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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Programmes (26 Apr 2023)

Robbie Gallagher: ...Monaghan and Cavan last year and was very helpful in directing those clubs as to how their applications should be completed. That was hugely successful. As a result, Cavan and Monaghan received record funding of almost €5 million. It is a huge amount, which I assure the House was well spent. I issue that same invitation to the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, whenever he gets...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2020)

Robbie Gallagher: The measures announced by the UK Government yesterday, including cutting VAT on its hospitality and services sector from 20% to 5%, has set alarm bells ringing across the Border counties in the last 24 hours, from Donegal right across to Louth. The measures introduced by the UK Government yesterday will be in place, I understand, until 12 January 2021. Businesses in Cavan, Monaghan and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: ...sentiment and I hope that the Leader will use his good offices to implore the Minister to extend the deadline.The other issue relates to the beef exceptional aid measure, BEAM, which is the €100 million fund introduced by Government to compensate hard hit suckler farmers in regard to beef prices. I was disappointed but not surprised to learn that only half the suckler farmers in...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Robbie Gallagher: ...tíre agus an tola maoiniú atá de dhíth orthu. I have raised the issue of funding of primary school education several times. A report issued yesterday shows that parents in this country are contributing €46 million per annum to the funding of primary education. I am sure that comes as no surprise to the parents of this country or to primary school principals or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: ...speakers as well. It is great to see that level of awareness. As groups, do the witnesses meet collectively to pull their ideas and thoughts together? On a lighter note, there is the famous €5 million that was allocated to the Taoiseach for his spin announcements and so on. Ms O'Flaherty has made about four or five announcements in five minutes. Did some of the Taoiseach's...