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Seanad: Civil Legal Aid (Neighbours’ Dispute Mediation Services) Bill 2023: First Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Civil Legal Aid (Neighbours’ Dispute Mediation Services) Bill 2023: First Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Next Tuesday.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise for being late. I was struck by the comment made about drama here in Leinster House. Some people think there is already a drama group here and we would not need to set one up. Regarding outdoor spaces, this is the way to go. During the Covid-19 pandemic, several community groups in County Longford, where I am from, bought into this approach. We now have several outdoor...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Yes. There used to be the 1% arts fund for community or arts projects in the regions. It now seems to be gone. What are the views of the witnesses on this fund being brought back? Would it be something they would support? About ten years ago, I undertook a project at home myself under the auspices of that fund. Approximately 1% of the cost of a capital project was spent in an area and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Or leverage for putting pieces of art in place more so. That practice seems to have stopped.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister is very welcome. There are just a couple of points I wish to bring up. I am speaking as an ex-smoker for a long number of years. I have been off them for 20 years, thank God. I was in a school in Longford, with the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, approximately 18 months ago, where a lady named Grace Kearney from the local family resource centre, Bridgeways in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donnell, for securing an additional €1.3 million for Longford County Council in 2024 to cover the loss in rates following the closure of Lough Ree power station. It means that we will not have to cut services. In future, though, I ask that the Department agree multi-annual funding for Longford County Council so that we do...

Seanad: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I concur with the sentiments of both Senators Garvey and Murphy in congratulating the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, with regard to putting this in place. As has been said, people said this would not happen; it is now happening.It is important to acknowledge the significant funding the Government has put aside over the last 12 to 15 months, from the energy...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: This matter is in regard to an extension to Ardscoil Phádraig in Longford, where I have been on the board of management since I was elected in 2009. The school principal is Rosemary Johnston and the deputy principal is Bríd Nevin. The school is under the auspices of Longford Westmeath Education and Training Board and is a co-educational post-primary school located in north...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State. We must give gratitude for the significant investment by the Government in schools building projects throughout the country. As she stated, the project is currently with the design team, which has submitted a stage 1 report. I ask that the report be expedited and dealt with straightaway in the context of continuing in the process. Is there a shortage of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I concur with what Senator Kyne's comments on school transport. There is an issue with school transport in my area and the same probably applies in every part of the country. In my own area there are children who have no school transport, yet we have people who are fully licensed and medically fit to drive buses. They can drive long distances to Cork, Dublin and Galway but they are not...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister. I concur with all the comments that have been made. I congratulate my colleagues in Young Fine Gael who took on this campaign two years ago and have brought it to a stage where the Bill will be passed in the Seanad. If there was ever a prime example of what young people can do and how they can make changes in our country, this is it. It is an achievement be able to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: First, I support the proposal from Senator McGahon for a discussion on the event he has organised for 1 p.m. I thank Government for supporting the pay increases for the section 39, section 56 and section 10 workers. There has been a significant campaign over a long number of years, particularly for those working in disability services who were struggling to get employees. They were losing...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: My support as a tourism representative-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I am reiterating my support for the tourism industry in respect of the knock-on downstream effects that restaurants, pubs, etc., have faced as a result of the lack of footfall due to accommodation being used to support Ukrainian refugees. There is a serious knock-on effect on footfall in tourist areas, particularly outside Dublin. We need to make sure that in any measures we put in place,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (11 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: As the Minister of State is aware, I have chaired the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Autism since early 2022. After meeting with a large number of parents' groups, one issue came to the fore early on, namely, the lack of summer provision in special schools. These children have the highest needs. We issued a report in October 2022 and engaged with the Department of Education and the Minister...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (11 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I put on record my thanks to both the Minister and the Minister of State in the Department of Education. The Government has put everything in place and made the changes that were needed. Unfortunately, schools are not coming on board. I do not see why, when one school can do it and employ staff, that another can not. Another issue that arose and on which I had a meeting last week with...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome everyone. I will first address the Department. The disability sports fund and EDI fund have been mentioned. What is the progress on them? Where are they at?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Is that the sports disability or the EDI fund?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: In the Department's 2018 to 2027 plan, mention is made of organisations engaging in sport for all. Is there any organisation the Department feels is not engaging? If so, has any grant application been refused by the Department because of that?