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Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Paul Gavan: I second the motion Senator Ó Clochartaigh spoke about in regard to bin charges. I appeal to everyone in the Chamber to read the motion. There is nothing here that anyone could object to. We are simply asking that what the Minister told us was the situation would in fact be the situation. It is very clear that there are several issues connected with bin charges. I too have heard of...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Paul Gavan: Not now though but in 18 months. Right?

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Gavan: I second the motion tabled by Senator Ó Clochartaigh. I also commend and welcome the comments made by Senator Murnane O'Connor. Last week we had a robust debate. I think all of us across the Chamber understood that charges were going to be frozen and that people would not have increases imposed on them. It would be very good and commendable if all of us could agree on this point now:...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Gavan: I ask the Leader to invite the relevant Minister here for a debate.

Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his appointment. My focus as a congress nominee will be on low pay. There is a scandal in terms of low pay in this country on which a light needs to be shone, and I am conscious that the debate is on sustainable employment because much of what passes for employment today is simply not sustainable. I want to focus in particular on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: I wish to raise the alarming report by Social Justice Ireland today which highlights that we now have 750,000 people living in poverty in this State, an increase of over 100,000 since the onset of the austerity policies. Within that figure are 230,000 children living in poverty. It is a huge indictment of Government policies. I have to ask the question as how this happened. Was it by...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: I am asking the Leader for a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: Where did the extra 100,000 people in poverty come from?

Seanad: Local Authority Members' Terms and Conditions: Motion (5 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Aircraft (6 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister. I have detailed a list of US military aircraft which landed at or overflew Shannon Airport between 4 June and 12 June. This list is by no means complete and only contains details of those aircraft that the Shannonwatch organisation has been able to monitor. The number of US military planes listed as overflying is likely to be only a small fraction of the total and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Aircraft (6 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: I am reminded of the episode where Dougal holds up a sign saying "Nothing to see here". The Minister's response is somewhat bizarre. The clue is in the title - we are referring to midair refuelling planes landing repeatedly at Shannon. I have the details in this regard in my possession. I do not know about the Minister but on any occasion I have flown - even on a long-haul flight - I have...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Aircraft (6 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: The Minister did not answer the question put to him.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: Fianna Fáil is a Twenty-six Counties party, a partitionist party.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: I would like to follow up on the good and constructive debate we had last week on bin charges. The Minister came to the House and we all found it helpful. However, he said he would attend meetings this week and he would come back to us. This issue is not about Galway. My colleague, Senator Ó Clochartaigh, mentioned Barna Waste. Dublin City Council has called the Minister in for...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: I join colleagues in welcoming our trade union brothers and sisters in the Visitors Gallery. They have done a hell of a job running a concerted campaign - alongside progressive politicians - over many years to build the case for justice. The case is pretty clear. It is great that there is consensus in this Chamber. That is very significant. It is a good day for this Chamber that we can...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: This section is the heart of the Bill. It is important to recognise our obligations under ILO conventions. ILO Convention No. 87 relates to freedom of association and protection of the right to organise, which the State ratified in 1955. It states: "Workers and employers, without distinction whatsoever, shall have the right to establish and, subject only to the rules of the organisation...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: I want to echo those concerns because we cannot afford a delay with this legislation. I want to finish by reminding the House what we are talking about, namely, the fundamental right to collective bargaining of vulnerable workers. We are all agreed in this Chamber that this is the most important point that needs to be addressed. I recognise Senator James Reilly's point that we cannot allow...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: I second the amendment from Senator Mac Lochlainn. Could the Leader arrange a debate on the US military's use of Shannon Airport? The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade was here last week and I asked him a question about this issue. I raised specific items relating to mid-air refuelling of planes and multiple take-offs and landings in June, which happened to coincide with a NATO...

Seanad: Public Procurement: Statements (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister of State. The focus of Sinn Fein with regard to public procurement can be summarised under two broad headings: increasing opportunities for SMEs; and, most importantly, supporting sustainable secure employment. Chambers Ireland has described a continued sense of frustration among those in the SME community that issues such as the Government's limited focus on the...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: Is the Senator sure?