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Seanad: UL Hospitals Group: Motion (1 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: The Minister might also explain why it has taken a month for the CEO to respond to the three unions that work in UHL to agree to meet them after the changes that were made at the beginning of January. How does that make sense? The Minister might explain why doctors who published previous letters said, themselves, that a witch hunt was conducted by the management team, not to deal with the...

Seanad: UL Hospitals Group: Motion (1 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: We need to see urgent action in terms of decisions by the Government, which are based on clinical advice. In the short term, because of the crisis, I am clear that we need to see accident and emergency units reopened in Nenagh General Hospital, St. John's hospital in Limerick and Ennis General Hospital while we figure out what resources are needed and quickly action those items. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Protection of Employees’ Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank our guests for their attendance. I should declare an interest at the beginning. I am a trade union member and former trade union official. I certainly support this Bill, along with my party, Sinn Féin. I cannot believe this issue is still going on, seven years after the Duffy-Cahill proposals were published. I will start with our colleagues from the Company Law Review Group,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Protection of Employees’ Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank both witnesses for those answers. They are very useful. I wish to emphasise the fact that we have repeatedly seen variations on so-called tactical insolvencies. We have seen at first hand the destruction they caused to the workers at Clerys, La Senza, Paris Bakery, TalkTalk and Debenhams. I am particularly interested in asking Mr. Hurley from Eurofound to tell us a little more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Protection of Employees’ Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: It is clear from Mr. Hurley's opening statement that in France, for example, collective agreements can be included in terms of entitlements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Protection of Employees’ Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: Sure, but it certainly shows what is possible and what can be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Protection of Employees’ Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank Mr. Hurley. I am up against the clock. Recent information has come to light regarding the Debenhams liquidation. Workers found documents that appear to show that the Debenhams group, which had been taken over by three vulture funds, including two banks, namely, Barclays and Bank of Ireland, was saddled with a floating charge of €200 million on the Irish operation. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Protection of Employees’ Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank Professor Lynch Fannon. I must make my apologies and leave. I would urge the Government to act on these recommendations, however. We have been waiting far too long to see action in this area.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: It is good to see the Cathaoirleach in the Chair. I was away last week. I commend him for what he said a few moments ago on the tragedy of Ann Lovett's life. Quite rightly he cited the song by Christy Moore about the middle of the island. I have to say that even now the lyrics are absolutely powerful. I lived just a few miles away from Ann Lovett. The key line is "Everybody knew, nobody...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank Ms Mullins. What she has said is powerful. It is important to emphasise that this was a public hospital. This belonged to the local community yet it has been closed without any reference or consultation whatever with the people in the community. They have all stood up together and have collected 11,000 signatures, yet to date they have been ignored. That is why I commend the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: That is all that the group got.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: Sorry, was that given as one of the key reasons as to why this hospital should close?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: In that case, it must have qualified what size it should have been.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: It was 11 months.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: Oh my God. One final thought. I cannot help but remember the closure of Barringtons many years ago in Limerick. I am sure Deputy O'Donoghue will remember that too. There was a huge campaign at the time. For a couple of decades the same building has been used very successfully for a private hospital. I apologise as I have to go to another meeting but I commend all the people on coming...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: I thank our guests for coming in and thank members for allowing me to pop in to find out some more information about this issue. Before I put some questions to Ms Mullins and Mr. Torpey, I will make a general comment. When a community loses a hospital like this without any consultation whatsoever and then goes to the trouble of achieving the impressive feat of collecting 11,000 signatures,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: So far, what I have seen relates to the warnings and interaction with the warnings. The witness briefly referenced the industrial relations issue; delineation of the zone; and Garda powers in relation to search and seizure. Is there anything else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: I will ask a different question. Is the committee in a position to finalise a report after this meeting to help our colleagues progress this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: I think the work of the the Chair and the committee has been really crucial in clarifying many matters. I share the Chair's concern though about so many issues that still seem to be under active consideration. Ms Mason is correct. This is priority legislation. Unfortunately, it has been priority legislation since the beginning of this Government. I do not want to get into a back and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Paul Gavan: One last comment and I will finish. I thank the Chair for his indulgence. To reiterate the points that were made by others here, I think the idea of any kind of requirement that a file be sent to the DPP would be enormously damaging to this Bill. I am sure the witnesses got that message already from the committee.