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Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I acknowledge the presence of Senator Pauline O'Reilly in the role of Acting Leader. I have two questions, one of which is perfect for her and is right up her street. First, I acknowledge the decision by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, last night and the work between him and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to lift that ban...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I know.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: They are in Clonmel, Cahir and everywhere. This is important. The clubs are ready to go and waiting for an announcement. It is welcome that there will be extra money from this year's pot and that is important because more clubs will be successful. We need decisions to be made on this as quickly as possible so these clubs can get going on developing their area and enhanced sporting...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I can substitute if the Senator wants.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I wish to raise the same issue as Senator Daly in respect of the 2009 waste management regulations. There are farmers in County Tipperary who got letters from the county council, as they do every year, to say they were exempt in the context of controlled burning on their farms. They were then sent letters stating that, unknown to them and certainly unknown to us as public representatives...

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I move: “That Seanad Éireann: notes: -the significant work done by the Passport Office and Department of Foreign Affairs through its network of Embassies and Consulates, to meet the demand for passports from Irish citizens throughout the world; -the extraordinary demand for passports in recent times and the anticipated increased demand in the coming months; -the complexity...

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I welcome to the Minister to the Chamber and thank him for taking the motion. I also thank the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Brophy and his staff, the staff at the Passport Office, and the Minister's own staff, including Ms Laura McGonigle, who has done incredible work, especially on passports that are difficult cases. As public representatives we all deal with cases that are difficult....

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: We have had a very positive discussion from all sides of the House. It is always a good sign when Senator Gavan is agreeing with the motion and welcoming it. In fairness, he and his colleague Senator Ó Donnghaile brought up some very good points about MLAs and people in Northern Ireland who would like to use the passport service. The Minister perfectly explained in his contribution...

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: If her business card could be sent out with the speech the Minister provided, that would be hugely helpful. On an emerging issue, if the Cathaoirleach would allow it I would like to give a minute of my time to the Minister to respond to the announcement from the Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Edwin Poots, on checks at Northern Ireland ports....

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (1 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and thank her for coming here to speak on this matter. I am aware the issue is important to her, her colleagues and the Department. However, it is also an issue that is important to the Government, because it commits in the programme for Government to addressing this in its lifetime. Instead of having our current system for people who wish to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (1 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I thank the Minister of State for her response and her support. The most important line in her response is "Signing up to the opt-out register will be a definitive expression of the person’s wish to not become an organ donor after death." This means that the current confusion will be gone. One organ donor can save eight lines. It is phenomenal. She give an example of the case in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I acknowledge Senator O'Loughlin's presence in the Acting Leader position today on what is St. Brigid's Day. I welcome that, during Private Members' business tomorrow, we will debate passports with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and we will all have an opportunity to contribute on it. As public representatives, we all encounter people who have forgotten that their passports are out of...

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I am sharing my time with Senator Doherty. I welcome the Tánaiste to the Chamber and I welcome the Bill. I acknowledge Senator Doherty's previous role, as Minister responsible for employment affairs, and her role in bringing this Bill to a certain stage. There has always been confusion over tips. I was examining some of the main issues that hospitality workers spoke about in respect...

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I ask that we have a debate with the Minster for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on childcare providers. There is a whole range of things that we need to do to improve the service and how they manage. Parents are telling me about a real situation at the moment on foot of the really positive news last week that everything is reopening. We have parents across the...

Seanad: Broadband Roll-out: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I wish to share time with Senator Maria Byrne.