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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Environment Fund (1 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State for the comprehensive list of funding that is available. My priority is my local area of Longford. We have a unique centre in Corlea which is right on the 3,000-year-old bog trackway. It is the ideal location to centre this proposed project. I spoke with 12-year-old Michael yesterday. He is a very enthusiastic young lad with a great vision for our area and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the return of children to school, in particular, the 100% return of children with special needs. Parents of children with special needs require assurances. I do not think the union, Fórsa, acted fairly towards them given that children were off school for two months.This is almost the only country in the western world where that happened. The unions need to give assurances to...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I second the proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to come in. I myself am a postmaster. We have had the local office in my home town in Longford since 1972 and I have been postmaster since 2012. As I am also a member of the Irish Postmasters Union, I welcome Mr. Martin and Mr. O'Hara in particular, who I know very well. They are excellent representatives for our organisation. A comment was made...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: It is starting. We have already taken cuts and we are going to take more. I know of an office that took a €10,000 cut and expects the same again. As subcontractors, we have to provide the premises, insurance, heat, light and rates. If one has to pay a second member of staff, one must pay USC etc. and try to make a living out of that. That is what we face. If we want to look after...

Seanad: Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister is welcome. I thank her for the opportunity for Senators to discuss the impact Covid-19 has had on the tourism and hospitality industry. The importance tourism has for our economy can never be overstated. It played a major role in our recovery following the crash, driving job creation, particularly in rural and regional areas, and directly contributing 260,000 jobs in 2019,...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome our witnesses. I am Senator Carrigy from Longford. I am the tourism representative for Fine Gael in the Seanad. To echo the comments made by my colleague, Deputy Cannon, this is an issue that is regularly discussed by us at parliamentary party level. I guarantee the witnesses that, as a party, we will be fully supportive of all the support measures needed. It was said earlier...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I echo the comments with regard to what we have read in the newspapers this morning. The CEO of the HSE should answer whatever questions we have. I want to raise an important issue in my area, which is turbary rights, Bord na Móna and all that goes with it. Many families in the midlands and throughout the country have such rights and have cut turf for generations, and they are entitled...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I rise to speak about the importance of a positive result for the Ballymahon Pobal le Chéile project under the 2020 rural regeneration and development fund. A category 1 application has been made and all the necessary consents are in place. The project is a collaboration between a number of organisations in the town, namely, the Tidy Towns team, Bridgeways Family Resource Centre, the...

Seanad: Reports on Department of Health Policy in RTÉ Investigates Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I speak today not only as a Member of the Oireachtas but, like Senator Ruane, as a parent who has acute knowledge of the system, the lack of services within it and the weekly, monthly and yearly fight for diagnoses to access services. Last week, I was sickened to watch the "Prime Time Investigates" programme and to hear how our State acted in gathering such information with the goal of...

Seanad: Living with Covid-19: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I agree with Senator McGreehan that it is not living with Covid-19 but coping with Covid-19. It is important to remember those who have died due to Covid-19, and their families, and express our sympathies. The restrictions have prevented people from comforting one another at a time of grief, which has made it more difficult for families to mourn. It is something Senator Keogan and I know...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Entertainment Sector: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome our witnesses. I agree that when a certain percentage of our population is vaccinated, we should be in a position to start reopening events. I concur that the groups before us need to know the plan in advance, so that as we hit certain percentages we will look at opening areas, within regulation. From the point of view of IMRO, Mr. Finn spoke about fee percentages and the...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Entertainment Sector: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: Mr. Fitzgerald did not answer my question.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill (13 Apr 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I have been caught slightly unawares. I thank our witnesses for their presentations. Many of the points have already been covered. Can the recommendations of the Future of Media Commission recommendations, which are due in July, be included in this Bill to avoid having to introduce further legislation and delaying this matter going forward? The regulatory framework refers to defined...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill (13 Apr 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I come back to cyberbullying. We are trying to instil into kids that bullying should not be tolerated at all. The phrase used is "serious cyberbullying". I am of the view that we should just use the term "bullying". All forms of cyberbullying material should be categorised as harmful online content.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Chair and welcome both Ministers. First, with regard to tourism, I welcome the development of a national tourism policy and the commitment for the financial investment that will accompany that. There are a couple of issues and we spoke about it at a recent meeting we had with the vintners and the restaurant association. With regard to hospitality, there is nobody on the tourism...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: Like Senator Chambers, I was listening to the radio on the way up this morning and I heard Mr. Andrew Geary speaking. I am not acquainted with this man at all. He is from Cork and he was speaking about his son, Calum, who is deaf. and he made a statement that as a country he felt that Ireland does not cherish his child and that he had been a failure as a father. I want to say one thing to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I second that.

Seanad: Post Office Network: Motion (26 Apr 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I concur with Senator Dooley's comments on the staff throughout the network being classified as front-line workers during the pandemic. Sometimes that can be forgotten. I welcome the Minister of State here to discuss the sustainability of the post office network, which is very important. Why should we support the network? Because the network is at the heart of communities in rural and...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the witnesses to the meeting. I am the Fine Gael spokesperson on sport in Seanad Éireann. I have been very heavily involved in the GAA at a local, county and national level for many years. In terms of sport overall, having been a local authority member I am very supportive of the local sports partnerships. They are an excellent model on the ground and provide the right...