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

Garret Ahearn: I listened to Senator Casey talking about a connection date of December 2023. We in Tipperary would love to get it by December 2023. The connection to my house will be is December 2024 and connections to other people's houses in the county will be in 2025 and 2026. That said, God knows where we would be if we had followed the route advocated by others, especially the Independents who voted...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I welcome Mr. Shanahan and his team and thank Mr. Shanahan for his responses so far. I thank him and his staff for the work they have done during what have been difficult times over the past number of years. In light of the results - all extremely positive and successful - they have presented today, one would swear there was no pandemic at all. I have a question relating to a serviced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I thank Mr. Shanahan very much. On the question of Tipperary, we had positive news back in June, of an extra 200 jobs from Pfizer in Nenagh which was very welcome. The company is now sponsoring the Tipperary GAA team for 2022 which is greatly welcomed. On Clonmel, there is a serviced site there that the IDA owns along with Tipperary County Council at Ballingarrane. There is a building...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I thank Mr. Shanahan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I would like to follow on from some of my colleagues today in saying that multinational companies have many positive things. I do not think that many people - there are certainly very few in Clonmel - who would speak negatively about the role that multinationals play in security of employment, as well as what they give back to the community. At the moment, we have a development with which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: Does Mr. Shanahan see the N24 as something that would do that as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategy, Targets, Achievements and Future Progress: IDA Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: Perfect. I thank Mr. Shanahan.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I welcome the announcement yesterday by the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, on active travel funding. Some €289 million is being spent on walking and cycling across the country. Tipperary was successful and secured €6.6 million, which is very welcome. However, as I stated last week, it is extremely frustrating for us to be told before Christmas that the N24 road project...

Seanad: Climate and Agriculture: Statements (25 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: If it is agreeable, I will share half my time with Senator Maria Byrne.

Seanad: Climate and Agriculture: Statements (25 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: The Minister is welcome to the Chamber. I will follow on from the comments made by Senators Malcolm Byrne and Kyne about the work the Minister did before Christmas in visiting marts. I was at a mart with the Minister in Thurles and I think he was there for four and a half hours. If anyone says the Minister is not willing to talk to ordinary farmers on the ground, that was not the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I wish the Cathaoirleach and everybody a happy new year. The Leader will know that I and many of my colleagues in the Fine Gael Party fought for weeks and months to get roads projects on the national development plan and to convince the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, of the logic of this. I do just not stand just literally behind Senator Carrigy in the Chamber; I stand with him to fight for...

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (20 Jan 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I welcome the debate on the Bill, and I offer my support it. I wish to touch on the point Senator Hoey finished on regarding stigma. As public representatives, we talk to people who are probably open enough to talk about it and do not suffer from a need to hide anything, or at least they do not any more, while they might have had at the time. There are so many people in this country, even...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Garret Ahearn: To follow up on what Senator Higgins said, we want good people to get into politics. There are lots of reasons at the moment why people would not, such as social media and work-life balance. There are a million reasons. There are changes we can make to encourage people into politics, especially women. Senator Higgins spoke about maternity leave, which is an obvious one. Paternity leave...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Garret Ahearn: Now.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Motion for Earlier Signature (17 Dec 2021)

Garret Ahearn: I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Social Welfare Bill 2021 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Garret Ahearn: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber today. Senator Lombard and I put down this matter for the Commencement to outline Fine Gael's view on the agriculture industry, the agrifood sector and, in particular, young farmers. It has been Fine Gael's policy as long as it has been in government, for as long as I can remember anyway, that we have been very supportive of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Garret Ahearn: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I acknowledge that people are allowed to have individual opinions, and I have no problem with that, but they should not relay individual "facts" that are not true. Is there any other sector that would see a high-profile politician write to a bank to say it should not give those people loans? Could we imagine if somebody wrote to banks asking...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Dec 2021)

Garret Ahearn: I wish to follow on the sentiments of all Members today and wish the Cathaoirleach and everyone here a very happy Christmas and to thank him, the Leas-Chathaoirleach, Martin Groves and Brigid Doody and every staff member who works for the Seanad and in the Oireachtas for the work that they do and the contribution that they all make in making the work we do as good as possible. As it is a...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Garret Ahearn: I am sharing time with Senator Kyne. I welcome the Minister. This is the largest budget that has been delivered by the Department for years. I think it amounts to €23.5 billion in total, a phenomenal achievement. I acknowledge the Minister, her Department and the officials in the Department. I know she is very proud of the work they have done, especially over the past 18 months....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2021)

Garret Ahearn: The Dean Maxwell home in Roscrea is a residence for long-term residents. There is real concern within the community and the area about a deadline for long-term residents of 1 January 2022. There has been much confusion and many promises made. There is real concern within the Roscrea Community Development Council.In fairness, Mr. Steve Crofton sent a letter to Deputies outlining the...