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- Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: I will focus on some of the climate action measures in the budget, as I did last year. Some weeks ago, I said in the House that I was worried by a report from the Department of Finance on plans to increase VRT, including on electric vehicles. I am happy to see the Government realised the importance of extending the VRT relief for electric vehicles until the end of 2023. At the time, I...
- Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: I did.
- Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: Senator Ahearn may continue.
- Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: I thank the Minister of State. When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenways Provision (7 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: Today I want to talk the concept of greenways and blueways and I want to start by referencing to the Waterford greenway. We all know the Waterford greenway, which has become a destination greenway. People go to Waterford, stay there and utilise the greenway. I want to talk about how we can replicate that and create a destination greenway in County Louth. I want to give some of the context...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenways Provision (7 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: I thank the Minister of State. I wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the staff of Louth County Council. In particular, I pay tribute to Mr. Pat O'Rourke as he was ahead of his time and advocated for greenways a decade ago when they were not the done thing or seemed to be quite difficult to create when one took into consideration the trouble with compulsory purchase orders, and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Coiste na nIarchimí (7 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: I offer a big thank you to Mr. O'Hagan, Mr. Quigley and Mr. Culbert for that. I offer apologies on the committee's behalf for the technological difficulties we are experiencing in this room. It was the same there so we only heard bits and pieces. I have a couple of basic questions. I will rattle them off rather than asking one question, getting an answer and coming back in, particularly...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Coiste na nIarchimí (7 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: I will just cut in there, if I may. Mr. Quigley mentioned the likes of Jim Allister and so on. Excuse my ignorance for asking this question, but how successful are the legislative approaches he is trying to implement? Is it just bluster and PR from his point of view or is he getting anywhere with the legislative stuff he is trying to introduce?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: I wish to talk about an issue that affects my local area and other areas across the country, that is, the severe lack of carers in the country to be able to provide home care packages. It is an issue I have been dealing with over recent months, particularly with one family. I spoke to Sinéad, the daughter of the lady for whom I have been working, and she gave me permission to mention...
- Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: The Senator has had a long time. I ask him to conclude.
- Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: I call Senator Gallagher followed by Senator Garvey.
- Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: Is that not a nice bit of collegiality?
- Seanad: Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: Now.
- Seanad: Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: Now.
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related. Amendment No. 2 is consequential on amendment No. 1 and they may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)
John McGahon: I have the same question as Deputy O'Rourke so I will follow up on the EirGrid point. Building out additional capacity is a top priority to avoid curtailing demand and growth. With that in mind, what progress are we making with the North-South interconnector in terms of adding capacity? Are we waiting for the imminent response from the judicial process in Northern Ireland? We hope that is...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2021)
John McGahon: I wish to raise YouTube's announcement that it will remove all videos that make false claims about vaccines and spread misinformation about Covid. I wish to ask YouTube, "Where on earth have you been for the last 18 months?" My God, thanks for waking up to this problem YouTube. YouTube should have taken this position in March 2020 when we saw misinformation about Covid spread like wildfire...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2021)
John McGahon: I raise the issue of an article that appeared in The Irish Times last week about the proposed increase of vehicle registration tax, VRT, on electric vehicles. My issue around this is twofold. We have ambitious plans about electric vehicles in this country. We want to have 1 million electric vehicles on our roads by 2030. At the same time, there are reports from the Department of Finance...