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Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: It is not false.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: I want to ask the Minister about the recruitment embargo and its impact right now on UHL. Being a former trade union official, I have spoken to my colleagues in the union movement representing the workers in that hospital. They have told me that as recently as four weeks ago there was a deficit of 200 nurses there. They have told me that right now, there is a deficit of 24 people in...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: It is not just a question-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: The Minister is not answering the question. I asked about the embargo. He is just rambling with figures.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: I put it to the Minister that the derogation process takes far too long. I put this point to him because this is what I am hearing from the staff, those front-line workers working in the system. The Minister has paid tribute to them. I cannot imagine how they are still coping in the hospital now. From the recent court case, we saw their workplace described as "impossible" and...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: What is incredibly stark is that these poor people spent their last hours of life on this earth on a hospital trolley - not even a bed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: As the Cathaoirleach knows, I am spending quite a bit of time in Cork at the moment and last week I had a very good conversation with one of the local taxi drivers there. He was telling me about how tough it is in the industry at the minute, of the huge hours they have to work, issues, unfortunately sometimes, of antisocial behaviour and the fact that it is very hard to get younger drivers...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: As the Acting Leader knows, yesterday was May Day, a day of celebration and solidarity for workers and a day to recognise the achievements of our trade union movement. One of the most important sectors of our economy is construction, where unions, including my own union of SIPTU, have fought valiantly to establish a sectoral employment order. This is an order to underpin rates of pay and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): “(1A) Where a European Works Council stands established pursuant to the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 in relation to the employment in which it is proposed to create...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: I appreciate the Minister of State's response. I acknowledge, in fairness, that whenever I have engaged with him, he has always given me a thoughtful response and engaged in a meaningful way. I do not often say such things but I do so now to be fair to him. However, I genuinely disagree with him on this issue. The fundamental point is that EWCs are not allowed to operate here in the same...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 13, after line 32, to insert the following: "Amendment of Act of 2014 28. The Act of 2014 is amended by the insertion of the following sections after section 621: "Power of the Court to return assets which have been improperly transferred 621A. (1) The court has the following power where, on the application of the Minister or the liquidator and/or...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: I endorse everything my colleague Senator Sherlock said. Given that we have waited so long for the Bill, this is a missed opportunity. It has been years in the making. There is a lack of ambition or perhaps an ideological objection. Ultimately, this comes down to whether the Government believes trade unions are good and should be valued and whether collective agreements should be valued....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2024)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2024)

Paul Gavan: As the Cathaoirleach knows, I have spoken many times here about the housing crisis in Limerick but today I want to raise the housing crisis in Cork. On my many visits to Cork in recent weeks, I was genuinely shocked by the number of vacant houses, particularly in Cork city. There are over 500 right now in areas like Mayfield, Farranree, the Glen, Togher, and Carrigaline. Many of the people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Paul Gavan: I have real concerns in relation to this White Paper. Mr. Moore has already referenced the €8 billion from the EU defence budget and a further €10 billion from the start-up entrepreneur programme, STEP. There are also the reinforcements of the European Defence Agency, EDA, through the Common Procurement Act, which I think has approximately €300 million. It does not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Paul Gavan: There is the issue of the Israeli-sponsored Horizon Europe work. To me, it is shocking that ten universities here are actively helping the Israeli Government even while it is engaging in genocide. Surely, that is entirely unacceptable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Paul Gavan: We are talking about a recognised apartheid state.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Paul Gavan: It needs to be addressed.