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Seanad: Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Paddy Burke: It is my first time on this side of the House. I welcome the Minister and take this opportunity to wish her well in her portfolio. I have no doubt that she will make many changes and will do an excellent job for the whole industry. I am sorry I missed Senator Casey's contribution because nobody in the House knows better than him what it will be like to start up a business again after being...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister. This is the first time that I think I have got an opportunity to congratulate him and wish him well in his role. I served with him for approximately four years on the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. I know only too well how good an operator he is and I have no doubt that he will be an excellent Minister for Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Roadmap to Social Inclusion: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Paddy Burke: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive and detailed report. I welcome him and his staff to the meeting. I welcome the report and the roadmap. It is a great document. It is great that there is a minimum commitment and that it is extensive, with both food and clothes being given rather than just funding. I also welcome the fact that the Minister of State is chairing the group....

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister to the House and wish him well with his portfolio. I sympathise with him on having the most difficult job in this country at this point in time, with everybody watching what he is doing. It will be very difficult, in the two minutes I have, to say a great deal on this matter. I will not go back over the issues raised by the many other Senators but I welcome the return...

Seanad: Matters Arising from the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister to the House and wish him well in his job. He has had very difficult work to do over the last number of years and when dealing with Brexit over the last four years. I certainly never thought there would be a pandemic thrown in on top as well. The Minister is to be congratulated. I also join with him in congratulating the Revenue Commissioners, the shipping companies...

Seanad: Water Quality: Motion (19 Apr 2021)

Paddy Burke: I wish to share my time with Senator Kyne.

Seanad: Water Quality: Motion (19 Apr 2021)

Paddy Burke: Yes.

Seanad: Water Quality: Motion (19 Apr 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, to the House. I thank the Green Party for bringing forward this important motion today. I grew up in an area where water was very scarce, and we spent our summers filling water for cattle and digging wells. Then we had the advent of the group water schemes and they played a very important role throughout the length and breadth of the country....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Development Strategy: Engagement with Minister for Rural and Community Development (20 Apr 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister. The plan is finally coming in and it is great that money is being distributed to rural Ireland. I am a big advocate of the one-stop shop. It is very important that people know where to go to get information and how to go about presenting plans. The Minister said she allocated €70 million in recent days and the figure was increased to more than €80...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Development Strategy: Engagement with Minister for Rural and Community Development (20 Apr 2021)

Paddy Burke: It concerned grants for retail businesses in rural towns and villages to establish themselves online and complement their physical footfall.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome back to the House my colleagues, Senators Horkan and Maria Byrne, and congratulate them on their re-election. I commiserate with the people who put their names forward and were not successful, including two former Members. Will the Deputy Leader ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to come back to the House? We had a great debate some weeks ago...

Seanad: Post Office Network: Motion (26 Apr 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome this opportunity to say a few words on post offices and not for the first time. We have had quite a number of debates on post offices and post office closures over the years. I compliment Senator Dooley on tabling the motion, which is very important, as Senator Chambers has said. This issue needs quite a lot of debate because many...

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House and wish him well with his portfolio. He holds a very important brief at this time. He told us: Around this time next month, we will publish the national economic recovery plan. It will present our vision for what the post recovery economy will look like, and how we plan to support businesses and employees in the months ahead. I believe he is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paddy Burke: The Chairman must be muted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome our guests from the SVP and Family Carers Ireland and thank them for their contributions. I have two questions. How is the poverty line defined and measured? Is it measured on the basis of a combination of housing, income or what? Who defines the poverty line? Is it defined in the same way right across the State or is it the SVP and similar organisation which define it? It has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paddy Burke: Finally, has St. Vincent de Paul assisted people above the poverty line or is it a case of strictly implementing assistance for families below the poverty line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paddy Burke: The poverty line does not really come into effect at all then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paddy Burke: I thank Dr. Keilthy.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2021)

Paddy Burke: I would like to be associated with the vote of sympathy to Senator Mullen on the death of his father. It is not an easy time when one loses a loved one, so I wish the Senator well. We had a great debate here on tourism with the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, a number of months ago but we should have a rolling debate on tourism and the opening up of business, particularly small business...

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister. I wish the Minister well in his chairmanship of the board of governors at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Over the past 20 years we have never seen such changes in banking circles and in banking products. It is a huge change for everybody. Quite a number of years ago, I told the Houses that a new, additional banking facility had opened in...