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Parental Choice in Education: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: In the minute I have it will be very hard to say much.

Parental Choice in Education: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. I agree with a lot of what the Social Democrats are trying to do. We do need to recognise the diversity we have and possibly take religion out of schools. It is an issue for parents to decide. Religious instruction being done outside school time makes a lot of sense. What we have in Ireland, however, is an Irish solution to an...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (8 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: As the Minister said at the outset, this is just repeat legislation that is renewed every six months. As others have said, primary legislation could have been enacted some time ago but I am glad the Minister is living up to his reputation as being a hands-on Minister so far and is moving on this. It is something that most people would very much welcome but I always include the caveat that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I was at a presentation by Haven Horizons yesterday in the audiovisual room, as were others. This domestic, sexual and gender-based violence prevention centre does wonderful work - without proper State funding, I might add, something that needs to be looked at. At the discussion afterwards, an issue I was mulling over came up, and that was the contribution that social media make to such...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: In early 2023, the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, said that parents know best when it comes to banning youngsters from social media or imposing phone restrictions. That was in response to touted legislation in the UK that was less stringent than the Australian model being touted. However, teachers, who see the impact first hand in the classrooms, will beg to differ. The Tánaiste, the...

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I have mentioned this on numerous occasions but I am going to mention it again. I go back to the HighScope Perry Preschool study in the US which found that for every $1 invested in quality early education in the childcare sector and in primary school there was a $7 return. In euro terms, it has the same positive impact on children's outcomes and development. It is extremely important but...

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I am in two minds as I contribute to this debate. On the one hand, as my colleague said, we are here to celebrate what Europe is supposed to stand for. This year is the 75th anniversary of the Schuman declaration, which laid the foundation for European integration. From the early days of the European Coal and Steel Community, there were efforts to integrate everything to the point where it...

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: We have a moral obligation to put it up to our partners to be stronger on this issue. I have not heard that coming from the Council of Ministers.

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Deputy Paul Lawless, who was due to speak, gave me a few extra minutes.

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Okay. We need to do better and we need to speak more loudly.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Some time back, the Garda vetting review group was tasked with examining the current system to see what improvements, if any, could be made, while ensuring continued appropriate and robust checks on people taking on positions of trust working with children and vulnerable persons. While I would be interested in hearing the timeframe for the report, if officials have it to hand, the main thing...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: The total Israeli blockade on humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip has now passed 60 days, in what the United Nations human rights chief, Volker Türk, has described as a "new unseen level" of humanitarian crisis. A recent report by Amnesty International stated that Israel was carrying out livestreamed genocide in Gaza, routinely targeting civilians and engaging in torture and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (1 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the planned rollout to the nearest month of reduced fares for five to eight year olds as promised in the Programme for Government, following the bedding-in period to ensure this can be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21976/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 289. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the precise date when the owners of units 64 and 65 on the Palmerstown/SDCC side of Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate were notified that the buildings were ‘no longer under consideration’ as an international protection centre as per a circular sent out to elected representatives recently; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offers to accommodate people seeking international protection that have been made by property owners in the Dublin mid-west constituency, or directly sought by his Department; the general locations of such offers; the number of letters of approval that have been issued since 2024; the number that are under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 May 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to review the process whereby international protection centres are located in communities, in terms of being more proactive in consulting with said communities and providing concrete guarantees as to additional medical and other support resources, education and training and general recreational amenities;...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I am generally supportive of this Bill and, unlike some of my colleagues, I see the rationale in not having juries for certain types of defamation cases. However, I have a query about the corporate entity issue, which is a follow up on what other Deputies said. Let us say there is a chain of hardware stores - let us call them Fianna Fáil hardware - and it is owned by Joe Bloggs. Let...

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Paul Gogarty: It looks fantastic. It is a great plan with great graphics. If one reads it line by line and bit by bit, it has so much to offer but we all know it is aspirational without the investment. I give the example of water infrastructure. We need massive investment in water infrastructure to facilitate housing. The plan references offshore energy potential. We need massive investment in our...

EU Regulations: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I am grateful for a few minutes to speak on this very technical but necessary rubber-stamping of amendments to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 to modify its Annexes A and B, following the changes in seven EU member states, as the Minister outlined. It will ensure that the regulation continues to facilitate effective civil and judicial co-operation at EU level. The Minister mentioned that we...

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Will the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach remind me how long I have? Is it one minute and 30 seconds?