Results 1-20 of 389 for speaker:Ollie Crowe

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 May 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McGrath, to the House. I am covering this issue as Senator Pat Casey could not be here this afternoon. I welcome the establishment of these funds. This is about protecting public services and living standards for current and future generations. We know today that our rising population and increased demand for services will create pressures. The future...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (16 May 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing this matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, to the Seanad this morning. The motorised transport grant was a means-tested payment for people with disabilities who needed to buy a car in order to work. As the Minister of State and Members will be aware, in 2013, the Government closed the motorised transport grant to new applicants...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (16 May 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister of State. Given the enormous impact this has had on thousands of people across the country, I believe we need urgent action. While the reply is welcome and I know significant work has been completed, it is essential that a replacement for the motorised transport grant is finally delivered more than a decade after such a commitment was made. I would be grateful if the...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate her on her ministerial appointment. I wish her well. As she noted, the Bill has been introduced in response to the programme for Government commitment to review whether the legal provisions surrounding collective redundancies and the liquidation of companies effectively protect the rights of workers. Following that commitment,...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Ollie Crowe: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I am standing in for Senator Malcolm Byrne, who cannot be here this afternoon and who asked me to convey his apologies. I thank the Minister of State for joining us to discuss this important legislation. All Members recognise that the expansion and development of Ireland's education system in recent decades has been crucial to the country's development and growth. We all share a desire to...

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Ollie Crowe: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Ollie Crowe: Tomorrow morning at 9.30 a.m.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Feb 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to the Chamber. I welcome the support for the Bill, which will modernise the employment permits system. Although the current system is strong, it is not flexible. Flexibility is required in this area. This legislation will provide for a system of employment permits that is more responsive and capable of adjusting as the labour market...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I agree with and echo the comments made by Senator Kyne regarding school buses. The situation in this regard is an absolute pantomime. He is so correct. It has been going on since last September. I echo the sentiments he expressed. Reports in recent weeks have stated that an internal draft document warns that the HSE's freeze on recruitment risks increasing waiting times for patients,...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: International Protection (1 Feb 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I would like to ask the Minister for Justice, in the context of confirming that six in every ten applications for international protection, IP, in Ireland are refused, what was the total number of official deportations from the State arising from such refusals in the six months up to 31 December 2023. I will leave it at that for now.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: International Protection (1 Feb 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed response. To me, the figures really do not seem to be adding up at first glance. The Minister stated that the Garda National Immigration Bureau “has reviewed a large sample of the cases that were subject to deportation orders. Their inquiries suggest a very significant number of these individuals have left the State.”. Could we...

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Collins to the House and I welcome the Bill before us. Full implementation in Ireland of the EU regulation on a Single Market for digital services is an important step and we should proceed with a speedy and diligent manner. As all Members are aware, services available online have transformed the lives of everyone in the country and throughout the...

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Ollie Crowe: Next Wednesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2023)

Ollie Crowe: The vacant property refurbishment grant provides funding of up to €50,000 to renovate a vacant property and up to €70,000 if the property is derelict. It can be availed of if the applicant intends either to live in the property or to rent it out. There is a considerable number of property owners across the country who will benefit from the grant. It is an important piece of...

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2023)

Ollie Crowe: Now.

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2023)

Ollie Crowe: Now.

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2023)

Ollie Crowe: Tomorrow at 9.30 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister of State, and Mr. Curran and Ms Smyth for joining us this morning. Has Brexit had an impact on foreign direct investment? Has there been an increase in the number of Canadian companies setting up in Ireland post Brexit? Is there an opportunity to further capitalise on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Ollie Crowe: I congratulate Mr. Carey on his appointment and wish him well in the role. I thank the witnesses for coming before us this morning. I have a few questions for Mr. Carey. In August, the UK Government announced its new approach to controlling imports of goods to Great Britain from the EU, including Ireland. It is the UK Border Target Operating Model, BTOM, and will apply from January...