Results 341-360 of 3,902 for speaker:Paul Gavan
- Seanad: Local Government Matters: Statements (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: Fair enough.
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: It is good to see the Minister back for what I expect is once last time considering where we are. I support this amendment because, not for the first time, it goes to the heart of one of the critical issues that, regrettably, he has never given an adequate answer to. He has never been able to justify this figure of 180 days nor has been able to justify why, if people have done that time,...
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I am aware of the amendment on which I am speaking. I am also aware that this is one of the last occasions on which I can speak about this issue. The Acting Chairperson knows the rules for Report Stage. I am conscious in particular of all the people who have taken the time to be here or to watch the proceedings at home. They are very hurt by what is happening here. Many of them have been...
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I accept the Acting Chairperson's apology.
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I am aware of that.
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I certainly am not going to apologise for repeating my point.
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: Let me be clear. The Minister is yet to give us a clear response on this issue. How does he justify the 180-day rule? How does he justify excluding thousands of people from this scheme? It is horrendous. As I have said to him before, he will not be remembered as the Minister who resolved these issues. He will be remembered as the Minister who continued to fail the survivors of mother...
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: Senator Flynn can come in after the Minister has responded.
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: What is the Minister's answer?
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: All I am asking is for an answer to my question.
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: The Minister is being really disrespectful to the people at home. Will he at least answer the question?
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: Sinn Féin supports the amendments proposed by our colleagues in the Civil Engagement Group. Just as importantly, we oppose Government amendments Nos. 34 and 37. Let us be clear that what they are actually about is further narrowing and serving to exclude more people. We do not like that and are going to oppose it. In the Minister's favour, he is making it very clear here that his aim...
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I wish to briefly speak in support of this amendment. I again commend our colleagues in the Civil Engagement Group. They are trying as hard as they can to improve this Bill. That people would get a response within 30 days is a very reasonable ask. For the life of me, I cannot understand why the Minister will not accept it. Once again, I ask him to take this final opportunity to do...
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 44: In page 35, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: "(4) The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the operation of the Mother and Baby Institution Payments Scheme. A report under this section shall consider the following matters: (a) whether the level of payments under the...
- Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I wish to put on record the support of Sinn Féin for this important amendment. One of the most unsatisfactory aspects of the Minister’s handling of this Bill is the lack of any clear line on how he will ensure proper compensation from the religious orders and, in particular, from the pharmaceutical company. He seems to be saying that is something he will look at separately. To...
- Seanad: Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: EU Migration: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)
Paul Gavan: Well said.