Results 1-20 of 26 for going forward speaker:Cormac Devlin

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: .... Mr. O'Reardon is probably one of the quickest off the block in coming here. His feet were only just under the desk and now he is here at the PAC. I congratulate him on his new role. We look forward to working with him. I thank him for being here this morning and for the information he supplied to the committee in advance of his presentation. I will start with the C and AG's...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Cathaoirleach. That is a fair summary of the lengthy discussion we had. This offer is too late. It should have come in much sooner to the committee if it was going to be offered in the first place. It is not as if RTÉ has not had ample opportunity in this committee room to divulge and to engage with the committee on how to proceed on this matter. This note of 7 May is...

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Maybe I will continue the trend of listing out clubs. It is important we discuss the continued Government investment in sports facilities throughout Ireland. Before I do, however, I want to put on record my appreciation for the Irish rugby team and their efforts in the Rugby World Cup. Obviously, we all wish they had succeeded further and they do too but I thank, in particular, the...

Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: ...enforcement action and better protection of consumer rights. The Bill before us will implement this directive, which is welcome. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for bringing the Bill forward. As the Minister of State indicated, this legislation is complex and also relates to the Department of Justice. More needs to be done, but the Bill is long overdue....

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Cormac Devlin: ...murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell during a brutal shooting incident in Omagh last night. This was an attack on his community, on the people of Omagh and on peace. We cannot go back to the bad old days of violence. My thoughts and prayers are with Detective Chief Inspector Caldwell and his family and colleagues. I welcome this debate. I will be supporting the Bill....

Dublin Bay Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2022)

Cormac Devlin: First and foremost, I thank Deputy Bacik for bringing forward this Bill. Having heard what the Minister said on the collaboration that is going to happen from here on with this, it is important to bring into focus the issues that many of the Deputies have spoken about today and the need for us to work as a collective of Deputies representing all coastal constituencies across Dublin, and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2021
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2021
Chapter 2 - Net Cost of Banking Stabilisation Measures
Chapter 22 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (17 Nov 2022)

Cormac Devlin: ...see the various interest rates, the challenges from inflation and everything else happening over the next number of months and potentially years - although hopefully not - impacting on our national debt going forward?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2021
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2021
Chapter 2 - Net Cost of Banking Stabilisation Measures
Chapter 22 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (17 Nov 2022)

Cormac Devlin: ...General highlighted that Ireland's contribution to the EU budget last year was €3.5 billion. That was 36% higher than in 2020. I know Mr. Hogan has a lot of notes, and I apologise if I am going over old ground but I heard only some, not all, of the contributions. The Department might forward a note to the committee on our contribution to the EU budget and give a year-on-year...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021. I thank the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and his officials for their work on this Bill and for bringing it before the House. I will be supporting this important change in legislation which ends the era of strategic housing developments. This...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Lottery (23 Sep 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I note the figures the Minister gave for Ireland. In the UK, approximately 53% of every £1 spent goes to the prize funds, 25% goes to good causes, 12% goes to the UK Government as duty, 4% goes to the retailers and 5% goes to the operator, with 4% of that 5% for operating costs and 1% of it for profits. The Minister mentioned €6 billion for good causes in this country. What...

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...week, in addition to access to the Janssen vaccine from their pharmacies. Attempts to conjure up a “Downton Abbey” type scenario and sow social division are very unfair and worrying. The Government listened and brought forward access to vaccinations for everybody over the past weeks. Young people have embraced this, as is evident in the enormous demand for the Janssen...

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Cormac Devlin: We have various national and EU plans which have been worked on. It has been a long 15 months. Certainly, this will go a long way. It gives the Government and all of us certainty on the funding required for the mammoth task of supporting businesses and the young people who have been so badly impacted by the pandemic as well as the industries referred to by the Minister. It is most...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...all the staff in the office or, as the case may be, working remotely for that. That is a phenomenal number of cases. For all to be dealt with remotely, credit where credit is due on that. I look forward to seeing the new strategic plan for Mr. Deering's role. I have a similar question to some colleagues who spoke earlier. With the pending exit of other financial institutions...

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...which updates the fair deal scheme to give greater protections for farm families and small business owners. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, on her work in bringing the legislation forward in such a short period. Since her election to the House in 2016, the fair deal scheme has been in her focus. Now, after only ten months of being in office, she has brought it to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...An Bord Pleanála through the SHD process, and the strategic infrastructure as well, I question why it is only now, in 2021, that the website has been updated, given that, ironically, the SHDs are going to be phased out at the end of 2021. Mr. Walsh might forward on those costs please after today's session.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...Action and we have had a lot of discussion on this matter. It has been quite amicable among Members across the Houses, which is to be welcomed. This Government committed to bringing this Bill forward in a relatively short period, which is being done. The Bill sets out the legal framework for Ireland’s transition to a climate-resilient, biodiversity-rich, environmentally...

Private Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...with cost-rental units and a further 50 cost-rental units being developed as we speak on Enniskerry Road. However, the rent levels are unacceptable and the Government has acknowledged this by bringing forward a suite of measures to increase the supply of homes which will drive down rents. We have seen that accidental landlords are exiting the market for various reasons and it is not a...

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: .... There are outstanding issues with so-called orphan companies, which I have spoken about before, and the fact that they are falling between the cracks. I know the Government is examining this and I look forward to further updates on that. As the vaccine programme is being rolled out and ramped up and as hope is returning to many businesses, people are telling me that they are...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response Final Report: Motion (19 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: ...it presents. I thank the secretariat and the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas for facilitating all of the meetings. I would say that the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response brought forward a pathway for this House to create the other committees of the House, such as the standing committees. It showed a way of facilitating those committees, even through level 5 restrictions like...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Monuments (17 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: ...last week. I thank them for their engagement. Given the historic nature of the Tully church and its surrounds, it is important that we get this right and that we afford those protections. Going forward, between now and when development is complete, the Minister of State might keep me informed of plans during and post-construction. If there is a site visit, I would be more than willing...