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Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Gavan: I really welcome the opportunity to have this debate this morning. It is a topic that unites all of us in many ways. Anyone who has a dog will know that it kind of changes you afterwards in terms of how you see the world. I thank the Deputy Leader, in particular, because I know she gave the commitment that we would have a further hearing with regard to this Bill. I acknowledge that in the...

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: ...our history, we understand what it means to be forced to flee in fear and heartbreak for our beloved homeland. We know the loneliness of exile and the humiliation of discrimination. "No blacks, no dogs, no Irish" was the message that met my parents in the 1950s. They were economic migrants. I was born to parents of economic migrants. In the 1980s, I became an economic migrant along...

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Paul Gavan: .... I find that frankly incredible given that the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, trolley watch figures were in the 70s for each day of the week in question. Not being funny, the dogs in the street and any of the staff in UHL would tell the Minister that he is factually incorrect. It worries me that the Minister is getting information that is incorrect.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: ...sometimes years in an animal shelter until the case in completed. I do not think that the general public know that and if they did then they would find it entirely unacceptable. I am a passionate dog owner and I hope that my 15-year-old dog, Blossom, has tuned in this evening. If so, she is giving up watching the World Cup semi-final and that is the level of commitment we need to see.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Gavan: ...what we need is enforcement and resources, otherwise new laws are not going to help the situation. Thanks to Senator Boylan I looked at figures for where I live in Limerick and there are just 2.5 dog wardens for 8,500 dogs. That detail is really telling because last year there were no prosecutions under the Control of Dogs Act and only nine fines, of which five were paid.I looked at the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Rights (29 Jun 2022)

Paul Gavan: ...and Consultation of Employees Act, 1996 as amended fully and correctly transposes Directive 2009/38/EC into national law."I would like the Minister of State to explain that statement. To be frank, the dogs in the street knew the way the Government had transposed this law was not correct. This is something that has been highlighted for years and years. I believe it also highlights a...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Gavan: That is fine. On the section, we are disappointed that the opportunity was not taken to address lacunae in the laws relating to the issue of dogs and safety, in addition to the ability of the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to home dogs, which is something we always support. This Bill was initially to deal with fur farming. We believed section 4 was the ideal place...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Gavan: As we are still dealing with section 4, I want to respond to the point the Minister of State made. I welcome the fact that she mentioned that she plans to bring in dog-related amendments in further legislation. When does she plan to do that and what legislation will they be part of?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...from this committee a couple of years ago was to ensure that the WRC was properly resourced but, to be frank, it is absolutely not properly resourced. We will probably find there are more dog wardens in the country than WRC inspectors. Why has that issue not been addressed as part of this review?

Seanad: Sustainable Tourism: Statements (16 Oct 2019)

Paul Gavan: ...in the survey, as they put the matter in context. Some were quite direct but it is important to put them on the record of the House. One said:There is no respect in the industry. It is a dog-eat-dog environment. You will be kicked out the door faster than you walked in with no pay, holidays etc. Another said the general manager was a complete tyrant who regularly physically and...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Paul Gavan: ...was an interesting series of meetings with Government representatives. They cracked jokes about final solutions. A senior minister told us that when someone climbs over their fence, they let the dogs deal with that person. They proudly told us that they have replaced human rights policies with security policies and how their Christian heritage was under threat from foreigners even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Paul Gavan: There is a broader concern. As a trade union colleague said to me some time back - if he is wrong, I will hold up my hands - apparently, there are more dog wardens than labour inspectors in Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2017)

Paul Gavan: ...close military co-operation in Europe." After PESCO was set up in November, she said that this was another step in the direction of the army of Europeans. Let us be very clear, and the dogs in the street know this, there are huge moves ahead towards a European army. As a neutral country, we should have something to say about this topic. One of the points about PESCO is that it commits...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Gavan: A Limerick dog.