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

Paul Gavan: Really.

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

Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2022)

Paul Gavan: The actual figure of patients without a bed in University Hospital Limerick, UHL, this morning is 111. It was 97 yesterday. I appreciate the Deputy Leader's support for an independent investigation but we need action today. We need the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, to act. We have been talking about this for six years and each year it gets worse. Fine Gael has been in power for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

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

Paul Gavan: This morning, there were 97 patients in the University Hospital Limerick, UHL, on trolleys. This is the highest number of patients without a bed recorded in any Irish hospital ever. I cannot tell you how many times I have raised this issue over the past six years and yet things continue to go from bad to worse. Indeed, in November, I predicted that hospital would hit 100 patients on...

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

Paul Gavan: Well said.

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

Paul Gavan: I will raise two issues, if I may. The first is one about which the Leader has raised concerns, namely, what we are going to do about this year's leaving certificate. I welcome the very significant comments by the Ombudsman for Children who said very clearly that the leaving certificate should not proceed in the traditional format this year. Dr. Niall Muldoon said that current small...

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

Paul Gavan: I actually cannot believe I just heard that.

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (20 Jan 2022)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State and commend my colleagues in the Labour Party for putting together this excellent Bill, which Sinn Féin fully supports. This is a workers' rights issue. I listened to Senator Hoey's recounting of the testimonies, including women having to get up at 5 a.m. in order to get IVF treatment and then go to their workplace. I cannot help but feel that, if this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. As he knows, there is an ongoing housing emergency throughout the State. I want to focus in particular on Limerick city and county. I will set the scene with a few factual statistics. We currently have 2,342 approved applications for housing. In addition, we have 335 transfer applications, 2,479 people on housing assistance payments...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Again, I have to be direct with him. I did not receive a clear answer from him. I am very concerned because what he has shared with us tells me that over eight years Limerick City and County Council returned 505 properties to use. This is just over 60 properties a year. In the midst of the worst housing crisis in the history of the State,...

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

Paul Gavan: I wish a happy Christmas to the Cathaoirleach and the staff, in particular Mr. Groves and Ms Doody, for looking after us superbly during a challenging year. Their patience and generosity is appreciated. It is good that we finished on a good point yesterday with the debate on Senator Higgins's TRIPS waiver motion. Credit is deserved across the Chamber for all of the contributions that were...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: The Minister of State is very welcome. As we know, this is an essential piece of financial housekeeping legislation and, of course, we will be supporting it. I will make a couple of brief points if I may. Neither of us is very comfortable whenever this happens, but I agree with Senator McDowell regarding the point he made on oversight.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is the reason Sinn Féin opposed the Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 earlier this week. We made it very clear that we support the public health measures. There is a yawning gap in the context of oversight, however. We are all held responsible when the relevant statutory instruments come into being, and yet we have no effective say in respect of...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: That would not be like you.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: I like you too.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It could all be done next year.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: It is 8 miles.

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2021)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “Definition 1.In this Act, “relevant statutory instrument” means any regulation made under: (a) the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020; (b) the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020; (c) the...