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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I am bringing this issue to the House today for a number of reasons, but the first key reason is that since this Government has come into office, as the Minister of State will know, there has been a very strong shift towards the use of public transport in so many guises and forms. The way we can encourage people onto more public transport is to provide the opportunities for them to use it in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I thank the Minister of State very much. I see where he is coming from. This is an issue that has been talked about for 40 years. I did not come to the House today expecting to be told that Government is going to look at it. This has been an ongoing issue. This type of stuff with the regulations made sense before Covid-19. There has been a total sea change in Irish attitudes towards...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Before I call on Senator Lombard, I welcome the friends and family of Ronan Scully to Seanad Éireann today. Ronan received the Human Dignity Award and he and his friends are here as guests of Senator Mullen. It is great to have them here today.

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Dáil Éireann agreed on 30 November 2022 to the amendments made by Seanad Éireann to the Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020. Dáil Éireann passed the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022 on 30 November 2022, which has been sent to Seanad Éireann for its recommendations. Dáil Éireann passed the Online Safety and Media...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I raise a serious incident that occurred in my home town of Dundalk a few days ago. It was spread widely on WhatsApp and is now on the front page of a local newspaper. An individual in a car was driving along the Castletown Road. Some 15 m or 20 m in front of him was a cyclist. The individual in the car, filming at the same time, said he was "heartless" and asked viewers to watch what he...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Without interruption. I have not said anything and will continue not to name any names. The individual was taken to the Lourdes hospital and, thankfully, he has been discharged. He is a lucky individual-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: There is no need to say that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: It was deliberate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: I am trying to raise a very important issue and we are talking about semantics. I have an individual-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: It has just been raised in the Dáil and the individual raising it there was not interrupted. I am speaking about a deliberate act done to a totally innocent individual. Two things are important. The first is the importance of segregated cycleways to offer protection to cyclists. I would like a proper debate on that. The other thing is we see now why what was done in this budget with...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: We are now dealing with the committee and remaining stages of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022. On section 1, we are now dealing with amendment No. 1 in the name of Senator Doherty. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Dec 2022)

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

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Dec 2022)

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

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Dec 2022)

John McGahon: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

John McGahon: Last Friday, I attended the launch of the renaming of Braymore Wind Park as Setanta Wind Park. This is going to be located 9 km off the coast of Clogherhead in County Louth and will be of great benefit to counties Louth, Meath and north Dublin. The whole point of this wind farm is that it is going to generate 1 GW of renewable energy annually, which will power more than 1 million homes and...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

John McGahon: When is proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

John McGahon: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

John McGahon: Fianna Fáil was not listening.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

John McGahon: As we approach Christmas, it would be timely to have a debate on the retail sector and how important it is to the Irish economy. Coming from a Border town like Dundalk, I have seen over the years how resilient both the retail sector and consumers have to be.Over the decades we have had to deal with currency fluctuations on both sides of the Border, Covid and Brexit. An example of how we...