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Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)

John McGahon: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. To follow on from the points raised by Senator Dooley, we have ambitious targets, which is great, and I have no doubt that we will get very close to achieving them but we have to make sure that infrastructural Ireland - for want of a better term - the Civil Service or whatever you want to call it does not bog down those ambitious targets and slow...

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

John McGahon: I will not use the full six minutes I have been allocated. I am coming in at the end of the debate but there are a couple of points I want to make. I debated this issue only two weeks ago, when a representative of Dublin Bus outlined the severity of the situation in terms of the numbers of public transport workers who have encountered some very sticky situations. I made the point that this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (24 Jan 2023)

John McGahon: It is great to have the Minister of State in the House. He served at the same time as Senators Boyhan, McDowell, Conway and Burke and indeed with the Cathaoirleach. It is great to see there is a pathway for all of us from this House to very high office. However, we should perhaps follow more in the spirit of Senator Hackett who was appointed directly from here to Cabinet. I am going off...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (24 Jan 2023)

John McGahon: The last point the Minister of State made was one of the most important, that is, that in his time in the Department his door will always be open for businesses still struggling with some aspects of this. That is welcome and it will be prudent of him in his role because it provides that direct line of access to businesses experiencing this. I will address a couple of points in the Minister...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

John McGahon: I call for a debate on social welfare offices across this country. Before Christmas, the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, outlined some of the extra supports she has put in place, such as the ability to move staff from other sectors of social protection into our social welfare offices to try to process applications as quickly as possible. The reason I am raising this matter today is because in...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: When it is proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: When is proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: When is it proposed to take the Fifth Stage?

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I will talk about Private Seán Rooney. As can happen in sad situations like this, there has been a slight bit of misinformation in the national media which indicated he was a native of Donegal. Private Rooney was born and bred in Dundalk. He attended the Gaelscoil Muirtheimhne Mór and St. Mary’s College in Dundalk. His mum relocated to Donegal when he was in fifth year...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I raise the case of Dáithí McCann, a five-month-old baby from Dundalk, County Louth. Dáithí was born on 5 August 2022 but he lost a kidney soon after birth. His second kidney is also under threat. Fewer than 1% of babies are born with such a complex range of medical conditions and Dáithí has not been able to come home yet. A GoFundMe page with a target of...

Seanad: Statements on COP27 (8 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I attended the last two COPs at Glasgow and Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the unintended benefits of being elected to the Oireachtas. I would never have attended the conferences had I not been a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action. Both conferences were really eye opening, and this was particularly true of events organised by the International Parliamentary Union,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. John Bruton (8 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I am struck by Mr. Bruton's comments on the Canary Wharf bombing, where it was very clear that this operation had been planned for months. During that time, Sinn Féin was in background talks with Senator Mitchell and reassuring him of its bona fides. I looked up the Canary Wharf bombing again. One hundred people were hurt, mainly by broken glass, and 39 needed hospital treatment....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. John Bruton (8 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Mr. Bruton left office on 26 June 1997 and Tony Blair came into office the following day. While their careers as leaders of their respective countries did not overlap, will Mr. Bruton give a view on the contrasting approaches of John Major and Tony Blair to Northern Ireland?

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I have to admit, after two years in the Oireachtas, this is certainly a speech I am quite nervous to make. There is certainly no pressure. I first met Terry Brennan when I was nine years of age when he was running alongside my dad in the 1999 local elections. Terry was the scourge of any Fine Gael Dundalk candidate because, even though he was from the rural part of the constituency in...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: That is my fault and I apologise. I call on the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Recommendations Nos. 3 to 5, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Before we move on, I welcome Senator Gallagher and his guests to the Gallery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I am happy to facilitate Senator Higgins. Where one gets one's news and information depends on what generation one belongs to. It stands to reason that those under the age of 30 get most of their climate information through social media, but what about the generations above that? In Ms Craig's view, where are those between the ages of 35 and 55, or those who are even older, getting their...