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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Schemes (16 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome all the students and I hope they enjoy their day in Leinster House. I acknowledge that Longford County Council was allocated funding of nearly €1.5 million in 2023. However, I want to highlight that in 2023 we upped the number of houses that we retrofitted to 79. The Department mentioned in its statement that this work was done to a reletting standard. Should houses not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I, too, wish to be associated with expressions of sympathy to the Naughten family on the death of Councillor John Naughten. He was someone I knew for between 15 and 20 years. He was an absolute gentleman. He is a massive loss to Fine Gael but an even bigger loss to his family. We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife Breda, his children, his mother, and his extended family and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I second the introduction of the Bill by Senator Martin. I also want to pay tribute to the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, for the support she has given to the independent broadcasting sector. As a member of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media, I have worked closely with a number of my other colleagues in meeting and engaging with the independent sector to make...

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I move: That Seanad Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Autism entitled ‘Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism’, copies of which were laid before Seanad Éireann on 14th June, 2023.

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I will be sharing my time with my seconder, Senator Joe O'Reilly.

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State is very welcome. I am grateful for this opportunity to speak on this debate and before I start, I thank my colleagues in Fine Gael for putting forward the report as Private Members' business but I want to also thank the fellow members of the Joint Committee on Autism who worked so diligently on that report over a 15 month period. I believe that the collaborative and...

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Acting Chairperson for his kind words. Ultimately, this report is about giving every child the same chance in life and the opportunity to achieve their potential, whatever that may be. I have the report with me and one of the reasons I put the words of Fiacre Ryan in the foreword, which Senator McGreehan mentioned, is the quote sums up a lot: It only seems appropriate to give...

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: At 9.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I pass on my sympathies to the O'Rourke family on the death of Mary O'Rourke. I pass them particularly to Aengus whom I know quite well through politics. I also pass on my sympathies to the Naughten family, especially Breda and the kids, to Dennis and the siblings of John who was a colleague I have known all through my political life. He was nothing but a gentleman throughout any dealings...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (2 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State. My Commencement matter is in respect of a school building project at Ardscoil Phádraig in Granard, County Longford. It is a coeducational ETB school based in Granard just ten minutes away from where I live. There are 370 pupils on the enrolment across the six years, which has grown since 2017-2018, when there were 253. It is at a maximum and has a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (2 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State. Similar to the previous answer, this was sanctioned in February 2021. Three and a half years later, we get an answer that "at this early stage and particularly in advance of the necessary statutory approvals, it is not possible to provide a reliable date for when this school building project will be completed". I do not think it is acceptable three and half...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I wish to inform Members about an event I attended on Saturday in Longford. A community health awareness day was organised by Kiernan Structural Steel in memory of the late Andrew Jackson, a young employee of the company who tragically died 12 months ago. We thank Kiernan Structural Steel for organising the event, at which organisations such as sports organisations from throughout the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I agree with Senator Conway's comment that ISL should be part of the leaving certificate curriculum. It is important. We want to have a fully inclusive education system, and that is one way of doing it. I support the calls for supports for the tourism and hospitality sector, particularly small businesses in the sector that are struggling in every single town and village. These are...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister. Senator Garvey mentioned battery storage. Unfortunately, the reality is that there are currently no regulations or safety framework for battery storage under any of the county development plans. Recently in counties Cavan and Kildare, planning permission was given for battery storage, and I think both cases are now before An Bord Pleanála. The reality is that...

Seanad: Better Planning for Local Childcare Provision: Motion (17 Jul 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister is very welcome. I commend my colleague Senator Currie on her Private Members' motion and the work she has done over the past four years, especially in the area of childcare, in providing a report that sets out a new way and new model for childcare. It is important to acknowledge the significant investment by the Government in childcare to benefit every single family in the...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I, too, support the amendment. It is a common-sense approach. All of us in our involvement in public life and our work in local authorities have come across situations where public representatives and the public are not made aware of licence applications. Section 254 of the 2000 Act list lists vending machines, town or landscape maps, hoarding, cables, wires, telephone kiosks or other...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to get confirmation from the Minister of State as regards the flexibility to withdraw something from being exempted development. We need to be cautious with it. It states, under section 9(3), that it shall not be exempted if an appropriate assessment of the development, and that has to be listed as being, say, an SAC site, is required. Unfortunately, the appropriate assessment does...

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

Micheál Carrigy: I congratulate my new colleague, Senator Bradley. I am delighted to see her here. I also congratulate her family. It is an honour to walk into the Chamber and an honour to walk in the front door of Leinster House every day. We are here to serve the people. As Senator Seery Kearney said, numerous Senators bring a lived experience and that is what we need on the floor of the House. It is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I, too, would like to be associated with the expressions of sympathy on the death of former Senator John O’Mahony. I did not serve with John politically but I knew him for 20 years through my involvement in the GAA. One of the great days I remember was the all-Ireland final between Galway and Kildare in Croke Park in 1998. I also recall being in the canal end of Croke Park when...

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

Micheál Carrigy: Before I call the Tánaiste, I welcome the members of the Kildare active retirement group who are here as guests of Senator Mark Wall. They are very welcome. I forgot to welcome the Tánaiste to the Chamber. He is very welcome.