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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Following on from the earlier contribution by Senator Pippa Hackett, I do not accept the comments made by her that turf burning days are numbered. Coming from a county where more than 20% of households use turf as fuel to keep people warm, and particularly people of the older generation, I do not believe it is acceptable to make a comment like that. As a county, the same as other midland...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Service (4 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, to the Chamber. This Commencement matter is on the provision of a new fire station in Ballymahon, County Longford, an area with which the Minister of State is very familiar. It is an issue I raised on the Order of Business in February. At present the fire station in Ballymahon is located in a hired out industrial estate in the middle of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Service (4 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State. Like him, I compliment all the staff of the fire services, not just in Longford but throughout the country, on all the good work they do and, in particular, the extra work they did in communities during the Covid pandemic. I thank the Minister of State for ensuring Ballymahon fire station has been included in the list for review. That is extremely positive...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I support the proposal. The proposed section 19A(2) states: The Panel shall advise the Commission on issues of interest to children and young people, on online safety, and on any other matters as the Commission may determine. That is the priority of this legislation. It is about safeguarding our youth. The best people to tell us where the problems lie are our young people. They are...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to briefly speak in support of my colleagues. I will also support them on Report Stage, if needs be. This is a soft amendment, as it has been said. It is there to enhance the legislation. We should not be in a situation whereby we hope that a commission that has not been appointed yet, and the members of which we do not know, might set up a committee that would take the views of...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I note amendments Nos. 65 and 67 where they specifically reference reports and discussions with the Oireachtas joint committee. That is very important. Senators Malcolm Byrne and Warfield and I were on that committee. We spent a significant number of months discussing with all of these companies.There is an expertise within the committee. There is merit in going back to the committee when...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I support the comments of my colleagues. It is extremely important that we have an online safety commissioner. That was one of the main recommendations that came from the Oireachtas joint committee which looked at the Australian model which is very successful and working well. We need to follow best practice. I agree with the comment from Senator Higgins that we need people to buy into...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I support the amendment. It would be good housekeeping to inform the Chair of the Oireachtas joint committee that a letter would be forwarded to it.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I support the comments of Senators Malcolm Byrne and Ward. As was said, we have a vast amount of experience within our local authorities. However, the legislation states that the person will cease to become a member if they are elected. They have the experience to be appointed a member of the commission, which is what we are looking for. If they are elected to public office, and, as was...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I will raise an issue I have raised before both at an Oireachtas joint committee and in this House, the issue of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, IABA. An Oireachtas committee met with this organisation. The then CEO of Sport Ireland, Mr. John Treacy, indicated to us that a governance review of the organisation was taking place following our queries. No report has been forthcoming to...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister. I support the amendment proposed by my colleagues, Senators Cassells and Malcolm Byrne. It is disappointing that we have not seen the Future of Media Commission's report yet. This negatively affects us in considering and tabling amendments. The report should be out in the public domain. I have no issue with any political advertising as long as there is a level...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I am quite supportive of amendment No. 172. It looks after, in particular, the instances that involve children. I look to the recommendations of the Oireachtas joint committee that we made. Recommendation No. 24 proposed an actual ban on advertising, at the very minimum for junk food, alcohol, high-fat foods and gambling. It is important that this commitment is there within the Bill. It...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I fully support amendment No. 12. When we look at the Bill as it is, and the powers and functions of the commission, it states the commission "shall endeavour to ensure ... that the interests of the public, and in particular the interests of children, are protected". This is an online safety Bill so it is important that we consider that word "safety". It is about the interests and safety...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I move amendment No. 26: In page 19, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(fa) engage with the Federation of Irish Sport and its membership to promote online safety and compliance with this Act,”. I want to point out that I asked the Bills Office to add Senator Cassells' name to amendment No. 26 but, unfortunately, it has not made its way onto the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: At a recent GAA congress, Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael, Mr. Larry McCarthy, made comments about the amount of abuse directed at amateur referees, players, etc., within the association and the need for that to be tackled. My reason for putting forward this amendment is that we would engage with the Federation of Irish Sport. For clarity, the Federation of Irish Sport comprises...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank my fellow Senators for the support. I compliment the GAA on tackling this matter head-on and on starting work in respect of it prior to this legislation being put in place.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I will withdraw and reserve the right to reintroduce.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (7 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State is welcome. Based on statistics from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, in 2016, some 143,178 people were renting in Ireland. There will most likely be an increase in this number after the current census figures come out some time next year. The number of people renting is rising, with more apartment complex developments and build-to-rent schemes. These people,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (7 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: It is easy to say these positions have been sanctioned but the reality on the ground is different. It is frustrating for landlords, tenants and neighbours that when they engage they are looking at a two-year process, which is not acceptable. Is it possible to get a review of the figures that have been sanctioned and to find out what the current position is? Have these principal officer and...

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I second the proposal from Fianna Fáil. I am taking this slot on behalf of Senator Joe O'Reilly, who is unavailable. Perhaps Senator O'Loughlin wishes to make her contribution before me?