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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: European Union (22 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister for the response. I am a little disappointed because the greatest human rights scandal of the 21st century is people losing their lives in the Mediterranean and the Greek seas. The reason they are losing their lives, according to the UNHCR, is the absence of search-and-rescue operations by governments. I have made a clear request to the Minister this morning to make...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I raise the issue of the workers in section 39 organisations who are going on strike this week. A number of workers from the Irish Wheelchair Association, St. Joseph's Foundation and EmployAbility are on strike today in Cork. Tomorrow, workers in the Western Care Association in Mayo, Ability West in Galway and selected community employment schemes in Donegal will be striking. The final...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 102: In page 66, to delete lines 23 to 35, and to delete page 67 and substitute the following: “73.The Act of 1997 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 16: “16.(1) Subject to this Part, a governing authority, shall consist not less than 14 members and not more than 26 members as determined in accordance with this...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I will speak to amendments Nos. 102 and 117. I welcome the Minister. It is good to see him. I am standing in for my colleague, Senator Warfield. Sinn Féin has engaged extensively, as have the Minister and others on the committee, with this sector in recent months. It is clear that the management of every institution has accepted the need for the highest standard of transparency and...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I do not have anything further to say. I appreciate the Minister's response. It is a pity Senator Ruane cannot come back in.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 117: In page 80, to delete lines 4 to 39, and in page 81, to delete lines 1 to 37 and substitute the following: “90. The Act of 2018 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 12: “12. (1) Subject to this Part, a governing authority, shall consist not less than 14 members and not more than 26 members as determined in accordance...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 146: In page 120, line 6, after “of” to insert “affordable”.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: We welcome the enabling of technological universities to access the Housing Finance Agency for the provision of student accommodation. The amendment will simply insert the word "affordable". Affordability needs to be at the heart of housing in this State and that needs to include students. I do not know whether the Minister caught the interview with Sarah McInerney on "Drivetime" last...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: That was a thoughtful reply and I welcome the point about the allocation of public money, which is an important step forward. Where I live, in Limerick, is probably no different from any other major urban centre. I have been inundated, as I am sure all public representatives have, with communication from desperate families and parents trying to find accommodation for students. Some of the...

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Abortion Services (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: Not for the first time I raise the issue of safe access zones with the Minister of State. It has been four years since the historic vote to repeal the eighth amendment to the Constitution. After that referendum, the then Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, promised legislation to establish safe access zones outside hospitals. The Minister of State knows that, unfortunately, that promise...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Abortion Services (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for the response. In one sense, it is positive. I agree with all the points made and sentiments expressed by the Minister of State in respect of why the Bill is necessary and why it needs to progress.I am worried about the lack of detail around timelines. It is a worry because we have already been waiting four years. I understand the need for pre-legislative...

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

Paul Gavan: On this first day back, I again raise the issue of housing. This is simply because each week and each month the situation continues to get worse. The figures for July are shocking. The number of homeless people rose to 10,568, including 3,137 children.That is higher than the previous peak in October 2019. I have to put it to the Leader that the policies pursued by this Government directly...

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

Paul Gavan: Well said.