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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State. My question was why only one MRI scanner was working. I presume, therefore, that the second scanner, which the Minister of State indicated was available, was broken on the day. The response did not answer that question but that is not the Minister of State's fault as he did not write it. He stated that one MRI scanner is owned by the UL Hospitals group and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: I will make two short points. It is always good to acknowledge good news because everybody needs good news. The good news today is that the Minister is waiving all fees for outdoor furniture. When we have good news, we should celebrate. This is on top of the fact that during Covid, I brought to the parliamentary party the suggestion that we should do better to support small businesses....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: The money is there. That is not the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: Is it clear what follow-up information the Department will get? It includes the PR that is being done and the take-up from the LEOs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: Fantastic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: I am not surprised the World Bank has no great insights. I do not know how concerned the World Bank has ever been about keeping small businesses afloat. I do not know if it is the best place to go. I imagine other departments of enterprise, trade and employment might have better insights into how successful their SCARP-type schemes might be. I would not go to the World Bank for that kind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: When the break-up value exceeds the liquidation value, it makes it inequitable for the company itself and it makes it less attractive for the creditors. It is a tricky one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: I thank Ms Keane. I appreciate that. I have one last question. I still struggle with how the whole Department works. There are many different facets to it. Does the Department engage directly with LEOs? I do not mean individual LEOs. I know there is a president of the LEOs. I am not sure how LEOs are engaged with the Department. They seem to be working in silos, many of them under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: I suppose the witnesses’ jobs will be easier if more businesses are getting more support from LEOs and they do not have to worry as much about liquidation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: The LEOs definitely run many events and attend many events. I am interested in finding out about that liaison group, if the witnesses can send me some information on that. I met the president of the LEOs three years ago and I do not think he was even clear on it. There does not seem to be a standard process. I know there are individual LEOs working with regions and chambers but there is...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: - “Seanad Éireann resolves that the Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024 be read a second time on this day six months, to allow for a full examination of the legal and policy implications of its provisions to be undertaken.” I thank the...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Former President Mary Robinson (12 Jun 2024)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the ex-President Mary Robinson for coming here today. She has been a hero of mine since I was about 11. I remember the story of the contraception train coming down from the North. That was the first time I heard about her and I was completely blown away that she, Nell McCafferty and some other great women were brave enough at that time. Even now, it is still a challenge for a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Building Energy Rating (19 Jun 2024)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth. I am not sure whether this is under his Department's remit but I thank him for coming in on behalf of the Minister for housing. My Commencement matter is very simple. It concerns the need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on the supports available to assist people living in older houses of high...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Building Energy Rating (19 Jun 2024)

Róisín Garvey: The bottom line is older people are living in older houses in the cold and spending a lot of money on heating their homes. Currently, the SEAI scheme looks like it suits everybody, but when older people living in older houses applied, the builders listed on that website - the only ones people can contact - came down and said they could do anything. While the Minister of State said, "The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Building Energy Rating (19 Jun 2024)

Róisín Garvey: No better woman.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (27 Jun 2024)

Róisín Garvey: This is an amazing day. I think it is the biggest Bill ever brought to the House at more than 800 pages. These things do not happen overnight. Despite what people say about rushing legislation through, this is probably the most unrushed Bill we have ever had in the House. It is three years in the making. There was more than 30 pre-legislative scrutiny meetings. The housing committee has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Róisín Garvey: Seven minutes is never enough. I welcome the Minister and thank him for bringing his whole team with him. I cannot imagine how he gets his head around a whole Department in 13 weeks, so I will not be looking for plan Bs or plan As from him. It is great we are at full employment in the country. It is something we have to acknowledge and be positive about. It is always easy being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Róisín Garvey: Last, will Enterprise Ireland support businesses I met that cannot access supports from the Department of agriculture because they are adding value to something? For example, if a yoghurt maker adds flavour, the Department of agriculture will not support him. Can we look at the businesses that are falling between the cracks, food producers in particular, and see what the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Róisín Garvey: I apologise for cutting in on the Minister and will not do so again as it is rude, but if he looks at the figures for the LEOs for the uptake of the audits that lead to these grants, the target for one county was 17 for the whole year, out of 4,000 SMEs in the county, and they did five workshops. I ask specifically whether we need to look at those targets. They are very low and they are not...