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Seanad: Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister and welcome our guests in the Gallery, who are listening to the debate this afternoon. I compliment Senator Kelleher on her work in this area. She has been a champion in pushing the Bill forward. I have listened to her comments in the Joint Committee on Education and Skills on this subject as well. It would also be remiss of me not to include my colleague, Senator...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for taking time out of his schedule to discuss the matter of the Respond care home in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. The building was finished in 2017 but, regrettably, has been lying idle for more than two years. It is designed to cater for people with physical and sensory disabilities and is badly needed in the community but, unfortunately, has been dogged...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: My initial response to the Minister's reply is one of great disappointment. This project was first mooted over 15 years ago and it is difficult to fathom how a much-needed facility such as this has lain idle for over two years. It is simply not good enough. I ask the Minister to intervene personally in this debacle to ensure that the doors of the facility are opened without further delay....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Oct 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: The issue of the serious and continuous underfunding of basic public services is one that is raised almost on a monthly basis with local authority members in Monaghan and Cavan and in many parts of rural Ireland. I was contacted recently by a local councillor in the area, Councillor P. J. O'Hanlon, who put forward some figures to clarify how bad the situation is. He told me that based on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wool Forum (5 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome our guests to the Gallery this afternoon. Tá fáilte romhaibh go léir.

Seanad: Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (5 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: On 24 October 2019, Dáil Éireann passed the Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019, considered by virtue of Article 20.2.2° of the Constitution as a Bill initiated in Dáil Éireann, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I join my colleagues in welcoming Senator Pippa Hackett to the House this afternoon. I had the pleasure of meeting Senator Hackett, her husband and her two children earlier today. I also welcome Deputy Catherine Martin, who comes from Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, to the Gallery. Their party leader, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is also present. Senator Hackett is in very good company. This is a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: The Senator can say that again.

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I, too, welcome the Minister back to the House. As with the previous speaker, I was heartened by his introductory comments on this issue. It is important that all stakeholders have an equal platform. I was heartened by his contribution and am happy to leave it at that.

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I want to revert to the contribution of Senator Ruane and I compliment her on the work she has done in this area. I also compliment the Minister on the open door policy he has adopted. I am hopeful an agreement can be reached between all in moving forward. I compliment Senator Gavan for bringing forward the amendment, which we will be supporting as it makes perfect sense. There is no need...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: As others have stated, a protest will be held outside the gates of Leinster House between the hours of 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. by supporters of the Cuisle residential facility in County Roscommon. I raised this issue last week and I asked that the Minister for Health get involved. I understand the Minister met the group to see if a common-sense resolution can be found. Not only are there people...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: No more self promotion.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: The Acting Chairman is doing a very good job.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: In the interest of transparency.

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister back to the House this afternoon to discuss the tragic and evolving story of the death of Shane O'Farrell who, as we all know, died as a result of a road traffic accident in County Monaghan in August 2011. He was killed in a hit-and-run by a man who had 42 previous convictions. The driver of the car was on bail in respect of several offences. He had breached the...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I do, however, take on board the presentation of the Minister at the outset of the debate. Fianna Fáil brought forward the motion calling on the Minister to adopt the terms of reference as drafted by Judge Haughton. As the Minister knows, terms of reference are clearly binding on an inquiry. They establish the jurisdiction of that inquiry in setting out what it can and cannot inquire...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I will be brief. I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, Senator Wilson and I are delighted to support this legislation. I compliment Senators Ruane, Kelleher and Black on their work. It is worthwhile legislation. We in Fianna Fáil introduced something similar in 2007 and 2011. We are delighted to support the Senators' Bill and to hear the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: The Senator is in safe hands.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: Can I borrow him?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Refurbishment (21 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State to the House this morning and I thank him for taking the time to be here. St. Aidan's comprehensive school, Cootehill, is a stand-alone, post-primary school built in 1996. That school has had no refurbishment to the fabric of the building since that date, apart from some works that were done on foot of a health and safety audit, when some works were done as a...