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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for the response that he has given here on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. We owe a massive debt of gratitude to our healthcare workers and I have outlined the reasons why. Here we have one particular healthcare worker who feels she has been badly wronged. I met this lady and it really is heartbreaking to see the condition in which Covid has left her....

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Now.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach agus an Aire Stáit. Tá cúpla focal le rá agam faoin uair thábhachtach seo fosta. I compliment the Minister of State and his staff on their great work in bringing this legislation forward. From a Fianna Fáil perspective, we are delighted to support it. We all know the horror that is human trafficking...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I propose a suspension until 6.45 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the witnesses. I have a background in property. Indeed, I attribute many of my grey hairs to the conveyancing process, which I found extremely frustrating. I commend Mr. Davitt and his colleagues in IPAV on the work they have been doing to try to design a more streamlined process. I acknowledge the huge work Deputy MacSharry has put into drafting this Bill and bringing it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Clearly, we need to bank what we agree on and there is a lot we do agree on. I am looking at it from both sides of the argument but I think we need to step into the shoes of the young people trying to buy properties. At the moment, they are incurring costs such as engineer's reports, getting architects out to check this and check that and trying to get loan approval, which expires after a...

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

Robbie Gallagher: This is the first opportunity I have had to wish the Deputy Leader all the best in her new role. I have no doubt that she will be extremely successful in it. The exact number of people suffering with long Covid in this country is unknown, but HSE figures estimate that it is somewhere in the region of 1.8% to 8.3% of the population. Symptoms can be quite severe for some. We can all recall...

Seanad: Criminal Offences (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. The N53 road from Castleblayney in County Monaghan to Dundalk in County Louth with a section that runs through Northern Ireland is a road of strategic importance with the importance of Dundalk Institute of Technology likely to increase in the not-too-distant future. The N53 is 23.5 km long, including a section that passes...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht an cheist seo a phlé. I acknowledge the script the Minister of State has read to us on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Ryan. I appreciate that funding has been received in Monaghan for the progression of the A5 Clontibret to the Border scheme and additional funding from the EU. Now is the time that this road got similar attention....

Seanad: Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: The Minister is welcome to the House. I too welcome this broad-ranging Bill which covers a lot of areas, as Senator McDowell outlined. I welcome the appointment of extra judges. It is important that we have a Judiciary that operates in a timely manner. There is no doubt that the appointment of extra judges would be beneficial in that regard. I also welcome the provisions on firearms. ...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I move: "That Seanad Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2024 and ending on 29th June, 2025."

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. On behalf of the Fianna Fáil party, I welcome the debate and support both motions. The Minister of State outlined that unless we pass both motions, they will be discontinued from the end of this month, so it is important that we pass them. They are important legislative measures and unfortunately the need arises for us to continue...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I move: "That Seanad Éireann resolves that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 32 of 2009) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2024 and ending on 29th June, 2025.”

Seanad: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Tomorrow at 9.30 a.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (18 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I ,too, would like to welcome the Minister of State back to the Chamber this afternoon to discuss this topic, which she and I have discussed on a number of occasions. I know it is one she has been working hard on to try to find a resolution to. This relates to the transport charge, which is being levied on some service users who are attending day care services in the community healthcare...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (18 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive response to me this afternoon. She used the word "inequality" with regard to this particular charge and that is exactly what it is. As she outlined, it is unfair that the people of counties Monaghan, Cavan, Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim have to pay this charge when other service users in other parts of the country do not. I commend the...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: The Minister of State is welcome to the House to discuss this important legislation. Like others, I welcome the legislation. It is a much-needed step forward. For too long, we have watched our Defence Forces deplete in front of our eyes, so much so that the numbers are down to an all-time low. It is an indictment of successive Governments over the past ten to 15 years that we have allowed...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. I, too, welcome all our guests this morning, especially the young man who I met on the way in the door with Deirdre. The ambassador is also very welcome. The Order of Business is No. 1, Private Members' business, the Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024 – Second Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and notwithstanding...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Gabhaim búiochas leis an gCathaoirleach. I thank all the Members who contributed to Order of Business here this morning, and into the afternoon at this stage. We kicked off with Senator Casey who talked about the Department of Finance circular about those who have a right to take leave in order to upskill themselves with regard to lifesaving. One group he talked about was the first...