Results 681-700 of 1,000 for speaker:John McGahon
- Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (26 Oct 2022)
John McGahon: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: School Transport: Statements (26 Oct 2022)
John McGahon: Senators Kyne, Buttimer and Ahearn wish to share time. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Surviving Cohabitant’s Pension) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)
John McGahon: I have just arrived in the Chamber as I was at a meeting and would like to read the Minister's speech. Could I ask if someone else could go ahead of me and I could come in after?
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Surviving Cohabitant’s Pension) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)
John McGahon: I thank my colleagues in the Labour Party for bringing forward this motion. This important matter first came across my desk in my office in Dundalk a number of months ago. It came across my desk because somebody's partner had passed away and they came into my office to see what kind of financial supports were available. I instantly thought of the widow's pension or something like that. I...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, 46 Irish citizens were studying in university in Ukraine, all of them studying medicine. Naturally, when the war broke out, they all came back to Ireland. One of the provisions introduced by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, quite rightly, was that, because there simply was not space for...
- Seanad: Transport: Motion (9 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, for taking this Commencement matter. I am sure we will all agree that the issue of our time is the energy transition necessary to balance climate change, sea level rise and the pace of change required to reach net zero by 2050. For political leaders who are continuing to legislate for these changes, we must maintain the support of the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: That is excellent. The whole point I am bringing forward is to get the Government thinking about this technology. I am pleased to see it is willing to do that. The Minister of State has come to the House to say it is not accessible as of today but, as we progress along our climate action targets for the rest of the decade and beyond, it will become more feasible. It is very important,...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I call for a debate on cross-Border tourism. The reason I do so is the work done by the Social Democratic and Labour Party, SDLP, in the Newry, Mourne and Down regions. In particular, my good friend Mr. Killian Feehan, who I met last week, outlined the work the SDLP is doing in advocating and promoting the inclusion of counties Armagh and Down in Ireland's Ancient East. A unanimous motion...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Senator Murphy has been here long enough. He knows it goes on rotation. It was Fianna Fáil and it is now Fine Gael.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I would not dare to doubt the Leas-Chathaoirleach's impartiality. I would not dream of doubting it. It is great to have pupils from CBS Primary School in Dundalk here. They are members of the students' union council and are doing some wonderful work with Maria and Hannah. We saw this morning that the Limerick to Foynes railway line is to be reopened. That process has started. I know the...
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, to the House.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Amendment No. 3 has been ruled out of order because it would impose a cost on the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 have been ruled out of order because they would impose a cost on the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: The Senator should speak to the amendment first and then he can speak to the overall section.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I ask the Senator to await the Minister of State's reply to amendment No. 7.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Since there are no more contributions, we will move on. The question is that section 8 stand part of the Bill. Is that agreed?
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Sorry. I asked whether anyone else wanted to contribute but no one registered a desire to do so. I am not stopping the Minister of State from-----
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Of course.
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I call the Acting Leader.