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Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. He seems to have spent most of the day here.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank and compliment Senator Bacik and our colleagues in the Labour Party for bringing forward this legislation. I am glad to report that Fianna Fáil will support the Bill, which requires certain employers to publish information on the pay of their employees for the purpose of showing that there is no difference in the pay of male and female employees and that if there is, they have...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I join my colleagues in expressing my sincere sympathy to the people of Manchester on the terrible happening last evening.Our thoughts and prayers are with them. I wish to raise the issue of children's hospice care. This week is Children's Hospice Week so it is fitting that we should address the issues of funding and planning for children's hospice care in this country. I pay tribute to the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Projects Status (17 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: There is no pressure then.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Car Park Charges (17 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil léi as teacht isteach chun an cheist seo a fhreagairt. I want to raise the issue of hospital car parking charges for cancer patients across the hospital network. A cancer diagnosis is a traumatic and life-changing event. Among many things it can incur, it can perhaps mean someone has to give...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Car Park Charges (17 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for her response. She mentioned the good work that was being done by the Irish Cancer Society on this and many other issues. It has engaged with the public on this particular matter to a great extent. Guidance from the HSE is required. With respect, it is not good enough to leave the decision to individual hospitals. It is incumbent on the HSE to give policy...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Car Park Charges (17 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Could the Minister of State keep me advised on that, please?

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I wish to raise two issues. The first is the ongoing crippling costs of motor insurance. I commend my Fianna Fáil colleagues in the Dáil who have a motion on this issue on the clár today. The report issued for the first quarter by the Government recently shows that three of the ten recommendations to be completed by the first quarter of 2017 remain to be completed. This is...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: -----I wish him well. However, one of the many legacies in respect of which he may look in the rear mirror and feel very disappointed would be health. As I stand here, there are in excess of 666,000 people on hospital waiting lists in our State. This is clearly a sad indictment of the health policy of this Government. When one considers the recent statistics from our census that over the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Closures (10 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach seo inniu. The Minister of State is very welcome to the House and I thank her for her attendance. I will address the issue of the closure of the Sacred Heart unit in Dungarvan Community Hospital. The unit provides vital rehabilitation for patients suffering as a result of strokes...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I congratulate Senator Joan Freeman and all those who were involved in the Darkness into Light run last Saturday morning. It was a huge success. The event has gone from strength to strength. I refer to the North-South interconnector which it is proposed to run through three counties, namely, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan. As the Leader is aware, a motion was passed in both Houses calling on...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I accept the Leader's proposition. If the Leader can give us a commitment that the review proposed by the Minister will not proceed until such time as the meeting takes place, I would be happy to hold off on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I respect the Leader's opinion. If he cannot get the commitment from the Minister, we will revisit the matter again in the House. I ask the Leader to use his good offices to contact the Minister and ask him to hold off on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I second the proposal on my colleague, Senator Ardagh's Bill. I want to comment on the grave issues Senator Craughwell raised, his query and the response to same. I second his proposal asking the Minister to come to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: Is é sin ceart go leor. The Leader might confirm whether any performance bonuses have been paid to any personnel in the Department of Defence. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister, Deputy Denis Naughten, to the House to discuss his plans for the post office network in this country. This comes at a time of great risk to the future of the 1,100-strong post office network around the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: It is in the interests of the tourism industry.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (12 Apr 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I concur totally with the sentiments outlined by my learned colleague, Senator Mark Daly. It is disappointing we find ourselves back in the House, raising this issue again. We had all hoped at this point that there would be some real and tangible progress to report. Unfortunately, that is not the case. We are chasing county councillors out of local democracy because the reality is that,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (12 Apr 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I thank the Minister of State for her response. On the last paragraph, how soon can we expect the Minister to make an announcement on the issues on which we are waiting for clarity?