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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Cross-Border Healthcare Directive: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank Mr. O'Connor for the presentation and update. As the Chairman said, there is some positive news within that. I note from Mr. O'Connor’s comments that the new scheme to replace the current Northern Ireland healthcare scheme will not be in place before the end of the year, which most people were expecting. Is there a timeframe for that legislation to go through? Approximately...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Cross-Border Healthcare Directive: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: First, I thank Mr. Delaney and Mr. O'Brien for taking time out of their busy schedules to be with us The information they are providing us with is most beneficial. I thank them for their work on the supply of medicines to such an extent that has not been, and is not, a problem for us in the Republic of Ireland, thankfully. I acknowledge their work in that respect. With regard to our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome all our guests here this afternoon to discuss this very important proposed legislation. I will start if I may with the Garda Commissioner, but I direct the question also to the representative from the Policing Authority. It would appear to someone looking in on this that there seems to be quite a wide range of bodies tasked with overseeing the activity of An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank Commissioner Harris. Do any other panel members have a comment to make on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: Chair, I do not know how I am fixed for time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: That is fine. No problem. Go raibh maith agat. Táim ceart go leor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I refer to the Commissioner’s presentation and his reference to the proposed granting of powers to the new Garda ombudsman body as being "disproportionate" and "unconstitutional". The term "flagrant breach of [...] human rights", was used. He also referred to there being no "mechanism for Garda personnel to complain to an independent oversight body", that investigations by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank Ms Ansbro.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: Yes, and I thank the Chairman.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais go dtí an Teach. Fianna Fáil is delighted to support the Bill, which addresses the constitutional issues that emerged in the Supreme Court judgment in the Wayne Ellis case in 2019. In that instance, the Supreme Court found that the Oireachtas could impose mandatory prison penalties but only if they applied to all persons. It is...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (4 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for taking time to attend this morning. It is much appreciated. I also thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for selecting this matter. I know he understands the importance of this particular issue to the constituency in which he and I live. Last week, the Government relaxed the rules on working permits for individuals from outside of the European Economic Area, EEA....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (4 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for his response. While he is here, I would like to acknowledge the help I have received from officials in his Department. I ask him to pass on my sincere thanks to them. On the poultry sector, I see some light in the Minister of State's response in that it is now over to the poultry sector to provide the evidence the Department requires showing that it has...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: At a time when news feeds are consumed with Covid-19, COP26, and the Northern Ireland protocol, it is difficult to get media attention for events that happened in our country many years ago. These are events that many of us want to leave behind us. Unfortunately, for some families, those times have never gone away. This past week has seen renewed calls for information regarding the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Economic and Social Research Institute (2 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome both the witnesses. I found the information and the statistics presented to us quite startling. From a business perspective, I am just trying to get into the shoes of the Northern Ireland company that found, through Brexit, it was difficult to trade on the mainland, a term some would like to use. Trade has been increased with the Republic on the same island. From a profit...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Economic and Social Research Institute (2 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: Dr. Barrett may stick to that promise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank Ms Sherlock. Are there are many countries where people talk about best practice in respect of responses to all of the different facets of domestic violence and everything that springs from it? Are there any countries or models from whose experience our witnesses feel we could learn?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Robbie Gallagher: Yes, and by way of response generally.