Results 1-20 of 80 for long speaker:John McGahon

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

John McGahon: A debate that has taken place in other parliaments around the world, most notably in the United Kingdom in the Scottish Parliament and in the French Parliament, is the concept of and debates around long Covid. That is what I would like to ask for today. At some stage in the next couple of months it would be very useful to have the Minister for Health in here for a debate on long Covid. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Apr 2021)

John McGahon: ...to all people with type 1 diabetes who have complex needs.However, officials have spent approximately two years, 24 months in total, reviewing the addition of flash glucose monitoring to the long-term illness scheme for people over the age of 21 years. Notwithstanding the risks, the risks continue to grow. While one million people have been vaccinated as of the weekend, we must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Poverty: Discussion (23 May 2023)

John McGahon: ...are renting and on the housing assistance payment, HAP, cannot avail of these schemes because they are not the homeowners. How can these people be enticed to take that up? When she mentioned a long-term lease, how long would that be? Would it be five or ten years? Where does that begin and end?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (12 Nov 2020)

John McGahon: ...O'Dowd and I would be delighted to welcome everybody to the Narrow Water bridge project in north Louth. It would be very remiss of me not to mention the former councillor, Mr. Tommy Elmore, now long dead, who put the concept of the bridge on the map. It was his brainchild and he was pushing it in the 1980s and 1990s, long before any of us came along. It would be remiss of me not to...

Seanad: Remote Working Strategy: Motion (15 Feb 2021)

John McGahon: That is a hard act to follow because Senator Currie has been talking about remote working since long before Covid existed.

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2021)

John McGahon: The Senator has had a long time. I ask him to conclude.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)

John McGahon: Senator Murphy has been here long enough. He knows it goes on rotation. It was Fianna Fáil and it is now Fine Gael.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

John McGahon: I am joking. I am just saying that we should be allowed to speak for as long as we like as there is no one else here.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

John McGahon: I will conclude, because I have spoken long enough. Let us bring this charade to an end. We are either going to sit past 6 p.m.-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenways Provision (7 Oct 2021)

John McGahon: ...with compulsory purchase orders, and engaging with landowners. The county council has been really good about greenways and its response has been excellent. It is good to see that we have a good long-term vision for greenways not just in my own county of Louth but across this country, for example, links with the Great Eastern greenway. The plans are great, aspirational and ambitious....

Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

John McGahon: ...minute and 20 seconds more than their allotted time, which was rude, but I will stick to the time in deference to the Acting Chairman. As we have been delayed again because Senators spoke for too long I will scrap what I was going to say and focus on one issue. Senator Elisha McCallion is absolutely correct in her call for an all-island approach to tackle Covid. That is the one and only...

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

John McGahon: ...is ever going to happen to us. That is not a good enough reason. We must be absolutely prepared for as many scenarios as possible. That preparedness must come through Government funding in the long term. This is why I am glad to see in this budget more Government funding than ever before being put towards the Defence Forces. This will go a long way to maintaining and ensuring that we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

John McGahon: ...attached memo, parental leave was available unpaid for up to 26 weeks, which must be taken before the child is 12 years old, or 16 years old in the case of children with disabilities or indeed a long-term illness. This has now been changed for all children up to the age of 16. In the grand scheme of things, that seems like a good thing. However, from 1 May 2024, child benefit will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenways Provision (7 Oct 2021)

John McGahon: .... In Carlingford, for example, companies have sprung up that provide day packages and picnics for anyone who wants to go on the greenway. That is the context of greenways in County Louth. What is the long-term vision? My long-term vision is twofold. I would love to see the concept of Louth coastal greenway. Louth is so well placed in terms of its geographical area. We are an hour...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

John McGahon: ...for somebody to put solar energy on more than 50% of a particular field. That could be initiated by a quick change in the Finance Act towards the end of the year. If that were done, it would go a long way towards encouraging more people to get into solar farming and to increase the level of solar farming. That is just one example of some of the ways we need to go about it. It is about...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2022)

John McGahon: ...of State. It is important to get that update on where we are with the project. I appreciate him coming to the House to provide it. An important point in his remarks is that this is a medium- to long-term project, providing that it is not subject to delays or challenges. It is important that we all put that on the record of the House. This is a development that needs to happen to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

John McGahon: I was in that shop a couple of weeks ago and they showed me how it works. I thought this could go a long way. However, margins are tight enough, as they are in every sector, and in retail you are trying to make as much potential profit on everything you sell. Even though something like that will save money by reducing the potential amount of theft, it will still be quite a burden for retail...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

John McGahon: ...target of 80% of our power being generated by renewables. What do we envision will provide the remaining 20%? Where will that come from if we have such a low level of wind again? What is the long-term back-up for renewable energy if it does not work? Second, in light of developments over the past year where we have seen EirGrid amber alerts, warnings and that type of stuff, was the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2021)

John McGahon: ..., yet the same agency is dragging its feet when it comes to best in class care for these patients. To date officials have spent two years reviewing the addition of flash glucose monitoring to the long-term illness scheme for people over the age of 21. Flash glucose monitoring is cutting edge technology that allows for doctors to monitor diabetes patients remotely instead of forcing them...

Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

John McGahon: .... Senator McDowell will speak next but I would like to emulate former Senator Lydon and be here for the next 15 years. It is great to have him here. I welcome him back to the place he worked for so long.