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Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: What is the procedure here? If I officially moved the amendment, is it up to me to decide whether to withdraw it or is it up to Senator Higgins?

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: In that case, as I moved it, I will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I move amendment No. 36: In page 17, line 10, after “occupation” to insert “that are reasonable and demonstratable” I apologise to the Minister as Senator Currie is unavailable. I will speak to the overall grouping, in particular amendments Nos. 36, 55 and 57. The point that Senator Currie is quite keen to get across in relation to amendment No. 36 is that...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I thank the Minister for his very detailed response-----

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Does the Senator wish to come in?

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I thank the Minister for his engagement and thank him on behalf of Senator Currie. I am happy to withdraw the amendment. Senator Currie may consider on a future Stage. I apologise that she cannot be here. The Bill has been very close to her heart in the past two years.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I would like a debate on local government and how it is structured. We are now approaching the ten-year anniversary of the abolition of town councils. I say this as someone from County Louth, which has two of Ireland's biggest towns, namely Dundalk and Drogheda. We should consider the re-establishment of some town councils. I am not asking that a council be re-established everywhere that...

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Now.

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Now.

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: At 10.30 tomorrow morning.

Seanad: Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Second Stage (9 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. The concept of this Bill is contingency planning for if some sort of unforeseen god-awful thing happens. It is prudent from that perspective. It is prudent from the perspective that over the past year I think all governments, not only in Europe, but the world, are more focused on and concerned about energy security than ever before....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I will touch on a couple of matters. There is a concept where I come from in Dundalk of promoting the M1 corridor between Dublin and Belfast, which is the economic engine of the island of Ireland, given the large population and employment in the area. The concept is one of trying to promote the region for FDI. This can be done well. If we just try to promote Louth, Down, Armagh or part of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I call for a debate on the concept of vacant and derelict homes, particularly after the really positive announcements a few days ago of the €150 million action plan to tackle vacancy and dereliction, which will be provided to our local authorities. I would appreciate a debate because I believe there is a lot of good practice that could be learned from other local authorities around...

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I propose a suspension until 6.15 p.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I raise this matter this morning after meeting Cara McAdam, who is a science teacher in De La Salle College, Dundalk, a couple of weeks ago. She showed me the science laboratory and the rest of the college. There are four laboratories, one of which is in a new part of the building. Two are in a building dating from 1978 while one of the laboratories was built in 1998. I am sure the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: I thank the Minister of State. As I said, this is just the start of the process of this campaign and the goal of getting these science laboratories updated. As the Minister of State has acknowledged and as I have pointed out, the way we will do this is through the summer works scheme through category 5, which is funding for science laboratories. Obviously, there will be a number of schools...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: To respond to what Senator O'Sullivan said, I do not know whether I would like to be here when I am 70. I do not know, perhaps I would. Who knows. I would have to be here for 42 years if that were to be the case. One of the first issues I raised when I became a Member of the House two years ago was the concept of flexible travel tickets and commuter tax saving tickets. We have had...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Does the Senator wish to withdraw the amendments?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

John McGahon: Government amendment No. 16: In page 40, line 36, to delete “of” and substitute “or”.