Results 1-20 of 120 for long speaker:Micheál Carrigy

Seanad: Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: ...and worked with a neighbour of mine from home. He played a significant role in the peace process and was a great support to the Fine Gael family and all of us as Fine Gael members over the past long number of years, even in his retirement. He is someone all of us looked up to and respected.I want to pass on our sympathies to Finola and the family, and our colleague Richard and his...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...and open to a conversation does not instill confidence in me as a member here representing the taxpayer, to be quite honest. The reality is we have had poor leadership in the FAI over a long number of years. We questioned the lack of soccer infrastructure in the country. The reality is the leadership has not been there at the top to drive that infrastructure. We have seen it in other...

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...on the ground? By that, I mean League of Ireland clubs, especially in rural areas, and to increase their infrastructure and facilities and put in centres of excellence in the likes of Athlone and Longford. Those clubs are fighting hard to keep above water and fight above their level much of the time.This was particularly the case in my own county a long number of years ago when we had a...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister is very welcome. There are just a couple of points I wish to bring up. I am speaking as an ex-smoker for a long number of years. I have been off them for 20 years, thank God. I was in a school in Longford, with the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, approximately 18 months ago, where a lady named Grace Kearney from the local family resource centre, Bridgeways in...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...that the report be expedited and dealt with straightaway in the context of continuing in the process. Is there a shortage of qualified staff to assess these projects? Is that why it is taking so long for them to move through the system? I ask that the project be prioritised and highlighted, given the need that exists. I acknowledge there are needs in other schools throughout the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...applies in every part of the country. In my own area there are children who have no school transport, yet we have people who are fully licensed and medically fit to drive buses. They can drive long distances to Cork, Dublin and Galway but they are not allowed to drive a school bus to their local secondary school. Such a scenario does not make sense to me. We need to discuss the matter...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...on the event he has organised for 1 p.m. I thank Government for supporting the pay increases for the section 39, section 56 and section 10 workers. There has been a significant campaign over a long number of years, particularly for those working in disability services who were struggling to get employees. They were losing employees out of that sector to the HSE, where they earned...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...on Autism over an 18-month period. We have met with various representative groups, including parents' groups. This review needs to happen and we need to make it happen. We have waited too long for it. I ask the Deputy Leader to take that request back to the Government, because the issue needs to be dealt with now. We need to carry out a review of the legislation and make the changes...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State is very welcome. I will be brief and to the point. This matter relates to the upgrade of the facilities at St. Joseph's campus in Longford. We have a fantastic radiology facility there that recently got some aesthetic works done but the X-ray machine is badly in need of an upgrade. A lot of services have been taken away from Longford and moved elsewhere, which means...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: That is fine. In relation to the current contract for Mr. Tubridy, as of today, where is it at and how long do we expect to see Mr. Oliver Callan presenting his show?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms O'Leary. As a committee it is also under our remit to nominate people to the board. Roughly 18 months ago this committee, after a long process, nominated Mr. Larry Bass to the role on the committee, which was basically rejected by the RTÉ board. Was it a case that he was not wanted on the board because he might ask the pertinent questions? For me, looking at and reading...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...supports in schools. I know the Minister for Education, Deputy Norma Foley, announced what I think was €5 million in funding for seven counties, and I am delighted that my own home county of Longford is one that will be taking part in that trial to give counsel and supports in our schools. Separately, I suppose I am around a long number of years more than I care to think about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected, pursuant to both the Constitution and statute, by absolute privilege. They are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable, or otherwise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: .... They were beneficial and apt as we will be finalising our report in the coming days. I hope we will be able to reflect their views in that report. The works that carers have done over the last long number of years has been a constant at the committee. It is important that support is recognised. Deputy Collins has arrived at the meeting but I am due to finish the meeting as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...local authority would not have as strong an involvement here as they have in Scotland. How is that working? Is it working in a positive way? We only discussed the assessment of needs issue, long waiting lists and the lack of professional staff at our previous session this morning. Where is Scotland nationally with regards to those lists and, indeed, what number of qualified...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected, pursuant to the Constitution and statute, by absolute privilege. They are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in any such way as to make him, her or it identifiable, or otherwise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...and the HSE and State funding those positions in college in return for a minimum number of years working in the system, within primary care or the CDNT. We have been talking about it a long time and we need to know now. By September 2023, extra courses should be in place to bring professionals into the system. I am aware that will take four years. Have we looked at graduate programmes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected, pursuant to the Constitution by absolute privilege. They are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in any such way as to make him, her or it identifiable, or otherwise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...fund it as a Government; that is the way forward. The summer programme was mentioned by a number of members and it is particularly disappointing in my own region, the Shannonside region which is Longford, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon and Leitrim. We only have two schools in that entire region that will provide a programme of up to two weeks and in that case it is not for all of...