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Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)

John McGahon: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. To follow on from the points raised by Senator Dooley, we have ambitious targets, which is great, and I have no doubt that we will get very close to achieving them but we have to make sure that infrastructural Ireland - for want of a better term - the Civil Service or whatever you want to call it does not bog down those ambitious targets and slow...

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

John McGahon: I will not use the full six minutes I have been allocated. I am coming in at the end of the debate but there are a couple of points I want to make. I debated this issue only two weeks ago, when a representative of Dublin Bus outlined the severity of the situation in terms of the numbers of public transport workers who have encountered some very sticky situations. I made the point that this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: To respond to what Senator O'Sullivan said, I do not know whether I would like to be here when I am 70. I do not know, perhaps I would. Who knows. I would have to be here for 42 years if that were to be the case. One of the first issues I raised when I became a Member of the House two years ago was the concept of flexible travel tickets and commuter tax saving tickets. We have had...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Does the Senator wish to withdraw the amendments?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Government amendment No. 16: In page 40, line 36, to delete “of” and substitute “or”.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Government amendments Nos. 17 to 23, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Government amendment No. 17: In page 41, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(i) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): “(1A) Where an officer of the Revenue Commissioners has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence under paragraph (b), (bb) or (c) of section 139(1) of the Finance Act 1992 has been...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Amendment agreed to.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Government amendments Nos. 25 to 32, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Amendments Nos. 33 and 34 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Amendments Nos. 35 and 46 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Amendments Nos. 36, 43 to 45, inclusive, 47 to 52, inclusive, 54 to 56, inclusive, and 58 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I raise this matter this morning after meeting Cara McAdam, who is a science teacher in De La Salle College, Dundalk, a couple of weeks ago. She showed me the science laboratory and the rest of the college. There are four laboratories, one of which is in a new part of the building. Two are in a building dating from 1978 while one of the laboratories was built in 1998. I am sure the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I thank the Minister of State. As I said, this is just the start of the process of this campaign and the goal of getting these science laboratories updated. As the Minister of State has acknowledged and as I have pointed out, the way we will do this is through the summer works scheme through category 5, which is funding for science laboratories. Obviously, there will be a number of schools...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I call for a debate on the concept of vacant and derelict homes, particularly after the really positive announcements a few days ago of the €150 million action plan to tackle vacancy and dereliction, which will be provided to our local authorities. I would appreciate a debate because I believe there is a lot of good practice that could be learned from other local authorities around...

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I propose a suspension until 6.15 p.m.

Seanad: Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Second Stage (9 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. The concept of this Bill is contingency planning for if some sort of unforeseen god-awful thing happens. It is prudent from that perspective. It is prudent from the perspective that over the past year I think all governments, not only in Europe, but the world, are more focused on and concerned about energy security than ever before....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I will touch on a couple of matters. There is a concept where I come from in Dundalk of promoting the M1 corridor between Dublin and Belfast, which is the economic engine of the island of Ireland, given the large population and employment in the area. The concept is one of trying to promote the region for FDI. This can be done well. If we just try to promote Louth, Down, Armagh or part of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I would like a debate on local government and how it is structured. We are now approaching the ten-year anniversary of the abolition of town councils. I say this as someone from County Louth, which has two of Ireland's biggest towns, namely Dundalk and Drogheda. We should consider the re-establishment of some town councils. I am not asking that a council be re-established everywhere that...