Results 41-60 of 104 for long speaker:Garret Ahearn

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (2 Dec 2020)

Garret Ahearn: It is important to point out that this happened long before the Minister came into the Department. I take on board and totally accept the seriousness with which the Minister takes this. The worry is whether the Department and the officials take it with the same seriousness, but I trust the Minister's leadership on this. The Minister said there are 4,700 files for processing but only 2,000...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2023)

Garret Ahearn: ...it is hugely good news. I was speaking to the superintendent there and he has confirmed his team in Clonmel of this and they are overwhelmed and thrilled that this is happening. It has been a long time coming but we have got there in the end. This could not have happened without the intervention of the Minister, the Taoiseach and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Common Agricultural Policy (25 May 2021)

Garret Ahearn: The Commencement matter I have tabled consists of a long statement. I welcome the Minister to the Chamber today and particularly thank him for being here, which indicates the seriousness of the matter. This is a very important week in Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, negotiations and a breakthrough is expected. I wish the Minister well in those negotiations. He has the support of all of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of the Withdrawal of Covid-19 Measures on Business: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ...very positive about the supports they have been given in the past 18 months to keep them afloat, but there is also a fear about what will happen when the supports end. What is his sense about the long-term challenges businesses will have? He referred in his contribution to the fact that the money will have to be repaid and some businesses will not have anything to fall back on....

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

Garret Ahearn: ...are going to be on level 3 for quite some time and will not be coming down from it soon. That means asking people to stay within their counties and asking businesses to remain closed for a long period of time. Most people are abiding by and sticking to the guidelines and recommendations. They are sacrificing an awful lot in their business lives and normal lives to abide by these...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2021)

Garret Ahearn: It seems such a long time ago. I used to be a bartender on a cruise ship, and we used to stop at different ports. It is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. I would recommend anyone go there. I want to raise the fact that the Irish Air Line Pilots Association, IALPA, held an extraordinary general meeting at 10 a.m. followed by a rally and a protest. They will deliver a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Garret Ahearn: ...problem is that it must wait a year for this to be put in place because appointments for the 2024-25 academic year can only be made on the basis of posts authorised in 2022-23. Being obliged to wait so long is having a major impact on the school. I ask that the Department of Education engage and support the school, if possible. It is a really good school and has a brilliant reputation....

Seanad: Forestry Licensing: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ..., from which there will be huge demand in the coming years. I live about a mile from SAP Nurseries, which is just outside Cahir. It is run by the Walsh family. They have been in business for as long as I have been alive and they provide a wonderful service. If we are going to plant more trees and put more demands on this sector, they need support. What supports do the Minister of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Personal Public Service Numbers (31 May 2023)

Garret Ahearn: ...not with Ukrainians, Irish citizens and newborns. Everything is on time, except for people who are coming here from outside of Europe, applying for a work permit and then for a visa and waiting a long time for a PPS number. I welcome the fact the Minister of State and the Department are looking to streamline the work permits and visas going forward. The work done already in speeding up...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Garret Ahearn: We have succeeded. It has taken a long fight but I will now start another fight. It has not got funding to continue to design stage yet. That needs approval by the Minister for Transport. It needs to be prioritised as quickly as possible. As the Leader knows, that route is divided into two sections, one of which is from Limerick Junction to Cahir. That is in design stage at the moment...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ...Park Hotel, there are vaccinations going on at the moment and it is doing wonderful work. There is another centre in Nenagh. We are quite lucky in having two in Tipperary but it is a large, long county and they are doing extremely good work. The over-70s are being vaccinated by general practitioners, GPs, but, after that cohort, can the Minister outline exactly who will be vaccinated in...

Seanad: Mental Health and Covid-19: Statements (12 Feb 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ...many factors that have impacted on life and people in this country.The biggest scar we will have from Covid-19, when we have people vaccinated and when we have control of the disease, will be the long-term mental impact for people. That impact will be felt by everyone, regardless of what age group they are in. I mention young children who cannot go to school and those doing their leaving...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...changes that parents and employees have had over the last two years. We really need to support these childcare providers as a Government. We need to do so throughout the next years and we need a long-term plan. However, there is an immediate issue in terms of supporting childcare providers. There is no financial benefit for them taking in young babies. They make no money out of it....

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ..., Thurles or Nenagh rather than going to obvious locations of Cork and Dublin. The key attraction is that it saves 18 months for a business to set up because looking for premises can take quite a long time, but here it is up and running for them. It will play a key role in our strategy for our rural future. If we are going to attract people to live in rural Ireland and set their base...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: .... Carrick-on-Suir in Tipperary has been selected and given priority. Each local authority will have a person who is in charge of making sure that those jobs are completed on time. For as long as I have been alive, there has always been a feeling in Carrick-on-Suir of the town being neglected by politicians and the Government. In the past 12 months, that is no longer the case for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Garret Ahearn: ..., whomever the one guardian might be that someone would need while going through labour, cannot be present all the time. There seem to be different rules in different hospitals regarding how long a partner can stay with a woman going through labour. As anyone who has gone through the experience knows, it is not just one hour of delivering the baby that is involved, it is everything that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Shared Services (24 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...number who are not held to account. I recognise there is a system in place to deal with the latter but it is not really effective. The Minister of State has been in local government and politics long enough to know we all know of people who have not been dealt with.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...for some information or to seek a debate with the Minister for Justice regarding Garda stations, especially the proposed new Garda station in Clonmel. It is in the capital building programme, along with a new station in Macroom and the children's court. Clonmel Garda station is ready to go, just like Macroom is, but it is being held up in the process because of the children's court in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Garret Ahearn: ...but had to give up her profession to care for Neil and John. That needs to be recognised. There are people in this country, particularly women, who have to give up careers to care for loved ones long term. The State needs to support them. I commend Senator Keogan and Cara and Mark for the presentation today.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ...Junction, which is approximately 35 km in length, and a consultation process with the public representatives has already taken place. The second phase is from Cahir to Waterford city and is 60 km long. There will be a meeting about this on 26 February with all public representatives from all the county councils involved - Tipperary, Kilkenny, Waterford and Limerick. The road is in the...