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Seanad: Cost of Doing Business: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Burke, to the Chamber. It is an honour for me, as a constituency colleague of his in Longford-Westmeath and on behalf of all the members of Fine Gael in Longford-Westmeath, to welcome him and congratulate him on his new role on this his first time in the Seanad. It is well deserved and I wish him every success and luck with the role. It is important to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (16 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I congratulate the Minister of State on his new role. It is well deserved. I wish him luck. I will be short and to the point. There is a shortage of primary care centres within my home county of Longford. There has been a great deal of discussion and many promises have been made. However, we are no further on with those promises. When will we see construction in order to provide...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (16 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State for saying the Government is committed to the development of the three centres. I ask that we progress all of them, particularly the one in Granard in respect of which the Minister of State said there seems to be change from what was initially planned for, namely, an operational lease model, and that they are looking to purchase a site. Will the Minister of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I concur with the sympathies that have been passed on to the families of Councillor Gerard Murphy and former councillor, Senator and TD, Dick Dowling of Kilkenny. An issue close to my heart and to our local area of Longford-Westmeath are the paediatric diabetes services located in Mullingar General Hospital, which covers the Longford and Westmeath area. We have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome Senator O'Hara. I am delighted he was looking at the Fine Gael Ard-Fheis and our new Taoiseach's speech, but I point out climate formed part of that speech. It opened up with "The world is changing, and we need to work together on climate action" and finished with "Fine Gael wants to support you to make the change in your home, in your farm, in your business". I take the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the representatives from all three associations. I should put on the record that I am a member of the GAA. I was also a member of the ard comhairle in Croke Park for many years. I am fully supportive of the one-club model. It is something I always supported when it was discussed by the former uachtaráin John Horan at the time his memorandum of understanding was put forward....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I totally support the comments about any club charging camogie teams or ladies to play on their own GAA pitches. These are our sisters, our mothers, our aunts. That should never be the case. If one thing goes out from today it is that all clubs should desist from charging for the use of their facilities. Something has cropped up around insurance and I know this from insurance schemes...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: Are there any other key challenges apart from fixtures, facilities and finance? I mentioned rules. Is there any other area out there the witnesses feel the committee can push on their behalf to make changes?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: At home in Longford, the pitches of St. Mel's College are available to the underage squads in the county. We have been quite progressive. I remember there were times when the ladies' county games were on a club ground as they were not allowed use the county ground, but it is something we have been very strong on, so all finals are played in Pearse Park, our county ground. All intercounty...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Chair. I put on record that I am a former member of the ard chomhairle in Croke Park; I was there for five years. I first will put a quick question to Mr. Parsons on the GPA and Professor McAleese mentioned it earlier. In discussions it has had previously about the pot of money which is there and is supported by the Government to support intercounty players both male and female...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: Are there any challenges the witnesses foresee for the three NGBs from what they face in the club?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: In terms of referees, I would like to welcome Mr. John Devaney, who is a neighbour of mine from Longford. From a refereeing point of view what challenges does he see? I know that at home in Longford, females at the clubs regularly are looking to get people to take up refereeing. I know a lot of lads who referee both codes. What do you see as the challenge for being able to provide...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: It is an interesting point that referees face less abuse in ladies' GAA.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: What are the main challenges for Scór, rounders and handball? At present they sit within the GAA organisation, based in Croke Park. What challenges do the witnesses see for their groups? What do they see as the benefits of full integration?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: This is about the comments that Mr. Parsons made. I come from a strong GAA background. To me, we are all members of one association. We all have an equal say. I do not think anyone has any higher say than anyone else, whether they are a club player, from GAA Scór, a GAA referee, etc. We are all volunteers, and we are all members of the association, so all our opinions are equal....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (21 Mar 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Chair. I also welcome the Minister of State. This matter relates to the current funding situation at St. Christopher's Services, which is a special school in Longford that was built by the people of Longford and has been funded by them for more than 40 years. The school is close to the hearts of all of us in Longford. However, there is currently a significant deficit of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (21 Mar 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise. There were mistruths. The facts need to be put out there. We must ensure that this organisation that looks after the vulnerable in our community is properly funded into the future and that it is placed on a firm footing. We need to ensure that we will not have a situation where a voluntary board of directors makes a decision to pay increased wages - and rightly so - to a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (21 Mar 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister and I welcome the commitment to ensure that there is going to be appropriate funding. Within the reply, there was a reference to the flow of information for the next six to eight weeks to ensure that the HSE can respond but we need to know for the next number of years; key to that we are looking at a deficit of €4.4 million in the organisation at the end of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: It would be remiss of me not to say something about the shock news of the resignation of the Taoiseach. He is someone I am extremely proud to have served under, both as Taoiseach and as leader of our party. He is also someone who has sacrificed much for public life and public service. He has served the country well and with distinction. That will be the legacy he will leave behind. I am...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Mar 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: I support the comments of Senator Gallagher and pay tribute to Senator McGreehan on her work. I met with the IFA sheep committee in Longford approximately 12 months ago about this. We need to strengthen the fines. Each local authority needs to step up to the mark, particularly with dog wardens. I saw a survey recently where a significant number of local authorities issue no fines at all....