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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (7 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: The Minister of State is welcome to the Chamber. I thank her for taking this Commencement matter. She will appreciate that it is quite a local issue, but one very close to her in Clonmel. The CBS High School in Clonmel is a wonderful school that provides education to secondary school boys in Clonmel. There are more than 700 students in the school, which is led by the principal, Karen...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (7 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: I thank the Minister of State. She took my line exactly. It is always good to have a connection to a school and her son taught there. The principal is from Ferrybank in Waterford so there is another connection that way. I will say, and the Minister touched on this herself, from the point the approval was made in February 2020 to the point when construction happens, we will have students...

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: Does Senator Higgins want a copy of the amendments?

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: Now.

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: Now.

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Motion for Earlier Signature (8 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Digital Services Bill 2023 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Motion for Earlier Signature (8 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: Next Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: The Minister of State is very welcome to the Chamber. I thank him for taking this Commencement matter. It is an important one for me. It concerns the N24, which runs from Limerick to Waterford and is a key, strategic route. Work has been done on a future upgrade of the road. The work entails two sections, the first from Limerick Junction to Cahir and the second from Cahir to Waterford....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: I thank the Minister of State. I would appreciate it if he could take what I am about to say back to the Minister. The Department says the link roads cannot be viewed in isolation, but the Minister is doing that in the context of Tipperary town. On part of the road that is being constructed, the Minister has said that Tipperary town will be looked at in isolation in the context of a bypass...

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

Garret Ahearn: I thank the Cathaoirleach but correct him on his pronunciation of "Duhill". I welcome all my fellow Tipperary people. I am the only Tipperary person in the Seanad and we cannot have enough Tipperary people in here. I welcome them today. I know they are in good hands with Councillor Máirín McGrath and I hope they enjoy their visit. I am about to bring up a topic in which they...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: About two or three months ago, Transport for Ireland, TFI, introduced three Local Link bus routes in Clonmel, and this has been a huge success. Thousands of people in Clonmel have been using them, particularly over the Christmas period. The bus has got the nickname of the cruise as it brings people around from pubs to restaurants. It has been a real success in giving people options to come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: I welcome Mr. O'Rourke and congratulate him on his new role. When members of the public speak about the IDA, job creation is always perceived to be in Dublin, but that is not the case anymore. In my county, Tipperary, Clonmel is a prime example of a regional town that has really benefited on the back of big multinational companies such as MSD, Boston Scientific and Abbott, which have given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: Mr. O'Rourke has said he wants Ireland to be in the top two countries in Europe for attracting in companies. If companies are coming from America, the obvious decision will be to locate in Dublin or Cork. How often does the IDA convince companies that actually Clonmel, Athlone or Leitrim is the place to be? How difficult is that? How many successes has the IDA had?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: This is a year of elections. Elections and politics play a key role in businesses and business decisions. Is what is happening in America, with what people would say is the fear of a second Donald Trump presidency, playing a role in the decisions American businesses are making? Have questions been asked about elections in Ireland and two different proposals being put forward by two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: Clonmel has a site which is co-owned by Tipperary County Council and the IDA. It is a business and technology park in Ballingarrane. It is quite a facility and it is totally full. There are plans to build a new centre to attract new businesses. Is the IDA still supportive of working with Tipperary County Council on that? Would Mr. O'Rourke and a group from the IDA be willing to visit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: Over the years, Clonmel has proven it is able to attract big multinationals and hold them for a significant amount of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: Would Mr. O'Rourke be willing to come to Clonmel?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: I ask the Deputy Leader to get information on when an announcement is likely to be made on sports capital funding. A lot of sports clubs across submitted legitimate and good applications. They are waiting and anxious to know if they will be successful.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: An application of keen interest to me is that of Moyle Rovers GAA club just outside Clonmel. My colleague-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Garret Ahearn: My colleague, Councillor Michael Murphy, has been working hard on this project to do up the floodlights and get a new mower. The reason I raise Moyle Rovers is the service it provided to the State during Covid. Its facilities and premises were used during Covid as a test centre. Most people would assume the GAA club got money for providing its facilities but it did it free of charge for 18...