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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State. I concur with the comments made by Senator Dolan relating to the leaving certificate. As she said, the advisory group met recently to discuss proposals. One group that is represented on the advisory group is the National Parents Council Post Primary, which comprises the Catholic Secondary Schools Parent Associations, CSSPA, representing 342 schools, or 40%...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I concur with the comments made by Senator Dolan. We need a decision in the next week. Parents and children have contacted us as public representatives and I am sure they have contacted the Minister of State. We want a final decision to be made in the next two to three days as it would let everyone know where they stand.I would prefer a hybrid model but that may not be attainable due the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I wish to raise the better energy warmer homes scheme that delivers a range of energy-efficient measures free of charge to low-income households vulnerable to energy poverty. The scheme is funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI. By March 2021 over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades, leaving their...

Seanad: Climate and Agriculture: Statements (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I wish to share time with Senator Dolan.

Seanad: Climate and Agriculture: Statements (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister is very welcome. I concur with the comments of other Senators about the Minister's visits to all 26 counties. I was in Granard mart when the Minister visited. He gave his time. We did not agree with everything that was said but everyone got to say what they wanted to say. It was important that farmers' views were heard. It is important, leading into any decision with regard...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State. Like other Senators, I find it disappointing that the Minister for Education is not here today but I know discussions are taking place. Nonetheless, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, in regard to my Commencement matter on Meán Scoil Mhuire, given he knows the area and he knows Longford very well. This is an issue I have raised on six or...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I echo those comments with regard to the work done by the Sisters of Mercy. I am disappointed that the reply did not contain an answer to my question. However, the Minister of State did say that the Department is working closely with CEIST, as the school patron, on the matter. I am on record as asking the Minister for Education the following question a number of times. I again ask for her...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I wish the Leader and all our colleagues a happy new year. As stated earlier, the State Examinations Commission is meeting today to discuss the leaving certificate examination. I support the calls made by the Leader and other Members for the introduction of the hybrid model. I agree with the call for two years of full uninterrupted learning for students to take place before we return to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome all the witnesses. I apologise that I was in and out of the meeting and might have missed some questions which were asked already. Will the staff to be put in place for the DSA be sufficient? The Digital Markets Act proposes to establish a level playing field across the Single Market and globally regarding innovation and growth. Are businesses in Ireland ready for this? If jobs...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I was asking that the implementation of any recommendations coming from the Future of Media Commission be copper-fastened within the national digital strategy. Ms Greene spoke about jobs in small firms which is what I am really driving at. Are Irish firms ready? The Minister of State, Deputy English, recently introduced significant funding to support online trading and getting firms on...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: If one thing has been highlighted, it is that we need to see the report of the Future of Media Commission in the public domain. We are discussing the effect that this has but we have not seen the report. It is important that it be published immediately.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise for being late. I was dealing with another issue with the Transport Infrastructure Ireland announcement I saw this morning. I welcome the Minister and concur with the comments made on paternity. It is something I did not get when any of my kids were born but I welcome that for local representatives. It is going before the joint Oireachtas committee. That is the right place...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I echo the comments of Senator O'Loughlin and thank everybody here, including the Cathaoirleach, Martin Groves, Bridget Doody, all the staff, the ushers and everyone who works here and in the background in Leinster House for the support they have given me and to Senators and Deputies. I wish everyone a healthy and happy Christmas. We look forward to a more positive 2022 after what has been...

Seanad: Live Industry Supports: Statements (16 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister is very welcome. I concur with the comments of Senator Cassells regarding the fact she has had one of the most challenging Departments in the past 18 months. I thank her for the work she has done. There are still issues outstanding but she has done a serious amount of work across a broad spectrum. It is important to recognise that the sector has been totally devastated by...

Seanad: Live Industry Supports: Statements (16 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I will be seeking for all pantos to be covered. I welcome any such scheme. I am heartened by the Minister's concluding remarks, where she stated support will continue unabated. I welcome that. I am not trying to be critical of her. I welcome the work she has done and the fact she stated support will be there for the coming year.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, and echo the comments of Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan to compliment him on the way he has taken on the brief and put participation top of the agenda as part of the national sports policy that was recently announced and as part of the programme of Government to increase that. I think back to the 2020 campaign which ran for a number of years....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: That is something I might bring up at the next meeting. Any review that is carried out by organisations and funded by taxpayers' money needs to be made publicly known. How are we going to move on or make improvements in sport if we do not know what issues are highlighted in those reports? I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome all our guests today. I will speak about the 20x20 campaign as mentioned by both Ms O'Connor and a former Minister of State with responsibility for sport, Deputy Griffin. It was a fantastic campaign that highlighted the low levels of participation and the low level of media attention throughout women's sport. As I said to the Minister of State earlier, we need a new campaign like...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I have a quick question. Schools were mentioned. That is the area to target for participation, and secondary schools in particular. Do the witnesses have any statistics with regard to female participation across secondary schools throughout the country?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: Older people in Ireland may have no choice but to move out of their own homes because they cannot access the care and support services they need to live independently. That is a big statement but it is definitely true. I am receiving calls on a daily basis from families who have been approved for home care support hours but for whom the HSE has been unable to provide staff to carry out the...