreed.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: It is good to see the Minister of State again. As he is aware, we will not be opposing the Bill. The changes being made here to the registration regime for approved housing bodies are necessary. We accept that they need to be introduced as a matter of urgency. I understand it is on that basis that pre-legislative scrutiny was waived. My colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, has asked me to...