Results 2,441-2,460 of 4,178 for speaker:Paul Gavan
- Seanad: Illegal Drugs: Motion (13 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Illegal Drugs: Motion (13 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Illegal Drugs: Motion (13 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Conflicts (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle. On the afternoon of 4 October a young artist and activist, 24 year old Dumar Noe Mestizo, was murdered in Cauca, southern Colombia, by men riding motorbikes. He is one of the latest victims of the chronic violence against members of the indigenous communities in Colombia. In 2009 Dumar's father, who was the Nasa indigenous leader, Marino...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Conflicts (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister for his response. I have to tell him that this is almost a personal matter for me at this stage. I went to Colombia in May and visited a town called Cajibio in the Cauca region, where the locals showed me pictures of all the young men who had been murdered by right-wing paramilitaries. They operate with impunity. That is why indigenous people have been so clear in...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: Neil Young is 75 years old today.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: It is hard to believe. I know that because Marty Whelan mentioned it on his breakfast show on Lyric FM this morning. That is a show that is broadcast from Dublin but produced from Limerick. We are very proud of Lyric FM in Limerick.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: We are very proud of the fantastic public broadcasting service produced from Limerick for the past 20 years.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: It is a broadcasting service that RTÉ now wants to shut down.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: It is an absolute disgrace. Every job in Limerick is to go. That is what RTÉ has said. It is 100% true. I can tell the Leader that the people of Limerick will not forgive Fine Gael if Lyric FM in Limerick is shut down. It is the jewel in the crown of our arts and culture, and the Leader is laughing about it.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: Of course I am being political. I am a politician.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: What does the Leader expect me to be?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: I was in the Chamber.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: A Leas-Chathaoirleach, the Leader asked me where I was when the Minister, Deputy Bruton, was in the Chamber earlier. I was sitting in this seat listening, and I can tell the Leader what he said. He said he was not across these matters and that they appear to be within the remit of RTÉ. He washed his hands like Pontius Pilate.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: I can tell the Leader that the people of Limerick will not stand for having their jobs removed from Lyric FM. Limerick has been the centre of Lyric FM for the past 20 years.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: We are proud of the broadcasters. We are proud of the service.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: However, we have this know-nothing Government that does not believe in public services-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: -----clamouring to shut it down.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: Instead of regionalising jobs it wants to centralise jobs back to Dublin. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that we invite the Minister back to the House to debate this matter in detail so that all of us can have a say in terms of the future of Lyric FM in Limerick.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)
Paul Gavan: Yes. I propose that we ask the Minister to come into the House today or tomorrow. We will insist on it.