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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Ms Bishop referred to approximately 100 referrals worldwide. I presume that was over a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: It seems to be an extremely low number for a massive company. I am just curious about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Probably none in Ireland if there were only 100 worldwide.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: That is fair enough. The point I am making, bearing in mind that we hear comments about the wild west, is that what are obviously crimes are committed on all three websites at different times. I am curious about where the reports go and whether they are made to the relevant authorities. I received a very mixed answer. We will move on. The delegates have all given an answer in some shape...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Would it be very harmful to Ireland to sign up to the 15%? The US has a minimum rate of 10.5% at present. Are we going in with our eyes closed, because we are being pushed in by a country that has not signed up to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I appreciate that. The fact that there is only a handful of us in the room and many of the witnesses are elsewhere in the world means that it is quite a fluid and changed position form where we were when all these conglomerates came here a while ago. I would probably have bigger concerns around that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: This is the first time I have had an opportunity to speak on the Order of Business since the shocking passing of Councillor Damien O'Reilly, my colleague and personal assistant. The Cathaoirleach and Leader said a few words at the time to mark his passing, which was a very nice thing to do. Damien's family very much appreciated it. My thoughts have been with his young daughter Carly, his...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I cannot see what we would have in common with that particular ideology, particularly in view of some of the recent actions. Personally, I find it hard to understand.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I will not delay the House because I know there are people here with a lot of experience in the Defence Forces and that general field. Senator Gallagher is a former member. I concur with the previous speakers. I know this is a comprehensive Bill, as we can see from the size of it apart from anything else. It is as comprehensive a Bill as I have seen in quite a while. We have spoken about...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory: Statements (12 Jul 2023)

Aidan Davitt: We are delighted to see the Minister of State here today. He is one of the hardest-working Ministers we have and he is no stranger to this House. As he outlined, no one can condone the incursions that have happened recently in the Palestinian area. From our experience here in Ireland over our 30-odd years of conflict in the North - or longer as some people could tell us - I think we have...

Seanad: Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: We are delighted to welcome the Minister of State back to the Seanad. He is quite a frequent visitor here. I would like to start by saying that I was in Estonia quite recently. I was over with CybExer, the company that was to the fore of dealing with the attack on the Estonian state in 2007. It was attacked by Russians of some sort, or whatever. The identity of the attackers is still a...

Seanad: Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Before I call on Senator Warfield to speak on behalf of Sinn Féin, I note that a group from the Catholic University of America in Washington DC is here to join us. If I am correct, I saw them downstairs with Senator Mullen earlier. I am delighted to have the group here today.

Seanad: Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Next Tuesday at 12.30 p.m..

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Yesterday, I met two guys who would be classed as International Protection Accommodation Services, IPAS, asylum seekers. One of them had quite good English and I was talking to him for a little while. He explained to me the boredom he faces in his daily life and the sense of a lack of fulfilment from not being able to work. One was a qualified carpenter and the other chap was a qualified...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: -----we will listen closely. He could be carrying out counter-surveillance or something – I am not certain. I will not get into any more of that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I express the same sentiments as my fellow Seanadóirí who have spoken on this. Tara Mines is weighing heavily on the minds of everybody at present, especially in the area where I live in north-west County Meath, including towards Athboy and that catchment area around Navan. It is a serious concern that such a vast swathe of jobs is to be put on hold at once. We had that...

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

Aidan Davitt: Antisocial behaviour on public transport has long been a scourge. It inhibits getting more people onto public transport. According to one of the transport unions, it is also driving good, hardworking people away from working in public transport. I have written to the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, proposing that all members of An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I am delighted to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, to the House. He is a great friend of councillors and has been very proactive and has worked hard in his role since his appointment. He knows about this because he was at the front line and he started from the ground up. He is to be commended on all his experience over the years, which makes him understand the issues...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I thank the Minister of State who, as always, has come here with good news. As he says, he is being proactive. He understands councillors and he understands their safety and security concerns. It is great news that he is actively looking at this scheme. I have no doubt that its roll-out will happen in time. I really appreciate his work. I appreciate that he has looked at the different...