Results 281-300 of 988 for speaker:John McGahon
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: My question related to the afforested area. The figure comes from www.forestry.ie.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: The Government target is for 17% forest cover. That is the equivalent of 1 million ha of forest, by 2030. Fair enough if that is far too ambitious. If we are at 11% now., what should we be aiming for?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Senator Murphy has been here long enough. He knows it goes on rotation. It was Fianna Fáil and it is now Fine Gael.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I would not dare to doubt the Leas-Chathaoirleach's impartiality. I would not dream of doubting it. It is great to have pupils from CBS Primary School in Dundalk here. They are members of the students' union council and are doing some wonderful work with Maria and Hannah. We saw this morning that the Limerick to Foynes railway line is to be reopened. That process has started. I know the...
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, to the House.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Amendment No. 3 has been ruled out of order because it would impose a cost on the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 have been ruled out of order because they would impose a cost on the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: The Senator should speak to the amendment first and then he can speak to the overall section.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I ask the Senator to await the Minister of State's reply to amendment No. 7.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Since there are no more contributions, we will move on. The question is that section 8 stand part of the Bill. Is that agreed?
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Sorry. I asked whether anyone else wanted to contribute but no one registered a desire to do so. I am not stopping the Minister of State from-----
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Of course.
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (16 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I call the Acting Leader.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I call for a debate on cross-Border tourism. The reason I do so is the work done by the Social Democratic and Labour Party, SDLP, in the Newry, Mourne and Down regions. In particular, my good friend Mr. Killian Feehan, who I met last week, outlined the work the SDLP is doing in advocating and promoting the inclusion of counties Armagh and Down in Ireland's Ancient East. A unanimous motion...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I am so sorry for coming in so late. The danger when you come in at the end is that you will ask questions that have already been asked. It is great to see Mr. Ó Brolcháin here. He would have been in the Seanad with Mark Dearey, who is a good friend of mine in Dundalk.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: It is low-hanging fruit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: That is interesting. I have just finished a biography of Napoleon so it is funny that Mr. Ó Brolcháin mentioned him. If I was not in politics I would love to be a historian.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: What is key about what Mr. Ó Brolcháin said is the fact that it is low-hanging fruit. If we want to get towards our 2030 targets, which are seven or eight years away, we have to look at all of that low-hanging fruit across every sector of Irish society and go for it full throttle. Sometimes we can get lost in the long-term vision of what we have to do, rather than what we can do...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)
John McGahon: I hope he is enjoying being back. When we look at a peatlands strategy, does Mr. Ó Brolcháin feel the Government is putting proper emphasis and support behind this or what is his view on where we are going with it?