Results 1,301-1,320 of 1,608 for speaker:Micheál Carrigy

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: My matter relates to Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre in Keenagh, County Longford and the monastic site on Inchclearaun in Lough Ree. Corlea Trackway is a 2,000 year old Iron Age highway, which was uncovered in the bogs in south Longford. It has been developed into visitor site, managed by the OPW. Visitor numbers are quite low because it is not being promoted well enough. The range of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I am glad the Minister of State recognises the Corlea trackway is unique. We want to see further investment and expand the visitor numbers to the centre. I do not understand why clarification of the ownership of these items is being sought. They have been in the ownership of the OPW for the past 33 years and it is ironic it is now wondering about ownership and the requirements that will...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome to the Public Gallery Jack Fagan and Alex O'Brien, transition year students from Ardscoil Phádraig in Granard, who are here for the day to see what goes on behind the scenes in Leinster House. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 9 be taken before No. 1. I pay tribute to a former friend, colleague and political adviser of mine and of all of us in Fine...

Seanad: Civil Legal Aid (Neighbours’ Dispute Mediation Services) Bill 2023: First Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Civil Legal Aid (Neighbours’ Dispute Mediation Services) Bill 2023: First Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Next Tuesday.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise for being late. I was struck by the comment made about drama here in Leinster House. Some people think there is already a drama group here and we would not need to set one up. Regarding outdoor spaces, this is the way to go. During the Covid-19 pandemic, several community groups in County Longford, where I am from, bought into this approach. We now have several outdoor...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Yes. There used to be the 1% arts fund for community or arts projects in the regions. It now seems to be gone. What are the views of the witnesses on this fund being brought back? Would it be something they would support? About ten years ago, I undertook a project at home myself under the auspices of that fund. Approximately 1% of the cost of a capital project was spent in an area and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Or leverage for putting pieces of art in place more so. That practice seems to have stopped.

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State. I concur with all other Senators that increased funding is needed for sporting facility infrastructure. It is well known that it is important for young people to be involved in sports and to keep active for their well-being, physical and mental health and the benefits in later life of having been involved in sport. There was a recent announcement regarding...

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Is that for new applications?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I raise the national broadband plan and suggest we have a discussion with the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, about the advice given as to where builds take place. I will speak in particular about one area in south Longford, the town of Ballymahon, and the general area, which is where the largest tourist infrastructure project and investment in the country is located but the area is not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State is very welcome. I thank him for taking this Commencement matter, which relates to the voids programme. Under the Housing for All action plan, each local authority was targeted by the Department to reduce vacancy rates within its council housing stock. Longford County Council was given a target of reducing its 2021 vacancy rate of 7.2% to 3.5% in 2023. This was an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State for what was a negative reply. Basically, the query I put concerns the fact that local authorities are being asked to deal with voids but they are not being compensated for the cost of doing so. The figure of €11,000 per house was decided in 2020. I have given the Minister of State figures on the increase in inflation, not just from the local authority...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I support the call by Senator Cassells for a discussion on media. I was delighted to organise the briefing yesterday by the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland, IBI. There was a fantastic attendance and it was obvious from the organisation's requests that it needs support into the future. A discussion on this issue would be timely, as would an examination of the sound and vision fund. The...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the witnesses. I was watching for a while and apologise for being late, but I was at another meeting. First, my own view - and I have been quite vocal on it - is that we need to put minimum ages on access to social media accounts for children. The reality is that there have been various reports published which say that kids as young as eight or nine years of age have access and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Why?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Does Mr. Ó Broin think it is right that knowingly false information, when Meta specifically identifies in its policy certain things that can be taken down for a private individual, should be left up there because we are in public life? We are all private individuals with families, who are all entitled to the same protection.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Explain to me why Meta thinks we should have a higher level of criticism or be entitled to a higher level of criticism, even if something is false information. Please explain that to me.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I am astounded that a company would allow that to happen, that it allows people who are in public life representing the general public to be targeted or tarnished with stuff that is lies. It is false information and damaging to their good names, and it is allowed to be left there because they are politicians. They are also people who have families, kids, wives, husbands or whatever, and I...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to read this. I seem to be getting a difference between the companies with regard to how they deal with politicians. Would I be right in saying that?