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Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: Life is too short.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister. I again commend colleagues from across the Chamber who took part in the Oireachtas committee, so ably chaired by Senator Noone. At this stage it is important that those of us who believe in repeal take off our party hats, put them to one side and work together because this issue is too important to score cheap political points. It is too important because it is...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: I raise the issue of Catalonia to highlight that a representative of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana or ANC, a non-party political organisation, will visit the Oireachtas at noon tomorrow to meet representatives of all parties and provide an update on the current situation in Catalonia. I encourage Senators to attend the meeting. What we have witnessed since the successful outcome of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: It is also patronising.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: A sweet day.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: Let us bring on the day for a Sinn Féin-Labour Party Government, I would welcome it. First, I want to genuinely acknowledge again the sincerity of those in the Chamber who hold a different view from me. I genuinely respect their views even though I disagree fundamentally with them. My colleague, Senator Mullen, spoke about what will happen once politicians get hold of abortion laws....

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: I want to develop one point. Senator McDowell spoke about the referendums on freedom of information and freedom to travel in the early 1990s.As we know, they were passed. I respectfully ask a question of my colleagues who disagree on this issue. Do they think it is right that women should have the freedom to travel and the freedom to have information to abortion? If they do, I have a...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Middle East Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Coveney. On 27 March, the Government took the decision to expel a Russian diplomat in what could only be described as an act of sycophantic fawning over its British counterpart. The Government asked us to trust British intelligence, the very same intelligence agencies that provided us with false information regarding Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, the same...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Middle East Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Tánaiste for his response, with which, I am sure he will not be surprised to hear, I am disappointed. He spoke about gestures and actions of protest. Unfortunately, what he has done to date amounts to just that. It is just words; and words are empty vessels at this point. This is an apartheid state with which we are dealing. I am a little older that the Tánaiste and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Middle East Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Gavan: The Tánaiste is resorting to personal abuse.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Middle East Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Gavan: The Tánaiste should tell us what he is doing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Gavan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The first thing to say is that they are shocking. We are waiting for a Gaelcholáiste to be built in Limerick and I am worried about the delays that might occur in that regard. We have a new school at the university as well. Is this what will face pupils in years to come? I cannot imagine the impact this problem has had on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Gavan: I also want to apologise for having to step out earlier. Unfortunately I and my party colleague had to step out for a few minutes to attend a meeting. I would like to listen to the answers provided by the witnesses and respond then, if that is okay.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Gavan: Well said.