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Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Now.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Now.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Motion for Earlier Signature (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome all members of the delegation to the meeting. I thank Deputy Ó Cuív for bringing this forward. It is a very interesting topic and one that a lot of people would never have even thought about. I have a question in the context of the winding down of Ulster Bank. I am sure that bank has safe deposit boxes such as those alluded to by Deputy Ó Cuív. What is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: So what Mr. Leahy is saying is that those safe deposit boxes could have travelled around the world, going from one bank to another and so on. Maybe the next of kin have no dealings with the bank holding the safe deposit boxes now. Indeed, they may not know where they are. Mr. Leahy is saying that the activity is unregulated and in the context of Ulster Bank, there is nobody overseeing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: There may be nothing of value in some of those boxes but there may well be in others. The bank may not even open the boxes. It is a fascinating subject. I thought there would have been some regulation on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Have the Department or Central Bank been on to Ulster Bank, given it is winding down and leaving the country, to see what it is doing about the safe deposit boxes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: NAMA took over institutions. What did it do with safe deposit boxes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: So we did not have a situation where, when NAMA sold the loans or properties, or the banks themselves were taken over and sold on, the safe deposit boxes then became property of the bank. That would not have happened, would it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: The Central Bank would have had a role when one institution took over another, would it not? Surely it would have put something in place to say if there are safe deposit boxes, they will be the property of the contractual person, rather than of the bank.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I am a bit late to welcome the teachers and students from Claremorris. I wish to raise an issue this morning with the Croí Cónaithe scheme through which a person can get a grant of €50,000 to do up an old or derelict house and get a €20,000 top-up. There is an anomaly in that scheme in that if somebody is applying for a loan, there is a stand-off at the moment with...

Seanad: Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (31 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome the opportunity to say a few words during the debate on this very important topic. The Government has to be ambitious and has to take a leap of faith. When explorers or oil companies go out onto the Atlantic, or wherever they go to explore for oil or gas, they do not know what they will get or whether they will get anything, but they...

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

Paddy Burke: I would like to be associated with yesterday's expressions of sympathy regarding our former colleague and Leas-Chathaoirleach, Mr. Paul Coghlan. We will have another day for proper expressions of sympathy for the late Senator. I support Senator McGahon on the issue he raised regarding the €70,000 grant for first-time buyers. That issue could nearly be resolved now. I compliment the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I also want to wish Councillors Hoare and Carroll the very best of luck in the next 12 months. They will have a joint civic reception for all of the Mayo people who will be going to Pearse Stadium next Sunday in their droves. We will look forward to that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I am afraid we will not be saying anything about that to the Cathaoirleach, who is a Corkman. Will the Deputy Leader ask the Minister, Deputy Ryan, to update the House on the report he is having written on Inland Fisheries Ireland? There is concern with regard to the former board members who were taken off the board by the Minister. They are very angry over what has happened because it...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I would also like to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to the late Mary Jackman. I served with Mary in this Chamber between 1997 and 2002. I was the Opposition Whip at that time. It was a pleasure to work with Mary Jackman. As we all know, it is difficult at times to get people to speak in Seanad Éireann, or to keep the House going. It was always the job of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the ambassador and wish her well during her stay in Ireland. It is great to see that Luxembourg has a full ambassador in Ireland. I want to raise the issue of planning. The Fine Gael group of Senators had a great meeting yesterday with Niall Cussen from the Office of the Planning Regulator and previously the Department. I found it most interesting. At some stage, we should...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I want to raise the issue of active travel funding. I ask for a debate in the House on funding for local authorities through the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. Last year, I received a letter from members of Mayo County Council. Indeed, I was also contacted by members of other local authorities. They are looking for further funding for active travel and they...

Seanad: Local Government Matters: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is a timely time to have a debate on local government as we face into local elections in May or June of 2024. There are many aspects to local government and there have been many changes in local government in the past 20 or 30 years. As someone who was a member of a local authority for 25 years, until the dual mandate came in, I have seen a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome all the groups and thank them for their submissions. I am not going to be going over the same questions that have been raised by my colleagues. The international poverty line was considered to be $1.15 per day. The World Bank put that up to $2.15 per day. What would the Irish line be? How much would it be per day?