Results 961-980 of 1,354 for speaker:Robbie Gallagher

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: The Senator is on her feet anyway.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Many students will be glad to see the back of the Leaving Certificate examination, once it is completed, and will enjoy their summer break. Their thoughts and those of their families will soon turn to finding accommodation for the next step in their education. That may be in colleges in our main cities of Dublin, Cork and Galway. I am sure many students and their families will be dismayed...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Network (14 Jun 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Ross, and thank him for being in attendance. I join the Chair in giving a céad míle fáilte to my former colleague, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, agus an grúpa ó Chontae na Gaillimhe atá i láthair. Tá mé cinnte go mbeidh lá iontach acu go léir inniu. I thank the Minister for coming here to discuss the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Network (14 Jun 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister for his response. The people of County Monaghan, like the people of other counties throughout Ireland, are more than grateful for any funding they get from any Department. I appreciate that the Minister has to make a case to the Cabinet on the local road network. I understand that there is only so much he can do in this regard. We are in a crisis situation in County...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I raise the crippling workload imposed on school principals. With the increased workload relating to administration and compliance, school principals are finding it very difficult to do what they are good at and what there are paid for, namely, teaching. When one considers that 50% of school principals teach a class full time it is very difficult for them to take on extra duties. It is...

Seanad: Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I also welcome the Minister to the House at the invitation of myself, and Senators Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and David Norris. I warmly welcome Mrs. Lucia O'Farrell to the House. I extend my deepest sympathy to her and the O'Farrell family on the tragic loss of their beloved son, Shane. It is not natural for a mother or parent to lose a child. It goes against the grain of life and how...

Seanad: Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: We, as a society, also need a commission of investigation to make sure we put the proper mechanisms in place to ensure nobody else has to live with a sentence like the one the O'Farrell family has to live with. I plead with the Minister, therefore, to support the motion tabled by Fianna Fáil's justice spokesperson, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, in the Lower House this week in order that a...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: It is extremely shocking and totally unacceptable that State bodies have been accused of obstructing the CervicalCheck inquiry. The chairman of the scoping inquiry, Dr. Scally, has voiced concern and frustration about the delays in receiving the relevant information and about the manner in which he is receiving it. Legal representatives of the families have voiced their frustration about...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister to the House this evening and I thank him for outlining the different sections of the Bill in great detail. The Fianna Fáil Party is pleased to support the Bill, which brings clarity to the issue of admissions for parents, teachers, schools, children and everyone else involved. As the Minister stated, the legislation is long overdue. It is good that we have...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Last week I raised an issue in regard to schools and how prepared or, as I said, unprepared they were in regard to the GDPR legislation that came into effect last Friday. At the time, based on information the Leader had received, he was of the opinion that it was a figment of my imagination.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I am being fair. I know no other way.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I do not come in here and do that. I never have and never will.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Perhaps if the Leader would listen sometime as opposed to preaching, he might be wiser.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Perhaps I can be allowed to continue without interruption. What I did say was that, at the time, they were unprepared. Two days ago the general secretary of the INTO on its website issued a statement in regard to that issue. She criticised the Department of Education and Skills for failing to provide comprehensive GDPR training and support to schools. The website states:"The GDPR...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: On a point of information, I have no appetite whatsoever for getting into an argy-bargy here. I raised an issue last week after being contacted by a number of school principals who said that there appeared to be an issue. Two days ago, the INTO issued a statement, according to which it is clearly completely in the dark. It has no preparation made whatsoever and no direction from the...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: No, I have received assurance from the Leader that the Minister will come to the House at the first available opportunity. It is very important.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: I spoke to my seconder as well. It is important that it be a one-item agenda.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: Yes.

Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: That is the way it goes.

Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: As always, I will display my generous side. It will only take a couple of minutes to say what I have to say.