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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (27 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: Next Tuesday, 5 March.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Services Provision (26 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. I thank the Minister of State for taking time from his busy schedule to attend this debate. I wish to discuss the current crisis in general practitioner, GP, care throughout the country and particularly in rural counties such as Monaghan and Cavan. In County Monaghan I spoke to a young couple recently who have just returned...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Services Provision (26 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response to my query. I met a farmer recently who was discussing the lack of GPs and where the country was going. He said it was terrible to think that nowadays if he had a sick animal in one of the cattle sheds in the morning or one which got sick in the middle of the night he could ring a vet and one would be out within a couple of hours...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: There are just about 37 days left until Brexit and the uncertainty intensifies by the day. The everyday impacts of a hard Brexit are becoming clear to the public. Last Monday, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Ring, outlined potential knock-on effects for the alarm system currently allowing elderly people to stay in their homes. The seniors alert scheme provides...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I did not.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: On a point of information, perhaps the Leader might refer those comments to the Minister in question, not to me.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I am not sensitive.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I heard him the first time. That is why I made the comment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: What the Leader said was that people should not be scaremongering. I said that the Leader should perhaps refer that comment to the Minister, Deputy Ring.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: Perhaps the Leader should refer to the Minister in question and name him.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (19 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for taking time to be here. On behalf of the people of Castleblayney, I seek the Minister of State's help and assistance in addressing the dreadful and dangerous state of the Market House building in the centre of Castleblayney town. The Market House, which is a protected structure, dates back to 1801. Until the 1990s, the building...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (19 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. Unfortunately, I take no solace from its contents. To put this in context, the Minister of State mentioned a national figure of €4.3 million for protected structures. At present, figures are circulating that restoring the Market House to its former glory would cost more than €6 million. If the building were to be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: That is Independents for us.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Costs (13 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: The Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, is very welcome to the House, and I thank him for taking time out to come. The reason I have him here concerns insurance costs. Unfortunately, this is still a serious issue for a great many people. I know some work has been done about it but clearly more needs to be done. As I am sure the Minister of State will be aware, insurance costs bring serious...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Costs (13 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. As I acknowledged, some good work is being done in this very important area. My main motivation in raising this matter is to acknowledge the work that has been done and to impress upon the Minister of State and the Government the urgency attached to this issue. We need to expedite all actions to ensure a consumer, be it a young...

Seanad: Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion (13 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and acknowledge his taking time out at short notice to be here. I acknowledge Lucia O'Farrell and her daughter who are here today to discuss this important matter. For any mother to lose her son is unnatural and against the grain of life but I can only imagine the heartbreak that goes with losing a son under such circumstances, and that applies to all...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I would like to raise my concerns about the imposition of the 23% VAT rate on food supplements. This decision makes no sense.It is wrong and it should be reversed. I call on the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, to revisit this decision before any further decisions are made on it. This proposal will affect and hurt the most vulnerable in our society, namely, the people who are under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: Picking up where Deputy McLoughlin left off on apprenticeship, it is a vitally important area. The Minister of State outlined some of the work she is doing on it but, with the greatest respect, we have a serious crisis. I do not doubt the sincerity of the Minister of State in trying to tackle the problem but unfortunately, as Deputy McLoughlin outlined, the problem is very stark and it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I did not mention that specifically.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: I wish to acknowledge and congratulate the teachers and students in secondary schools throughout counties Cavan and Monaghan who recently completed the Irish Heart Foundation CPR 4 Schools programme. All the secondary schools in County Cavan have completed the programme, with 27 teachers across the county now qualified to teach CPR. The schools in County Monaghan are not far behind, with 83...