Results 581-600 of 4,178 for speaker:Paul Gavan
- Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: There is an idea.
- Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Hear hear.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mortgage Interest Rates (6 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for stepping in to take this Commencement matter. I raise the mortgage interest rate increases which have been ongoing for the best part of a year. There have been several hikes in mortgage interest rates since last year. Last week AIB announced it was increasing its fixed rate by up to 0.7% and its standard variable rate by up to 0.65%. First-time buyers are...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mortgage Interest Rates (6 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: I have to say that I have rarely had a more depressing response from a Minister. I appreciate it is one that has been handed to the Minister of State by the Minister for Finance. In a situation where tens of thousands of hard-pressed mortgage holders are struggling to pay the interest each month are being charged between €4,500 and €6,000 more a year, the Minister of State has...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: I raise the issue of section 38 and section 39 workers and call for a debate as soon as we can when we return in the autumn to talk about their plight. Members will all know the incredibly important work these workers do. They care for our vulnerable, our elderly and for people with disabilities.I am talking about organisations like the Irish Wheelchair Association, the Western Care...
- Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State. I commend my comrade, Senator Boylan, on this excellent Bill. As we can hear from her contribution, it is more than timely. Indeed, to be frank, it should have been adopted as part of the circular economy Bill some months back and it was disappointing that the Minister of State rejected the opportunity at that time. Equally, I welcome the fact he is...
- Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: I thank all our guests for this very important discussion. I have a range of questions that I want to work through in as timely a manner as I can. I hope to give everybody an opportunity to speak if possible. I just want to start - and this was very much a feature of the last presentation - by asking our guests if there are any gaps in terms of the net-zero technologies that are covered by...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: I thank Mr. Phelan. Would anybody else like to come in on that, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Does Dr. Walker have a view?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Super. What about Professor Morris?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: I thank our guests for those responses. I will move on. I want to ask our guests about the US Inflation Reduction Act, how this impacts Europe, what should the EU's response be and how should that response be managed. There has been much talk of the selective relaxation of EU state aid rules but such relaxation could put Ireland and smaller states at a competitive disadvantage and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Does anybody else wish to come in on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: That is an important point. The clock is against me. I will try to get in a couple more questions. I thank our guests for their full responses. I want to ask Hydrogen Ireland to expand on clusters, hydrogen valleys and renewable energy hubs, how this can help with hydrogen development in other countries and the potential for such measures here in Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: I am glad Ms Joyce-O'Caollai mentioned that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals - Net Zero Industry Act (5 Jul 2023)
Paul Gavan: Given the time constraints, I will ask one final question of Dr. Walker about infrastructure, in particular, energy infrastructure. The need to invest now and over the next number of years in addressing infrastructure constraints is an area where business and trade unions agreed. That is significant. At the National Economic Dialogue, Dr. Walker's chief executive officer, CEO, Mr. Danny...