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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Róisín Garvey: ...low. Is that something we need to look at? It would appear that nobody seems to know about those supports. I am always telling businesspeople about them and as soon as I do, they tell me they will apply. I would like to know a bit more about whether the Department is engaging with the people running the LEOs. We got lots of the money for the LEOs two years ago from the Minister but...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Second Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...days. Members of my family told me they had to give their bank details to someone somewhere to get something. It is important that people are clear that they do not have to do anything. The credit will be applied to their bills. They should not believe any texts or emails. That is important as we do not want people to get robbed. It is great that the windfall tax has been secured by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...office doing the green for micro programme, which seems very similar to the climate action voucher. One is €2,000 and the other is €2,500 but they do not actually get the money. They just apply for it and it costs €2,500. That is the funding they get from Enterprise Ireland to carry out the audit. The two seem to be exactly the same so I am not sure why there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the departmental officials for coming in. Overall, what I find when working with people with disabilities and engaging with them in the process of applying for disability payments is that it is tedious. The language is appalling. That might be part of the reason the Department turns down between 48% and 50% of applications. It is a convoluted process and the most capable people I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I have had very capable people trying to apply. The process is complex and unclear. For example, I have had cases where people who have provided GP and consultant's reports had their applications turned down. There is something more than them not giving the correct information or applying too soon because very capable people I know of have applied and read all the criteria. The Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: SME Energy and Carbon Demands, Green Initiatives and Technology: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...for them to understand the supports that are available. Why are targets like 17 for the entire year so low in the LEOs? Is it a capacity issue? I saw the descriptions of the companies that can apply to be the mentor to carry out that auditing. It was far removed from any real expertise in carbon reduction, energy or climate. I found that quite worrying. I got it sent to me by somebody...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by GAA President, Mr. Larry McCarthy (26 Apr 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...1, with funding provided by local authorities to support projects to build low-carbon, sustainable communities. There are loads of community grants GAA clubs are eligible for. They are eligible to have a charge point installed at the club, which I was telling them all to apply for. There is a solar panel grant for GAA clubs as well. If a club gets a battery, it can use that for the...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...very much in, women often do not feel qualified enough to put themselves forward for positions. Men are happy to put themselves forward for positions they are not qualified for. Women have to feel overqualified for a position before they put their hand up and apply for it. We really need to try to change that. People can get offended if they want to but I am over that now. The other...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...protection, if all these devices are listed then we would have the GDPR and data protection to be used for all the devices whereas, as the Minister said, if we have a limited list then we cannot apply it. It is not as if just because all the devices are there people are allowed do whatever they want with them, because there is the GDPR. I am wondering if that is the protection we have,...

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (26 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...in different Departments. There is no logic or cop-on in the school transport section. Bus routes are often out of date and do not pass areas where students need to be picked up. The Minister has been told the students who applied for their bus tickets in time all got their bus tickets and are all happy now. Unfortunately, that is just not true. I have lots of cases of students who...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (20 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...is ironic because I have asked for free school transport for years, but when it finally arrived it does not seem to be working. Perhaps Bus Éireann did not expect the uptake. Perhaps a lot of people applied for bus tickets which they are not using. We may need to examine whether parents applied for tickets because they were free and ask them if they need a bus ticket and allow...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: .... It is not just about cars.If we have staff in - and with everything else, this I presume, will be increased - it is important to ensure that any work, staff resources and financial supports applied to electric cars are also applied even more so to work on e-bikes, e-cargo bikes and adapted cycles. The information on the grants we currently give for e-bikes is not even given on the bike...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...on it, and possibly the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, as well. I wanted to invite the Minister to the House to ask him what we can do about ensuring that all Airbnbs are registered and have applied for change of use if they have gone from a long-term living property to Airbnb short-term rental, as is the statutory requirement.I draw the Minister of State's attention to figures I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...am an employer and I create a new job, it would have a job description. If the job description does not state that the worker can work remotely full-time, he or she should not expect to be able to apply for a job and demand to work from home. There must be a bit of logic and cop-on. If a person wants to work from home full-time, he or she should apply for a job where it is offered from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...No" to remote working because they are control freaks. It is difficult because each employer and employee is individual and every job is individual. It is a challenge to legislate because the law applies to everybody. I appreciate the nuance that is needed in this regard. When I worked remotely from home and sometimes felt the need to see other humans, I had to pay to use the local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Róisín Garvey: Have the witnesses considered what provisions will apply in respect of people who are allowed to work full-time from home? I suppose they need to get the Bill completed first and then we can move to working out those details. I will talk to them after the Bill is done. With my 14 years of experience working from home, I have loads of ideas. I wish them the best of luck.

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...as Defence Forces personnel involved in testing and vaccination centres, were all eligible for the payment. This will also be provided to student nurses on a pro ratabasis. I thank the Government for not applying tax to the payment, as it would have meant the payment was reduced by about half. That was a good move as well. I also want to highlight the cost-rental scheme. This is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...net exporters of energy. For people living in rural areas, especially for farmers who have many sheds with roofs, this will get rid of the limit to what they can put up and eliminate the need to apply for planning permission. It will help them to make another income. We all know that farmers, especially small rural farmers, unlike the big farmers - I always make this distinction - need...

Seanad: International Women's Day 2022: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...always told that, so one has to constantly remind oneself that we are equal, we are as capable and we need to put our hands up and say “Yes”. There is a mad statistic that, in general, men will apply for jobs they do not feel qualified for, but they will apply anyway, and women will only apply for jobs they are definitely at least qualified for, if not overqualified for.That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Needed to Support the Economic Recovery Plan: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Róisín Garvey: ...pass online, which is prohibitive. In England they have been doing safe passes online for years. I have also been on about this for months. This is not just related to the Covid pandemic but applies generally. Why can they not be done online? It is costly and time consuming if someone needs to travel. I was told that somebody from County Clare needs to go to County Roscommon for the...