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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...

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

Pat Casey: Moving to the capital side of it, how can this country attract the additional capital investment that is badly needed? Was the CPI proposal from the Government this week a positive move in attracting inward investment in apartment building?

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

Pat Casey: I do not have time to expand on this but the witnesses said there has been a complete fall-off in build to rent. What has caused that and how can we get it back?

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

Pat Casey: Okay. I will probably come back in the next round.

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

Pat Casey: I hope I picked up what Mr. Coleman said correctly. Did he say that the LDA's capital funding is not an issue for it in the short to medium term? Was I correct in-----

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

Pat Casey: I wanted to check that I heard correctly that capital is not an issue. I see the Housing Agency's delivery last year, simply in cost rental, has been quite significant at more than 6,000. Has it the funding in place to do additional cost rental at the moment?

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

Pat Casey: Is Mr. Baneham indicating that the funding envelope has tightened a bit?

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

Pat Casey: I only have 18 seconds. I fully agree with what was said about capital. Fifty-eight per cent of €20 billion is almost €12 billion. The State cannot sustain that on an ongoing basis. We have to attract private investment. What is very frustrating is that we are sitting on €166 billion in deposit accounts in Ireland that we cannot unlock. There is a narrative out...

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.

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...

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...