Results 61-80 of 3,902 for speaker:Paul Gavan
- Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)
Paul Gavan: The Minister of State is very welcome. We have a housing crisis. It is worth saying that, because it is very clear from the speeches made by both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil representatives here that they do not believe it. That is absolutely shocking. When Fine Gael came into power, 3,500 people were homeless and now, 13 years later, the figure has gone up to 13,500. That is its...
- Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)
Paul Gavan: He did invite the interruption.
- Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)
Paul Gavan: Give us the number.
- Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: A few weeks ago, an Seanadóir Michael McDowell in his regular column in The Irish Timesput a focus on the changing face of politics on this island, in particular, the far-reaching changes that are taking place in the North. Although I disagree with much of what the Seanadóir wrote, I commend him on regularly writing about the North, the debate about constitutional change and,...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: Did the Israeli ambassador ask the Senator to say that when he was smiling with her? Senator Craughwell is a disgrace.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: I know, but that picture of Senator Craughwell with the Israeli ambassador was a disgrace and he should be ashamed of himself.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: He has had something published and we are excited for him.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: Exactly.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: You are pathetic.
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: I welcome our colleagues from Together for Safety to the Chamber. I am clear, as I have said on many occasions, that without Together for Safety we would not be here today. I give them all credit for their campaigning. I also give credit to everyone in this Chamber who united behind our Bill, which was a Together for Safety Bill, and I want to give credit to the Minister for following...
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: I will respond briefly to the debate so far. I promise that I will be brief. First, on the issue of the higher education campuses, the fact is that under this legislation there is no campus where any such debate that Senator Mullen wants to take place cannot take place.It does not prevent that in any way. What it does is prevent anyone wishing to approach a centre for private healthcare...
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: I do not know about that.
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: Really?
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: We do not need the Senator to defend us.
- Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: The Minister of State is very welcome, as always. The current employment permits system is designed to enable appropriately skilled non-EEA migrants to fill vacancies that cannot be filled from within the State. I appreciate that this Bill is challenging, technical and lengthy, and I also appreciate the engagement the Minister of State and his officials have had with the office of my...
- Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Directives (22 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: It is always good to see the Minister of State. I thank him for coming in. I will start by quoting his colleague, the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Deputy Coveney, in response to a question from Deputy O'Reilly last November with regard to the platform economy. The Minister said that "Ireland has robust mechanisms for the determination of the employment status and the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Directives (22 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I will be clear because the history of this is important. One of the key aims of the original directive was that the EU Council would push for a position in which workers would be legally presumed to be employed. That position was watered down and the Government supported the watering down. That is the key point I am making. On the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Directives (22 Feb 2024)
Paul Gavan: What about the New York model?