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Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: If the Acting Chairman agrees, I will allow my colleague speak first.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: I commend Senator Lawless on how he went about this business today. We are very lucky to have him in the Chamber. He has progressive views on many topics and is always constructive.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: I wish to refer to a meeting I had with the vintners. It was not a particularly successful meeting but I had not expected it to be. They mentioned to me that this Good Friday Bill was offered to them as part of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. While I am speaking from memory, I believe the vintners explained to me that they clearly rejected that because they did not believe the Public...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: I never said that.

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Shannon Airport Facilities (20 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister for coming in this morning. It is much appreciated. I want to ask him about Shannon Airport and his Department's policy with regard to the 427 permits approved under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973. Some 427 permits have been issued so far this year, from January to the end of May. Some 149 of these permits...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Shannon Airport Facilities (20 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: I am sure the Minister will not be surprised to hear I am very disappointed with his answer. It was largely quite evasive and basically stated this is not really his decision. He has not answered the key question I asked, which was whether he thinks it is a coincidence the vast majority of the planes going through Shannon are going to the Saudi-led coalition countries, and are going to...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Shannon Airport Facilities (20 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: The Minister knows it is not.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: I express my thanks to the staff, the Cathaoirleach and the Leader for their support and co-operation this year. I want to raise the issue of VAT in the hotel sector, an issue that has been raised by a number of colleagues over the past week. They are calling for the VAT subsidy to be retained. There are two problems with this. The first is that the Irish Hotels Federation continues to...

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the passage of this legislation. Along with my colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, whose Bill was passed last week, I hope that this will mark a change in the culture of financial institutions dealing with their customers. I also want to thank FLAC for drawing up the report that led to the drafting of Deputy Doherty's Bill. It has been immensely supportive and helpful. I urge...

Seanad: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: On behalf of my colleagues in Sinn Féin, I support the amendment proposed by the Civil Engagement group. Sinn Féin has raised its concerns about this Bill at every Stage. We support the Bill but we believe what is proposed in the amendment would make it better. The amendment places a duty on the Minister to report to the Dáil on our social and environmental obligations as...

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2017)

Paul Gavan: Sinn Féin is glad that the amendments of our colleague, Deputy Cullinane, managed to amend the Bill to allow for more scrutiny of the work of this office because a lot of power and control will be vested in it. In an age in which the issue of data is assuming ever more importance, such scrutiny is needed. The Government had initially excluded this new office from the scrutiny of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: Let us go for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: I support the comments of the Chair. I am quite taken aback that Mr. Boyle would come in and castigate this committee. It is made up of a wide range of parties and interests. I can say with my hand on my heart, particularly in respect of the Chair but also of all of us, that we always strive to work fairly and collegially and to get our work done. I do not think Mr. Boyle does himself or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: It is not what I am saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: We can ask the Defence Forces representatives that later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: Absolutely, but the more important point is that Mr. O'Donnell has a major problem in his industry and I do not hear him acknowledging that even though the facts are available. I will give him a second fact, if I may. Seventy of the 150 boats the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, inspected had no documentation whatsoever. Will any of the witnesses explain that to me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: Documentation in regard to their workforce.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Gavan: Yes.