Results 661-680 of 1,416 for speaker:Robbie Gallagher

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

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for his response and I would be grateful if he corresponded with the Minister on this issue. As the Minister of State can see from my presentation, there has been little or no investment in the school since it was constructed in 1998. Therefore, it is past time that the school was considered for funding. I request that serious consideration is given to the...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (21 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State. Fianna Fáil will support the Bill. It seeks to offer patients reassurance by allowing public access to all sanctions handed down to medical practitioners. This is to ensure the public has access to information about disciplinary sanctions that have been imposed on doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists and other regulated health professionals. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank all of the witnesses for taking time out to attend this morning to share their stories, particularly the survivors. It is an honour and privilege to hear their testimony and I thank them for giving it to us. I am sure it is very painful having to go through all this again. I thank them most sincerely for their contributions. On a more general point, it is past time that the State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: Maybe Ms Crowe and Dr. O'Rourke could state the motivation behind this Bill.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I also support Senator Leyden's amendment to the Order of Business. Following on from Senator Bacik's comments, I welcome the fact that there appears to have been a breakthrough of sorts in the farming dispute. What I find particularly frustrating - and I am sure many farmers do as well - is that it seems to take farmers leaving their lands with their tractors to drive up to the gates of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: More is the pity.

Seanad: Imminent Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday Resort: Statements (27 Nov 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State back to the Chamber this afternoon. I concur with everything Senator Leyden has said and I compliment him on proposing during the Order of Business this morning that the Minister of State attend the House to discuss the issue. I will not be repetitive. I live in the Cavan-Monaghan constituency. Many people from that part of the world use the Cuisle...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Dec 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach seo inniu. The Minister of State is welcome to the House. I thank him for taking time to be here. Ballybay community college applied for an extension to its school facilities in 2015. The extension incorporated two classrooms, a science room and a science preparation area. The school has been waiting...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Dec 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. That is, indeed, good news and I thank him most sincerely for relaying it to us. I take this opportunity to thank the school's board of management, the parents' association and the CMETB for their work in bringing this project this far. I also thank the Department for finally giving us the go-ahead to move on to the next stage. This is a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: In September I raised in the House the plight of the community of Magheracloone, County Monaghan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: Magheracloone.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank Senator Nash. Part of a mine collapsed in the area, resulting in major subsidence. The result was that many families had to leave their homes. The local community centre and GAA pitches were left completely out of bounds. As one can imagine, it was a major blow to the community in County Monaghan, and particularly for the people of Magheracloone. The local GAA club, Magheracloone...

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

Robbie Gallagher: The tractors may be gone from the gates of Leinster House but, unfortunately, the beef protest continues. We learn today that the IFA has mounted a protest outside the Aldi distribution centre in Naas, County Kildare. The IFA, among other farm voices, has been calling for action on price increases for their beef.One can see from the beef price index that Irish farmers are clearly not...

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

Robbie Gallagher: -----which I am very disappointed to hear. This issue has not been treated with the urgency it deserves. Farm families across rural Ireland are on their knees. They are simply not getting a fair price for their product. We need, through the Minister, to shine a light on exactly what is happening in the meat industry. I was also disappointed to learn that retailers were not present at...

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

Robbie Gallagher: He should have been there.

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

Robbie Gallagher: The Leader should tell that to Joe Healy as well.

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

Robbie Gallagher: That is very disrespectful, not to the two of us, but to the farmers of this country.

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

Robbie Gallagher: With all due respect to the Leader-----

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

Robbie Gallagher: Here we go again.

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

Robbie Gallagher: Will the Leader deal with the crisis we are discussing here?