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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: The carers are incredible people too. One of the big issues in our hospitals is that the vast majority of people leave their lunch or breakfast on the tray because they cannot eat it. These meals are picked up again an hour afterwards without having been eaten because our hospitals do not have sufficient staff to feed people who are sick. Quite simply, this means that people go day after...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Go raibh míle maith agat. Is deas tú a fheiceáil sa Chathaoir. Oireann sé duit agus Gaeilge Phort Láirge go láidir agat.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ach tá sé go maith. Coinnigh suas é. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ní hí seo an chéad uair againn labhairt anseo agus in áiteanna eile ó thaobh na Gaeilge de. Caithfidh mé buíochas ó chroí a ghabháil leis agus lena fhoireann i dtaobh an dáiríreacht atá aige ó thaobh na Gaeilge de. Bhí...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Tá sé, agus coinnigh suas é. Ba mhaith liom achainí a chur ar chuile dhuine sa Seanad. B'fhéidir go rachaimid síos go dtí Conradh na Gaeilge an tseachtain seo chugainn leis na fáinní seo a cheannach agus go n-úsáidfimid iad ina dhiaidh sin. Ní gá go mbeadh togha na Gaeilge acu siúd a gcaitheann iad. Tá fáinne...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Aontaím go h-iomlán leat Senator Norris, tá an fobbing-in seo craiceáilte. Ní bhéadh sé ar siúl i bunscoil nó meánscoil in aon áit sa tír agus ba cheart dúinn dearmad a dhéanamh air. A Trevor, tá aithne againn ar a chéile le scór go leith blianta anois agus thosaigh muid ag cur aithne ar a chéile nuair...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: My apologies for interrupting, but some colleagues do not have copies of the presentations as they were only made available to members of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Chathaoirleach. Tá mé an-bhuíoch duit agus d'fhoireann an choiste as ucht comhoibriú liom ionas go dtarlódh an cruinniú fíorthábhachtach seo. Tá mé an-bhuíoch do na finnéithe ar fad a tháinig isteach agus, go háirithe, do mo chomhghleacaithe anseo - na Teachtaí Dála agus na...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I sincerely thank the witnesses for coming in. Our purpose here is to challenge yet support in every way we can. We appreciate the efforts being made. In particular I thank my colleagues. Their contributions and their detailed knowledge of the transport challenges facing Galway blew me away. There is such a level of knowledge, expertise, commitment and passion that we are not going to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: He asked me will I meet him and sit down for a coffee and I said yes. I am asking will the witnesses commit to considering the Waze system on a pilot basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I appreciate that, thank you. I would like if possible to have a follow-up meeting on this before the end of the year. Every Deputy and Senator from the Galway area attended this meeting. That shows the need for this. I would like if, through the Chair's good offices or my office, we could get a report or feedback now on the follow-up from this meeting, on what the Chairman aims to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We might even go so far as to have that meeting before the end of the year in Galway. That would show significant commitment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I appreciate that.

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: It is good to see the Minister of State, a fellow Galway man, and I thank him for coming to the House. I will speak on two main areas in respect of broadband and the earlier statement by the Minister, Deputy Naughten. First, the World Economic Forum has rated Ireland as No. 24 in the world in global competitiveness. It is not bad but not near enough to where we should be. The biggest...

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Roscommon. It is a very significant issue for business. I have to hand a map produced by the European Regional Development Fund from 2017. It says there are 2.3 million premises in Ireland of which 1.4 million, a little more than 50%, can now access high-speed broadband services. The vast majority of those who do not have it are outside the Pale, that is, are outside Dublin. I note that...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank the Minister of State for attending. I wholeheartedly support her and her team regarding this Bill. It is a crucial Bill and reflects what happens in other parts of Europe. It is important to the regions of Ireland which, as the Minister of State will know, are close to my heart. I am very disappointed and a little annoyed by the comments of some of my colleagues to the effect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ní bheidh mé ach cúpla nóiméad. Beidh sé an-ghearr. Athróidh mé go Béarla má tá sin ceart go leor. I thank Ms Barron and Ms Graham for their presentations and I thank Dr. Gerald Craddock, Ms Niamh Fawl and Mr. Hugh Creegan for their time. For me and all members of the committee this is one of the most important, if not the most...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Tá dhá rud gur mhaith liom a chur i láthair maidin inniu. First, I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, into the House to discuss RTÉ and its strategy plan in the short, medium and long term. RTÉ, as the public broadcaster, is a key communicator in Ireland communicating news, information and so...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Níl mé ag caint ach nóiméad nó trí. I have some involvement in tourism and had a meeting this morning with Fáilte Ireland. I ask the Leader of the House to ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to be proactive on the following. The single biggest area deprived of tourism in Ireland is the midlands.Fáilte Ireland has very good plans for...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: In relation to pay levels in three areas, will the Leader obtain some information on the Government's strategy and plans? The main focus is on teachers' pay. It is like a train that is going to crash. There is a significant requirement for teachers, yet people are not entering the profession. The thought struck me a few days ago that 25 years ago I was a teacher in a secondary school in...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to come to the House to explain the plans and strategies he and his Department have regarding social media and Internet-related problems. I noted that there was a good debate on this issue at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs this morning. There are a few reasons why I am...