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Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: At 9.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I congratulate Senator Nikki Bradley on her appointment to the Seanad. It is a very proud day for her and for her family, who are from Milford and whom I met on the way in. From the Senator's contribution, I can see that she is going to hit the ground running. I can claim to be a neighbour of the Senator's. My home patch is not a million miles away from hers in Milford. It is a very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: The cross-Border healthcare directive has been a hugely successful healthcare plan for those in the Republic who find themselves on waiting lists for whatever procedures. Very many people have availed of the directive. An issue has now arisen in respect of those who seek cataract surgery. I understand that the success of the scheme speaks for itself. Since 2017, over 4,000 people have...

Seanad: Nithe i dTosach Suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Schemes (9 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan. The help-to-buy scheme, the first home scheme and the vacant property refurbishment grants have all been very successful in supporting young people to go out and purchase their first home.These schemes have made a crucial difference to so many families since they were first introduced. The success of the vacant property grant is becoming clear...

Seanad: Nithe i dTosach Suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Schemes (9 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. As he outlined, the schemes have been hugely successful. I compliment all the parties in government on bringing them forward. I thank the Minister of State for introducing the €5,000 grant for the conservation of farmhouses. It is very welcome. As he said, such restoration projects can be quite complex. I am heartened...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. I have listened with great intent to the debate today and the debate that took place in the committee room on this issue. The previous speaker, Senator O'Reilly spoke about being a layperson. I would probably classify myself in the same bracket too. I am trying to get a handle on everything that is going on, having listened to all the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit chuig an Teach ar maidin. It is easy for us to forget the dark days, the uncertainty and the fear that surrounded the Covid-19 pandemic. For most of us, life has moved on, but unfortunately not for everyone. The exact number of people with long Covid is unknown. HSE exact numbers vary, ranging...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for the response that he has given here on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. We owe a massive debt of gratitude to our healthcare workers and I have outlined the reasons why. Here we have one particular healthcare worker who feels she has been badly wronged. I met this lady and it really is heartbreaking to see the condition in which Covid has left her....

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Now.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach agus an Aire Stáit. Tá cúpla focal le rá agam faoin uair thábhachtach seo fosta. I compliment the Minister of State and his staff on their great work in bringing this legislation forward. From a Fianna Fáil perspective, we are delighted to support it. We all know the horror that is human trafficking...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I propose a suspension until 6.45 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the witnesses. I have a background in property. Indeed, I attribute many of my grey hairs to the conveyancing process, which I found extremely frustrating. I commend Mr. Davitt and his colleagues in IPAV on the work they have been doing to try to design a more streamlined process. I acknowledge the huge work Deputy MacSharry has put into drafting this Bill and bringing it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Clearly, we need to bank what we agree on and there is a lot we do agree on. I am looking at it from both sides of the argument but I think we need to step into the shoes of the young people trying to buy properties. At the moment, they are incurring costs such as engineer's reports, getting architects out to check this and check that and trying to get loan approval, which expires after a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: This is the first opportunity I have had to wish the Deputy Leader all the best in her new role. I have no doubt that she will be extremely successful in it. The exact number of people suffering with long Covid in this country is unknown, but HSE figures estimate that it is somewhere in the region of 1.8% to 8.3% of the population. Symptoms can be quite severe for some. We can all recall...

Seanad: Criminal Offences (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. The N53 road from Castleblayney in County Monaghan to Dundalk in County Louth with a section that runs through Northern Ireland is a road of strategic importance with the importance of Dundalk Institute of Technology likely to increase in the not-too-distant future. The N53 is 23.5 km long, including a section that passes...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht an cheist seo a phlé. I acknowledge the script the Minister of State has read to us on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Ryan. I appreciate that funding has been received in Monaghan for the progression of the A5 Clontibret to the Border scheme and additional funding from the EU. Now is the time that this road got similar attention....

Seanad: Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: The Minister is welcome to the House. I too welcome this broad-ranging Bill which covers a lot of areas, as Senator McDowell outlined. I welcome the appointment of extra judges. It is important that we have a Judiciary that operates in a timely manner. There is no doubt that the appointment of extra judges would be beneficial in that regard. I also welcome the provisions on firearms. ...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I move: "That Seanad Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2024 and ending on 29th June, 2025."

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. On behalf of the Fianna Fáil party, I welcome the debate and support both motions. The Minister of State outlined that unless we pass both motions, they will be discontinued from the end of this month, so it is important that we pass them. They are important legislative measures and unfortunately the need arises for us to continue...