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

Garret Ahearn: ...in the country to do this.A total of €900,000 of that money is coming to Tipperary. We should prioritise the ones that have done the most in terms of supporting it and Clonmel Soccer Club in the Dr. Pat O'Callaghan Sports Complex is certainly one of them.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Garret Ahearn: I join with others to pass my sympathies to Bridget on the sad passing of Pat. It is difficult for her and it is a difficult time coming up to Christmas as well. Our thoughts are with her. I agree with Senator Seery Kearney and others on Commencement matters. Senator Boyhan was correct in saying that it is more about the content than the people. He is correct because there are some...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Regulations (9 Mar 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...is considered vital work by the club's members, of whom there are nearly 100. Since its inception in 2004, red grouse numbers have increased by more than 30%. The club's honorary treasurer, Mr. Pat O'Sullivan, and its members believe that ensuring young heather is available to the grouse is probably the most impactful work they can do in order to ensure the grouse's successful breeding...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Regulations (9 Mar 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...Agriculture, Food and the Marine should play a greater role in this. The Irish Farmers Association, IFA, has taken this onboard in Tipperary. We have very good members in the gun club, including Pat O'Sullivan, who I mentioned earlier, Robert Phelan and Brendan McGill. There are almost 100 members and they do incredible and fantastic work. If a body is set up, perhaps the Department of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ..., he has listened to the concerns that I and colleagues have raised over the past number of months, especially councillors. I commend Councillor Marie Murphy in Tipperary and the cathaoirleach, Councillor Pat Dunphy, in Kilkenny and a range of councillors who have all come together as part of our first citizens' forum in the south east. They have used this issue, together, to fight to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Costs (2 Nov 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ...and the need to shift our usage in areas of life, in farming there are certain areas where that is just not possible. One of the biggest costs coming down the line for farmers, and in fairness Pat O'Toole in the Irish Farmers' Journal did a whole article on this last week, is that of fertiliser. In the space of 12 months, the cost of fertiliser has gone up threefold.We are tillage farmers...