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Seanad: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. He is becoming a regular visitor. I believe he will be back again next week. This is another piece of the insurance reform jigsaw that is being put in place. It is good to see that there have been no amendments and that the Dáil has more or less recognised it for what it is doing and has accepted that. However, we still have a long way...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: I am very conscious of the time. We have only five minutes left and I have two speakers. I ask Senator Higgins to leave some time. I would appreciate that.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. If it were ever timely to bring in an item of legislation, that is certainly the case with regard to this Bill given many people will, clearly, face significant challenges in the near future. Fianna Fáil welcomes the Bill, the main purpose of which is to restrict the total cost of credit on moneylending loans, probably as a result of the...

Seanad: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Pat Casey: In the circumstances, I will allow it.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 109 to 111, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Pat Casey: The Senator can discuss the amendment with the Bills Office and it may be able to assist.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Pat Casey: Is Senator Higgins pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 116, 117, 142 and 143 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Pat Casey: Before I move on to section 4, I want to acknowledge the presence of our former colleague, former Senator Billy Lawless. I thank him for all the work he has done in trying to connect America and Ireland. That has been challenging over the last couple of years. I welcome him back to the House.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Pat Casey: We are still on section 4. The Minister of State intervened.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Pat Casey: The Senator has strayed off topic.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed. My advice is that there is no clear conflict on this issue but that can be determined after the debate. Having heard the arguments a call can be made on the matter.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Pat Casey: There is a clear indication that this can be sorted on Report Stage.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Pat Casey: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Pat Casey: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Pat Casey: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 May 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank the Government and the Minister for the supports for the hospitality sector over the last two years. As the Minister will know, I am directly involved. As he pointed out, at the end of this month we are coming off all the supports that have been there for the past two years. We always get used to supports and we have to try to wean ourselves off them. We are in a challenging...