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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland’s Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: The witnesses are all very welcome. I concur with the best wishes to both Mr. Clancy and Ms Kealy in their roles. I thank their predecessors who represented the organisations over difficult times. During the week, Adrian Cummins made the point in a tweet that 150,000 people on the live register, and we have an industry that is struggling to get people working. We met with the Restaurants...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland’s Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: There have been various proposals and we have spoken about people coming in from abroad to work in the industry. However, we do not have housing for them, and that will be a problem. Given there are 150,000 on the live register, what proposals, if any, do the witnesses have or what sort of scheme could be put together to incentivise people to come into the industry to work and to come off...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland’s Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I have said previously that tourism and hospitality are interlinked and they have to come under the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media. It must be linked in with tourism, with proper representation on the board of Fáilte Ireland.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I rise today to concur with the comments of Senator Malcolm Byrne yesterday on the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, IABA. We need an independent review into that organisation. This issue has been brought to this floor on numerous occasions and has been spoken about at committees. A review was conducted by the same person who did the previous review a number of years ago. It was asked...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to touch on one area mentioned in the motion, which, naturally enough, is turbary rights and turf. I come from Longford where we had Lough Ree power station and Mount Dillon, which supplied the power station at Shannonbridge. Objections to planning permission for an extension of that caused both of those stations to close and, indeed, the turf production that was supplying them. As...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Those are the figures that are out there.

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: The power stations shut down because of planning-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I concur with the comments of Senator Lombard in respect of Airbnb. It is an issue we have been skirting around for some time and it needs to be dealt with. A large number of hotels will struggle with occupancy levels as a result of the large number of Airbnbs. There is also the knock-on effect on the private rental market. It is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately. The issue...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State for taking this Commencement matter. I know it is a situation of which he is very well aware. In the Athlone area and its environs, there are eight parents who do not have a school place for their children within the Athlone school area for next September. These eight children have been in autism spectrum disorder, ASD, classes within primary school settings....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State and I compliment the Government on the work that it has done and, in particular, the work that has been done by the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, and the senior Minister, Deputy Foley, in providing a significant number of places, especially at primary level. We have a tsunami ahead of us because we have not created the places at post-primary level. The...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Taoiseach. I am here as the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Autism. First, I thank the Government for its support in the setting up of the committee and, indeed, for nominating me as Chairman of that committee. Like Deputy Bacik's, it is a time-limited committee limited to nine months. Currently, we are working on the work programme and plan to sit in public session...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I fully concur with the views of everyone here. I personally believe gambling should be banned but on the way this is stated, I note Senator Malcolm Byrne mentioned the national lottery, for which an exception must be made. It is regulated separately and is not a for-profit business. It is for good causes. We may have to look at the €160 million that was announced a number of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Chairman very much. I apologise for being late. The witnesses are very welcome. I also wish Dr. May well in her new role. Apologies if this has already been mentioned but the witnesses spoke about codes of conduct within the national governing bodies across all sports. If any NGB or sporting body does not take on board these codes of conduct, do the witnesses think their...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Sports Ireland may respond on the code of conduct. The Federation of Irish Sport can respond on the sports dispute resolution as it comes under its remit.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I can understand the answer in that regard but if we are to have an independent robust mechanism for disputes, I do not think it is fair that someone could be left with the cost of defending himself or herself, no matter what sport or event it is. I do not think that is correct and it needs to be looked at.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I think Senator Cassels must be playing over-age when playing over-40s. First of all my apologies and my compliments to Ms O'Connor for coming here today. It was a very short period after having had the discussion on the issue for her to come back with concrete proposals. I concur with the comments of Senators Byrne and Cassells about the sports capital grants and the signage. I have...

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...