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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Paul Gavan: I will begin by highlighting that as we end the month of June, a month of summertime, we have a new record number of patients on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick. The new record is 1,829. If we are creating new records of patients on trolleys in June, God help us when it comes to September, October and the onset of winter. I do not doubt that the Leader has requested a debate on...

Seanad: Report of Independent Review Group Jadotville: Statements (15 Jul 2021)

Paul Gavan: ..., Senator McGahon. It is rare that we all agree on something. I believe the Minister will acknowledge that. The more I read, the more taken aback I was by the tone of the report. It is mocking, patronising and insulting. I must ask the Minister to comment. How does he feel about the phrase "Jadotville bandwagon" that is used? In all the engagements on this matter, I have only seen...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...able to put that particular myth to bed which was highlighted again last week at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment. I was struck by a tweet from Mr. Pat Phelan, who runs SISU aesthetic clinic: Sick to my back teeth of hearing it's hard to get staff It's absolutely not It's hard to get cheap staff Hired 10 people in the last 10 weeks not a...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Murder of Mr. Patrick Finucane: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Paul Gavan: ...for their courage and resilience. It is good to see the Minister and he is very welcome here. So much has been written and spoken about this issue. In terms of reflecting what we know, we know Pat Finucane was a fine lawyer. We know he successfully challenged the British Government at the European Court of Human Rights over its incarceration policies in the mid-1970s. He was...

Seanad: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2020)

Paul Gavan: ..., there has been no pre-legislative scrutiny. Going back to an Oireachtas committee in 2018 really does not cut it because we all know what has happened in recent weeks. I think it was Pat Rabbitte that famously said, when the facts change, we change our minds. There is something inherently concerning regarding the Bill; who was in charge of it, what has happened and a lack of scrutiny....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Paul Gavan: I want to thank everybody for their patience and perseverance during the year, particularly the staff, the Leas-Chathaoirleach, the Leader and the Cathaoirleach, and to wish everybody a happy Christmas. At the risk of sounding like Boris Johnson, can we get something done for the secretarial assistants? It is great that everyone signed the motion and it is fantastic we got the support. The...

Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Paul Gavan: ...it has. As was mentioned on Committee Stage in the Dáil, some of these businesses have experienced a 300% to 400% increase in the space of a year, although such increases are rare.I give credit to Deputy Pat Casey who first introduced this amendment on Committee Stage in the Dáil on behalf of Fianna Fáil. We wanted to make sure it was discussed in this House also. My...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will begin by welcoming the Minister of State at the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Pat Breen, to the Chamber. I also welcome our colleagues in the Public Gallery who will be joined by others for this evening's debate. The purpose of this Bill is very simple. If enacted, it will give workers in the...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Paul Gavan: .... Customers like to know that. It gives clarity and transparency and that is why it is important. The Minister of State at the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Pat Breen, who was present earlier, stated there was no definition of the particular industries to which we are referring. We are talking about the service sector because it should not be restricted...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Redundancy Payments (31 Jan 2017)

Paul Gavan: ...of three week's pay per year of service over and above the statutory redundancy payments that were made. The former workers covered by these recommendations are Gary Ryan, Seán Twomey, Patrick Merrigan, Seamus McCarthy, Carmel Mc Grath, Denis Hansen, Michael O'Dwyer, Oliver Keogh, Richard Capliss, Michael Ward, Ian Dawson, Richard Brennan, Michael Cohen, David Ryan, Gerard Culhane,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2016)

Paul Gavan: ..., do the witnesses have any thoughts on that because it strikes me that Enterprise Ireland, which has some excellent people, is significantly understaffed to face this crisis? Staff cuts in the pats five years have been in the region of 20%. I have spoken to people at a high level within that organisation who have told me that they are very concerned about a knowledge loss that has...