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Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: I just want to confirm that is what we heard. That was all.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: In light of the Labour Court proposals on Garda pay, the ongoing and welcome negotiations between the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, ASTI, and the Department of Education and Skills and the serious threat of industrial action that remains there, the impending action by our nurses and midwives, the anger of our public health workers, in particular, and Jack O'Connor's comments on...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: Hitler was elected democratically as well.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (10 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: I join with my colleague, Senator Bacik, in welcoming all the people in the Gallery. They are my colleagues from Equity, the Musicians Union of Ireland, the National Union of Journalist and SIPTU. This is a very significant day and I hope all of us will welcome it. This legislation is long overdue and it is probably worth repeating what Esther Lynch had to say when the Competition Act came...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: I welcome this Bill and commend all the staff behind all the hard work. Sinn Féin will be supporting this legislation. While for some this is a fascinating historical project, I am also sure it was quite a laborious task to go through our Statute Book, assessing what needed to be kept and revoked. It is important work and I welcome the fact we are, again, updating our Statute Book to...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: However, while all this work is undoubtedly useful and necessary, is it really that urgent? Why exactly are we spending our time repealing laws from 90 years ago, Acts that are effectively dead, when there are laws today affecting people's lives that need repealed? Laws that need to be dealt with are being pushed down the road for six months here and eight months there. Why is it that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: As the Minister will be aware, a human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Yemen, a catastrophe aided and abetted by the US Government. Much outrage has been expressed about the slaughter in Syria and Iraq but very little about the daily bombing in Yemen where thousands have perished since Saudi Arabia and its allies began an air campaign a year and a half ago. Nor has there been much public...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He is in a difficult position. I believe the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Flanagan, is hiding on this issue. I originally asked that the Taoiseach appear before this House on this issue but the matter was referred to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade who, as I said, is in hiding on this issue. The reply has no...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: How does the Minister of State know that?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: The aircraft have never been searched.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: Best practice?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: That is not true.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: That is because the aircraft need to be searched.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: Last week I referred to the urgent need for the Government to agree a start date for talks on a successor to the Lansdowne Road agreement. We have since had the statement from the Taoiseach clinging to the fantasy that the agreement can continue to run for another two years. There have been hints of something different, but the Government seems oblivious to the anger and hurt among public...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: Of course one can.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: I said that.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: That is not what the Sinn Féin person said.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: No, it is not.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: Senator Butler is a partitionist.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: Senator Butler is a Twenty-six Counties partitionist.