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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)
John McGahon: I have some brief questions. The Bill has now passed in the House of Commons. Whereabouts in the legislative process is it in Westminster? Does it go to a committee stage or does it go straight to the House of Lords?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)
John McGahon: From his analysis, what does Mr. Holder think the mood is in the House of Lords towards the Bill?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)
John McGahon: I worked in the House of Lords ten years ago as an intern. As we saw with the Brexit legislation in 2019, it will not be able to stop it. All it can do is delay, obstruct or slow it down it until it eventually gets through in some shape or form, if there are enough Conservative peers, which there are, to pass it. What is the real driving force behind the legislation? Mr. Holder referred...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)
John McGahon: I thank the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)
John McGahon: Not a problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)
John McGahon: I wish to take the discussion back to the politics of this. What is the politics behind this legislation? We are talking about veterans. Are veterans a key demographic within the British electoral system that the Conservative Party is trying to get support from or to target? What are the actual politics behind putting that legislation through? The Conservative Party, since 2010, has gone...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)
John McGahon: When did that Bill come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
John McGahon: I have five or six questions. The first few are directed to the CRU and EirGrid and the next few are to the Minister. Regarding the CRU and EirGrid, given the focus on emergency procurement for this winter and next year, is it not the case that, in their view, a lack of action on their part is putting into question the longer term energy security of the country? Can the witnesses give...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
John McGahon: The exact same as those today who are going for the emergency-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
John McGahon: Following up on that, would Mr. Foley or any of the other witnesses be concerned about the delivery of T-3 and T-4 projects which are aimed at ensuring we have the energy security I am talking about from 2024 onwards. Can they tell the committee what, if any, concerns have been raised with them by successful bidders in the two capacity auctions regarding their ability to deliver the vital...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
John McGahon: I am not sure if Mr. Gannon read an article in the Business Post on 21 August. It raised concerns about the cost of inflation and stated it may scupper some of the projects in T-3 and T-4. The article states that the soaring construction costs and rise in equipment prices of more than 25% in some of the power plants in T-3 and T-4 mean that those capacity auctions may not go ahead. Is the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
John McGahon: What is the view of the Minister on index-linked capacity payments, similar to those in the UK? I will then move on to my two final questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
John McGahon: Absolutely. To follow up on the Minister's comments on a windfall tax, it is something I am not opposed to but I would like more clarity around the concept. When he talked about the proposition to define the term "energy company" for the purpose of such tax, there is a distinction between the companies because they operate in various stages of the energy supply chain, including extraction,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
John McGahon: When does the Minister expect the final details?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
John McGahon: I thank the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)
John McGahon: Excellent, that is very reassuring.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Education Policy (14 Sep 2022)
John McGahon: As there is a vote in the Dáil, I ask Senator Cummins to propose the suspension of the sitting.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Education Policy (14 Sep 2022)
John McGahon: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)
John McGahon: Everything we are talking about today is an unintended consequence of what was a good policy. The unintended consequence is that children who received concessionary tickets for the last number of years, and eligible tickets in some cases, now do not have a seat on the bus. I know of between 50 and 60 children in County Louth from villages such as Ravensdale, Castlebellingham, Annagassan,...