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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 May 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. The Minister is very welcome to the House for this very important debate. As the Cathaoirleach said, today, 17 May, marks the 48th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. As he said, I attended a wreath laying ceremony earlier today on Talbot Street, along with the Taoiseach, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland, and the cathaoirleach of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 May 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive response. One line that struck me and stuck with me when I heard it was that to be forgotten is to die twice. That is why I feel it is imperative that there be a resolution of the blockage the Minister referred to and the problem An Garda Síochána now finds itself dealing with in the context of awaiting clarification from the Office of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (25 May 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: At the outset I thank the Minister of State most sincerely for her recent visit to Monaghan, which was very well received. The feedback has been extremely positive. I wish to take this opportunity to thank her for her ongoing work within her portfolio. This morning, I am urging the Minister of State to get the HSE to reconsider the transport charge that is being levelled at several juniors...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (25 May 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I join with the Minister of State in complimenting all those involved in the Local Link service. It is a fantastic service and there is serious potential to expand that even further, as the Minister of State outlined, and I look forward to that. I am heartened by the Minister of State's comments on her input into having a look at the charge...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (14 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach seo inniu. I am again calling for the extension of opening hours and indeed opening days for the minor injury unit at Monaghan Hospital. Including Monaghan, there are ten minor injury units located throughout the country. Minor injuries are unlikely to lead to hospital admission. A super service is provided in Monaghan. I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (14 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for the response. I welcome the positive response from the Minister for Health in that he is willing to engage with the RCSI Hospitals Group and the HSE with a view to extending the opening hours and the days of opening in terms of the minor injuries unit. I compliment the staff at the hospital on the fantastic service they provide in this area and throughout...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I raise the issue of the crisis in the home care sector. I would welcome if it would be possible for the Leader to arrange a debate on this subject. It is widely accepted that older people live longer and happier lives when they are in their own homes and communities. Home care packages are essential to facilitate this. I understand that more than 5,000 people are waiting on a carer to...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister back to the House and congratulate her on her recent personal news. I wish her and her family good health and happiness for the future. On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, I support this motion. As the Minister said, it is good to see that we are not being led by the EU on this. We are doing it ourselves and leading the way with legislation in this important...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I concur with the comments made by the Leas-Chathaoirleach and the previous speaker. Today marks the first world newborn screening day. To mark the occasion I wish to draw attention to the delay in adding spinal muscular atrophy to the newborn heel-prick test. Each year in this country six babies are born with the condition, which is known as SMA. The degenerative condition means that...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I move: That Seanad Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2022 and ending on 29th June, 2023.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: The Minister of State is very welcome back to the House. I, on behalf of the Fianna Fáil Senators, support these motions that provide for the continuance of certain provisions under the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and also the continuance in operation of section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009. I thank the Minister of State for outlining in great...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I move: That Seanad Éireann resolves that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 32 of 2009) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2022 and ending on 29th June, 2023.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: At the outset, I wish to welcome the Minister to the House and to thank him for his presence here. I thank the Minister and his officials for the huge amount of effort that they have made to try to come up with a satisfactory resolution to the nightmare for the people affected by mica in County Donegal and other counties. I would like to pay tribute to those families who have been living...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I ask the Minister to update us on where we are with that. Where is the State on that journey as it attempts to make those responsible accountable for their actions? Another question has been raised with me several times. If I were to order a lorryload of blocks tomorrow morning, could I be 100% satisfied that those blocks would not be defective and there would be no issues with them?...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I too welcome the Minister to the House. From a Fianna Fáil perspective, we welcome and support this emergency provisions Bill which deals with the domestic response to the Ukrainian crisis and provides for matters relating to the Stardust inquest. I acknowledge Senator Boylan for her work on the Stardust inquest, as the Minister did in his statement. This Bill will make provision for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (13 Jul 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for taking the time to be here. It has been widely accepted for some time that older people are happier, and live longer, in their own homes. Home care packages are essential in supporting older people to continue to live within their communities. As we know, however, the home care sector is beset by a staffing crisis. Close to 5,000 people...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (13 Jul 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. I commend our carers the length and breadth of the country on the work they do. We are deeply indebted to them. I acknowledge the huge effort being put into resolving this issue by the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. I recognise that. I welcome the fact that the advisory group will conclude its work and publish its...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: I also extend a very warm welcome to our visitors. I hope they enjoy their day. It gives me great pleasure to extend a very special birthday wish to a very special individual, namely, Councillor Ian McGarvey from Ramelton in County Donegal who turns 92 tomorrow. He truly is a remarkable man indeed. He was first elected to Donegal County Council aged 73 years. He went on to serve as mayor...