Results 141-160 of 969 for speaker:John McGahon

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate Examinations) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 May 2021)

John McGahon: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2021)

John McGahon: Today is a great day with the positivity in the air. I got my hair cut at 8 a.m.. I was first in the queue. Literally and figuratively it is a weight off my shoulders. The best thing about it is that the number of people-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2021)

John McGahon: I want to give no offence to the four Members beside me over here who may not need haircuts as quickly as that, with all due respects to them. Senator Byrne will be in the queue as will the Cathaoirleach. I have just lost so many potential Senate votes now if I ever need to run again. My point is about the positivity in the air. It was great for the two barbers being able to come back in...

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

John McGahon: There are many people in this House who have much more experience in the area of banks, credits loans and loans. I turned 30 a couple of months ago. My friends are either engaged, having children or looking to get mortgages so that is the stage of life I am in. None of those things is happening with me yet but I am getting to that stage.

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

John McGahon: I did get my hair cut. I thank the Minister for noticing. That is very kind of him. I am in flying form today as a result of it. My point is that many of my friends are looking at trying to get a mortgage. It is the biggest issue for my generation. We are talking about people who are well educated, work really hard, have good salaries, pay more in rent than they would if they had a...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion (10 May 2021)

John McGahon: It is a real privilege to be able to follow that very strong contribution from a fellow Border politician. When I looked around the room earlier, it was good to see so many politicians from the Border discussing this, Senator Martin was one before he excommunicated himself to Kildare. Joking aside, this is a really good debate. It is a very respectful and important debate and one which it...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

John McGahon: I congratulate my colleague, Senator Seery Kearney, on bringing forward this very important topic. It is good to get this discussion going. Young people have borne the brunt of society's anger at certain things so many times over the past 12 months and they have been forgotten about in certain matters. One thing that has annoyed me is that young people have had to sacrifice so much by...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

John McGahon: It is important, as has been said earlier, to discuss who this Bill is about and who the people at the coalface who will benefit are. I am 30 years of age and it is people in my generation and from my age cohort who will benefit. Those of us from this generation who are still in Ireland today are the ones who did not emigrate in 2010, 2011 or 2012. We are also the generation of people who...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

John McGahon: I am talking about local authority councillors. I was on a local authority for seven years and I know what I am talking about when it comes to local authorities.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

John McGahon: What individual did I refer to?

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

John McGahon: Did I name one individual?

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

John McGahon: Thank you.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

John McGahon: What insult?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

John McGahon: I wish to raise the issue of visas and how we are not granting any visas to people from South America. A couple in north Louth are about to get married. The girl, who is marrying a guy from north Louth, is from New York City and is a US citizen. Her family are US citizens with the exception of her mother, who has a Colombian passport. Her mother has lived in New York City since 1985 and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (24 May 2021)

John McGahon: Senator McGreehan and I represented this part of the world, namely, the Dundalk-Carlingford area, on Louth County Council. It is a hugely symbolic and important project for the communities of Omeath, Carlingford and north Louth, and for communities on the other side of the Border, like Warrenpoint, Rostrevor and Newry. It is a symbolic thing to connect those communities which have been...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (24 May 2021)

John McGahon: I do not think it should be a case of the Newry southern relief road or the Narrow Water bridge. There is no reason we cannot have both. There are many reasons the Newry southern relief road makes sense in terms of vehicular traffic, access and so on, but it should not be a case of one or the other. As Senator McGreehan rightly pointed out, it is the symbolic nature of this project that we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

John McGahon: Normality has returned with children now being able to play outside and play sports so when will swimming lessons for children resume in the Republic of Ireland? Last night, I spoke to the manager of the Aura Leisure Swimming Pool in Dundalk who outlined a couple of things and it is not until one thinks about these things that one realises they make perfect sense. Perhaps, as a Government,...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (28 May 2021)

John McGahon: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, back. Senator Moynihan is next.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (28 May 2021)

John McGahon: How kind.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (28 May 2021)

John McGahon: Senator Casey, without interruption.