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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Tánaiste. Ten days ago, images of the Vice President of the United States rallying US troops on their way to the Middle East went viral across the Internet because he was doing so in a civilian airport in a supposedly neutral country. These images served as a stark reminder that for over a decade, our civilian Shannon Airport has been used by the US army as a virtual...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: I am struck by a couple of phrases from the speech the Tánaiste has made, such as the "positive, progressive and impartial image" that our neutrality helps our country to portray. Does he think a positive, progressive and impartial image was portrayed when the Vice President of the United States was rallying his troops in our airport in Shannon? The Tánaiste did not answer my...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: It clearly does.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: The Government is facilitating the US support for war in-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: Does that make it right?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: Tell that to the people of Yemen.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: What has the Minister done about it?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: So have I.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: What action is the Minister taking to ensure this?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Neutrality (30 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: They are on their way to war.

Seanad: Mandatory Reporting: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I genuinely acknowledge the fact that she is a progressive Minister seeking to make real improvements in a particularly challenging area. Regardless of political differences my party has with the Government, it has to acknowledge that. I am happy to do so today.

Seanad: Mandatory Reporting: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: As the Minister will know, Sinn Féin has long supported the introduction of legislation on the mandatory reporting of child protection concerns. Our concern is related to the ability of Tusla to effectively follow up and investigate complaints. This is the dual concern that Tusla not only does not have the resources or staff numbers but that it also has a poor record in handling cases...

Seanad: Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture: Statements (24 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister. As the House knows, Galway is known for its cultural identity and its place as a cultural hub for the west, thriving on the distinctive platform that it gives to music, theatre, film and the Irish language. One could not help but see it as a natural competitor for city of culture status, given that Galway has fostered creativity throughout its history. I will pay...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will begin by welcoming the Minister of State at the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Pat Breen, to the Chamber. I also welcome our colleagues in the Public Gallery who will be joined by others for this evening's debate. The purpose of this Bill is very simple. If enacted, it will give workers in the...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: Exactly. Good employers have nothing to fear. This legislation will have no significant additional impact on or conditions for good employers in the sector. Workers in such establishments will continue to take home tips they have earned. However, a bad employer who does not pass on tips to a worker would rightly be legally obliged to do so from now on. I am asking for cross-party...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State and all the contributors to the debate. We have had a constructive debate this afternoon. I am very conscious of the visitors in the Gallery who work or have experience in the industry and have taken the time to travel from Galway and other places across the country. People who work with the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland know the way some foreign nationals...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: I really cannot. It reminds me a little of what happened to the Banded Hours Contracts Bill 2016, with which everyone agreed but it was postponed for 12 months. It then went to the then Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, where it was given a cross-party endorsement but now it has been parked again. We hear about the Bill sponsored by the Minister for Employment...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: On Tuesday, 30 January 2018.

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I pay tribute to almost all the members of the committee, who put in a tremendous amount of work. Regardless of their own opinions, they treated each other with respect, for the most part. I pay particular tribute to the Chairman, who behaved tremendously well throughout. I say that as someone who rarely gives praise to Fine Gael but it is...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: Well said.