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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: I also thank the witnesses – Mr. Crowley, Dr. MacFeely, Dr. Cullinane and Professor Arensman. This morning’s conversation has really added to the public good we are trying to achieve. In the next week or so, if it is okay with the witnesses, I will contact their offices with the intention of having an in-depth look at what we talked about this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: I also congratulate Professor Arensman on her recent election to the post of president of the International Association for Suicide Prevention. I thank the witnesses for their very interesting contributions and look forward, if possible, to exploring at a deeper level some of the issues they raised. It is convenient that some of them are, like the Chairman and myself, based in Cork. To...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: Thank you, Chairman. I acknowledge the Chairman's ongoing support and the support of the committee for the public consultation process that we are undertaking with regard to suicide prevention. I also welcome the witnesses this morning. I do not intend to say a great deal about the paper being presented. I would prefer to listen to the comments and opinions of the witnesses. Some...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: That will be unique.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: If it had accepted Her Majesty's ruling in 1969, it might have made a difference.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister of State the House. He will have noticed the noise being generated between my friends in Fianna Fáil and my friends in Fine Gael, who appear to be competing to be champions of negativity in this regard, because the policy differences between them are so slim that the only difference is noise and volume.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: If I did not know any better, one would think there must be an election approaching.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: I have returned to it immediately. Speaking of noise, the entire debate on this issue has been characterised by a great deal of noise and very little light on both sides of the argument. In my own simple way, I wish to clarify the issue for myself and perhaps in so doing might also be of some help to other Members. One can ask three questions with regard to the entire project. The first...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: However, if some people are in favour, the debate should be held honestly. That is the second point. Third, if the grid is being upgraded and if capacity is being added to accommodate new and renewable energy sources, the question is whether it would be a good idea to ascertain whether it is possible to export some of this energy and whether that would make economic sense. In this context,...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: Yes, of course. These are the points to make and if one breaks down the arguments into the aforementioned three questions, the question is, what should we do? Should we have overground or underground cables? The Minister has appointed the former judge Catherine McGuinness to adjudicate on the terms of reference, which are the most important part of any argument. One could have narrow terms...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: Were they all Fianna Fáil people?

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: They were more or less Fianna Fáil people.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: They are in the Fianna Fáil Party now, I see.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: The House might be aware that I am rapporteur for the Joint Committee on Health and Children on the issue of suicide prevention. For the last year I have been undertaking a series of public consultation meetings with members of the general public who have been affected by or are interested in the issue of suicide. Tomorrow morning I will be submitting a discussion paper to the joint...

Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: I had intended to discuss the conditions in the macroeconomy that led to a reduction in the unemployment register. However, it is not every day we have the opportunity to address directly the Minister for Finance. I wish to do so in respect of a topic in which I have a particular interest. I propose to take one element and examine it on a micro level. In the British Medical Journal in...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

John Gilroy: Senator MacSharry starts his contribution by saying it is a rumour and then builds his entire case based on that rumour. I suggest we wait for the facts to emerge before we start with the histrionics, but that is not the point I wish to make today. The Cork Film Centre is a voluntary arts group based in Cork, providing support, training and equipment for a vibrant arts community in the city...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

John Gilroy: I am sure Senator Wilson is under some misapprehension regarding the Government's position on rural Ireland. I remind the Senator that under his party in Government, 197 post offices were closed. That was the last Fianna Fáil Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

John Gilroy: I certainly did.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

John Gilroy: I explained to them that despite Fianna Fáil's scaremongering on the issue, the Government has no intention whatever of undermining the very efficient network. The Government recently invested €50 million in a contract for the post office relating to the Department of Social Protection, which is to be welcomed. One might half-expect it from Sinn Féin but it is remarkable...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

John Gilroy: It is only a matter of time.