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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: That is very kind of Mr. O'Connor to say. I can see there is real engagement by Mr. O'Connor's team and that is very welcome. Of course we have to get it right constitutionally in order to progress it. I can see from everything that Mr. O'Connor has said today that there is good engagement in that work. We are just anxious to see timelines.

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: It is good to be here this morning. I welcome our guests. The last time I attended this committee, which was over MS Teams, I was quite taken aback by the lack of answers I got on where the Bill was at. I want to put that in the context that the Minister had promised that a Bill would be introduced by March last year. It is very clear from the opening statement and the work of this...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: I congratulate Senator Buttimer on his election to the role of Cathaoirleach. I have confidence that he will be fair and independent and I wish him well in the role. I want to take a moment to recognise my friend and colleague Senator Joe O'Reilly. He wore the office of Leas-Chathaoirleach really lightly and performed in an extremely good fashion. It is a testament to him that he has so...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: The Minister of State is very welcome. As we know, this Bill needs to be passed every year to allow the Department to spend the allocated moneys. It is a bit of housekeeping that has to be done. Of course, Sinn Féin will support the passing of the Bill. This debate gives me an opportunity to raise some local issues regarding capital spending or more frankly, the lack of capital...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: It must be Christmas.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: I suspect I will not speak tomorrow, so I want to take this opportunity to thank the Cathaoirleach and recognise the work that he has done over the past couple of years and recognise the incredible support of the permanent staff here - Mr. Martin Groves, Ms Bridget Doody and all of the people in the Seanad. I thank the Cathaoirleach for his patience and perseverance with me. I want to raise...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: On a point of order, my apologies, but I forgot to commend Senator Seery Kearney. I want to commend her genuinely on the magnificent achievement in terms of that surrogacy issue. My apologies.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister. It is good to be able to talk about this welcome Bill. I should also point out that it has been brought forward because Ireland must fully transpose Articles 6 and 9 of the EU work-life balance directive. It is, therefore, something we have to do. I agree with Senator Currie that in some respects the Bill is a missed opportunity. It is a rare occurrence but the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State and the general debate that we are having here this evening because it is quite clear that on a cross-party basis there is widespread support for Senator Boylan's Bill. I commend the Senator. As others have already said, she is really passionate and very knowledgeable about animal welfare issues. She has produced a very practical Bill this evening. The...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: Is it? On a serious note, I believe it is important to recognise, and there has been collective agreement on this point, that we have a real problem with policing and enforcement. I refer to that awful incident with that poor child. My heart goes out to him and his family. We also have to be clear that what we need is enforcement and resources, otherwise new laws are not going to help the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: I also have a Bill before the Seanad currently. Along with a couple of colleagues, I played a key role in developing our policy document Worker Co-operatives- Ownership Matters. I welcome both the general scheme and the opening statement from Mr. Shine. However, I have a number of key concerns. I want to try to be constructive about this. First, there is an awful lot of best practice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: Did the Department look at the Scottish model?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: One of the key learnings of the Scottish model - this goes back to a point Deputy Stanton made - relates to the key role information and education play. What the Scottish Government discovered was that it was lovely to have the idea of growing the co-operative movements, but the reality was that even the professional services involved in supporting businesses did not understand how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: It is a distinctive model and that is why it deserves a distinctive unit. I want to quote from the head of the relevant Scottish organisation. He said: We have a choice: to be passive and allow the development of a supportive environment for [worker co-op] companies to happen without industry input, or to take a proactive approach and seek to actively influence how that environment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: I imagine the committee will have a report to feed into this. I hope that colleagues across parties will see the fact that best practice dictates that we do need such a unit. We will probably agree to disagree on that at this point. I want to ask about an asset lock. One of the things that has been crucial to the development of successful co-operatives is making sure that they are not...