Paul Nicholas Gogarty

It is now more than six years since the occupied territories Bill was sponsored by Senator Frances Black. Before the election, I welcomed that the Government indicated support, in some shape or form, but now, like others, I am extremely worried that this Bill might not proceed further or might be watered down in such a way as to be rendered meaningless. It is one thing to hone the legislation in t…

I said before Christmas that it looked like this Government would end up like a cold to lukewarm cup of tea with the bag still in it at a convenience store in Thurles. I had hoped that might happen a little bit later but this is far from a visionary programme for government document. It is an insipid artificial vanilla programme for paralysis that is devoid of any roadmap or tangible targets. Tá s…

Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle, agus comhghairdeas. I thank all the constituents in Dublin Mid-West who elected me and put their faith in me. In the very limited time I have, I would like to recall how long it has been since I was an elected Member here. It is almost 14 years. Back in 2011, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere was 391 ppm. It is now 428 ppm. Our emissions per head of p…