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Senator Paul Gavan
- Sinn Fein Senator (Labour Panel)
- Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
- Email me whenever Paul Gavan speaks (no more than once per day)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (21 Mar 2024)
“The Minister of State is very welcome, it is good to see him. As he knows, the return scheme was launched with much fanfare at the beginning of February. It is a scheme that was long overdue and was very much welcome. According to the return websites, the aims of the new recycling scheme are to achieve EU recycling targets protect our environment, reduce litter and waste and play a key...”
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (21 Mar 2024)
“I know that the Minister of State is in the invidious position of reading out a statement and that this is not his direct responsibility but that statement is honestly appalling. The fact of the matter is that no one in a wheelchair can access these machines. That is a gaping chasm as a result of a failure to consult people with disabilities. The line the Minister of State has been given,...”
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (21 Mar 2024)
“That should have happened years before the scheme was introduced but I thank the Minister of State for his response.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 131 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
- People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
- 14 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Paul Gavan speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 776 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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