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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2025)

Pat Casey: For the information of the House, while Wicklow can be considered the youngest county or the last county to be created in 1606, when it comes to the investment in public transport infrastructure, we are definitely the last county to be considered. I look on with a bit of jealousy as the Deputy Leader sits there, because when it comes to the national rail review, I hear discussions about...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Casey: Now.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Casey: Now.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Casey: Now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Casey: I thank both bodies for their contributions today. I will start with Uisce Éireann. On a positive note, living in Wicklow, I live beside Vartry and I have seen the huge investment in the water mains distribution and the plant itself. More importantly for Wicklow, I was with Mr. Gleeson when we opened the new wastewater treatment plant in Arklow. As has been said, that was based on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Casey: Is ESB Networks consulted during the county development plan process on where residential developments are being located and whether or not the infrastructure is there, similar to what Irish Water goes through?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Casey: In a county development plan, it is clearly indicated if water and wastewater infrastructure is available but that is not the case for power. Can that be worked on? On Irish Water and developer-led investment, we have to learn from our history. Garden Village in Newtownmountkennedy is an absolute disaster. It was left behind. We cannot go back to that. Equally, we have seen the reverse...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Casey: Data centres were mentioned; there was a successful launch of data centre in Arklow recently. I think it was the first time a licence was issued in almost four years. Part of that licence agreement was the data centre could not take energy from the grid unless the grid had excess capacity. It was also obliged to provide the grid with capacity under time constraint. Can the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Pat Casey: On capital investment, the witness said €10 billion was needed for 33,000 houses a year but only an additional €2 billion to build an extra 85,000 over five years. It would be great value for money - I am not complaining.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2025)

Pat Casey: I thank the nominator and seconder for my six hours in the Chair today.

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Pat Casey: Senators Cosgrove and Noonan propose to share time. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Pat Casey: The Minister of State is okay for another while.

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State. That concludes our statements on food promotion and new markets.

Seanad: Enterprise Matters and Business Supports for SMEs: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pat Casey: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Enterprise Matters and Business Supports for SMEs: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pat Casey: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Pat Casey: Both witness groups mentioned the zoning of land and serviced land. As part of the housing committee when the first NPF was brought, I had a strong view that it was very restrictive and tied our local authorities’ hands when it came to the county development plan process. We need to give our local authority more flexibility when it comes to the allocation of population growth to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Pat Casey: We need to look at temporary infrastructure at this stage. In fairness to Uisce Éireann, no matter how much it tries, it will not be able to reach everything. We have solutions today that are much more acceptable. We do not want to go back on past mistakes in relation to private infrastructure but it is a possible solution to unlocking additional lands. What are the witnesses' views...