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Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: I understand that but I am talking about legislation-----

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: -----that may effectively deal with that.

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle very much. That aspect needs to be examined to see if we can strengthen the court system in the context of legislation to ensure this does not happen again. I wish to discuss another example of the poor implementation of legislation in the context of another accident where the vehicle was impounded. We need to examine what happens to a vehicle that is...

Farrelly Commission of Investigation Substantive Interim Reports: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: Hear hear, a Cheann Comhairle, we join with you in supporting what you have just said on this.

Farrelly Commission of Investigation Substantive Interim Reports: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: I listened carefully to the remarks of the Minister of State and the other contributors to this discussion and I have to say that I am shocked and appalled that what is happening here today is a further abuse of Grace and the 46 others. We are completely ignoring the fact that there are reports within the HSE that clearly outline what happened to Grace. In the beginning, when this happened...

Science Week 2021: Statements (10 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this subject. I welcome the new technological universities that have been established. There is a clear pathway now ahead in terms of the development of the status and activity of each of those entities and a great deal of what they will be engaged in will centre around the sciences because the future is all about solutions through science. Whether it...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: It seems that there is not any aspect of the health service that is not in crisis. Older people are being sent home with promised care hours and care packages that never materialise. Management is dealing with waiting lists in hospitals. Patients are again being asked to queue on trolleys. Yesterday, Deputy Lowry raised an issue I raised previously about ambulance services. Patients in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on recent engagement he or his Department have had with a trade union (details supplied) in relation to the future of banking in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54338/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (2 Nov 2021)

John McGuinness: 12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports provided for the small business sector under budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52578/21]

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: I do not think anyone disagrees with the problems we are facing in how we interact with the planet in our daily lives and what we need to do to make life better and more sustainable. Much of the rhetoric and commentary on this particular proposal, particularly from the Government side, is to placate the Green Party. That is my honest opinion.

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: It is not matching the reality of life. This is the reality I face every day in my constituency. Let us consider farming and the suckler cow issue, an activity in which many families are involved. How do we have a just transition that moves that farming family from one activity to the other? There is no discussion about that. If we are building a new cheese plant in south Kilkenny and...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: I have solutions. We should support the transport sector to make that just transition.

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: Invest in them. Invest in farming to get them to a point we want to get them. I do not see one shilling for the just transition in the midlands.

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: Many bus and coach operators that bring in visitors here and travel all over the country, some of which are based in my constituency, made the effort and could not get the vehicles. They could not afford the vehicles. They decided then they were going to change tyres and have proper green-types of tyres, and guess what? The tyres wear quicker, cost more and a person has to use two of them...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: It was a wonderful article.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: In 2011, the Fine Gael Government promised the roll-out of broadband, particularly in rural Ireland. The same was said by the following Government and it is being said now by this coalition. However, in spite of what the Tánaiste said in reply to Deputy Cahill earlier, the evidence on the ground is that businesses are suffering badly. Deputy Cahill gave the example of a business in...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the proposals outlined in this document. I was with the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, last week in Kilkenny, where we visited several completed housing schemes. The houses were top quality. Tenants had moved into some of them and they were more than happy with the finished product. The Minister is enthusiastic and passionate about delivery of this...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: This legislation is a nod in the right direction in the context of reforming the administration of the Garda Síochána. If we want to learn something about the reform that is required, though, one need look no further than the case of the death of Shane O'Farrell. The courts, the Garda and the Director of Public Prosecution's office were at fault. There is nothing in this Bill...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Jul 2021)

John McGuinness: In 2018, the Dáil dealt with two very significant issues. One of them related to the calls for a public inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell. It is the tenth anniversary of the death of this young man and two and a half years into the promised scoping exercise being carried out by a judge. At the time, the Dáil voted overwhelmingly to support a public inquiry. In 2017, I...