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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jul 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Part of Citywest Hotel is now a holding or detention centre for those awaiting deportation. Is there a coherent policy? Are those awaiting deportation at IPAS centres allowed to roam free or are they locked into hotel rooms 24 hours a day? If detainees are held pre-deportation or pending prison transfer, that means the role of the centre is not purely accommodation; it is quasi-detention....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: With the news reports of increasing levels of domestic abuse, the family courts are under more pressure than ever. I and others have raised before the need to get rid of the in camera rule. I am aware the Minister is doing something at the end of the year, but this possibly needs to happen more quickly because we still have cases going on where so-called experts are giving section 32 and...

Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I support the motion on housing tabled by my colleagues in the Independent Technical Group. This is probably the 20th or 25th discussion on housing that we have had since the start of the year. I worry that as we are almost 10% through the lifetime of this Dáil, we will end up not getting anything done. We need to focus very quickly on putting in some measures that will actually...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I will continue with the consultancy issue seeing as we are on that thread. The Arts Council had a botched IT project that involved consultants and wasted at least €5.3 million. Anecdotally, we have a lot of examples where public sector companies spend a lot of money on consultants and it is usually not very efficient - it is usually a case of “How long is a piece of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: For those performance criteria, could the Department give me examples of targets that companies must reach within a two- to five-year period with the types of grants that already exist, as opposed to under the new legislation which makes it easier?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Great, thank you. Looking at the limited timeslot, I want to move on to something else. Many questions have been raised about data storage companies coming into Ireland and the amount of energy they use, etc. My personal view is that unless they can produce a comparative amount of renewable energy, they should not be allowed into the country. In that context and in light of the EU's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Very briefly, in five seconds, would a company investing in wave technology, for example, be able to get grants to further develop that technology through this system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Okay, thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: It is good to be able to broaden things away from the legislation. However, it is an opportunity to ask questions when the witnesses are here. I would like to talk a little about industrial policy. I note that the chairperson of the IDA is on the task force on infrastructure the Minister set up. A lot of that infrastructure relates to transport, the national grid and energy but crucially...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: They do want to go to Dublin. That is the challenge. Is there a way of disincentivising Dublin, as well as incentivising regions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Elon Musk is trying to get everyone back working in offices and there is a benefit to that but is it part of IDA policy to ensure people can work from home part of the time, both in the regions and in Dublin, to reduce the pressure on things?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: In essence, the Department is not ruling out Ireland being marketed in the future as an ideal location for data storage that will say "by the way lads, we have grants available for you to do this." I am asking a judgment-neutral question here.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I thank everyone for their presentations. I have a couple of broad questions and some more specific ones. How likely are we to face the €26 billion fine by 2032? As we know, the current EU iteration has watered down the green new deal to some degree. The delay in the corporate sustainability reporting directive is weakening the nature restoration law, and the scope of the EU...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: If I had won that €250 million, besides a couple of housing projects, I would build that bunker on the side of a mountain very sustainable for a whole lot of extended family members and friends, but, ultimately, I am an optimist. In terms of painting the optimistic scenario for Ireland, we could be a net massive exporter to Europe of energy and we would not be importing. It would be...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: That is true.

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: As others have mentioned, the "RTÉ Investigates" programme highlighted the scandalous lack of proper care standards in two nursing homes. However, if people think such incidents in the modern age are confined to The Residence Portlaoise and Beneavin Manor in Glasnevin, they have another thing coming. We have all heard stories and, obviously, if they are not in the public domain, we...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 654. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, to specifically outline the areas where the community engagement team "is already working closely with local community leaders, community groups and stakeholders"; the community leaders, community groups and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 655. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, to outline the areas where the Citywest hotel complex already enjoys good relationships and operational partnerships in the community with State services and community representatives, including elected...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Care (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 656. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a Topical Issues debate on the subject of the Citywest hotel sale in Dáil Éireann on 17 June 2025, to outline how "community engagement will focus on providing direct public information"; to clarify if this will include leaflet drops; whether this would involve meetings and workshops; if so, within what...