Results 441-460 of 471 for speaker:Ollie Crowe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ollie Crowe: Mr. Hughes referred to a couple of hundred IDA Ireland jobs in Galway. Could he expand further on those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ollie Crowe: We will allow it.

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

Ollie Crowe: This morning I raise the issue of vaping, especially the growth in vaping we have seen among young people in recent years. The proportion of young people in Ireland using vapes and other tobacco products has increased significantly, rising from under 20% in 2015 to 30% in less than ten years, according to research from the Irish National Cancer Registry. Many of us have sort of believed...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Ollie Crowe: In his opening remarks, Mr. Mullan mentioned the increasing number of judicial reviews of the commission's decisions. As has been pointed out by others this year, there is the suggestion that this has been used by serial objectors. If the number of decisions going to judicial review continues to increase, does Mr. Mullan think it is unsustainable? Will we need to change the current structure?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Ollie Crowe: In terms of the stakeholder engagements, can Mr. Mullan tell us more about those? Have any actions arisen from them?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Ollie Crowe: In his opening remarks, Mr. Cussen mentioned the possibility of "an integrated regional and national level monitor of developmental opportunity, infrastructure need and ... funding and timelines for delivery". Will he explain that further?

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Ollie Crowe: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: - "Seanad Éireann resolves that the Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 be read a second time on this day 12 months, to allow sufficient time for the development of Government legislative proposals, in line with the principles of this Private Members' Bill." I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2025)

Ollie Crowe: I highlight that the first ever under-23 all-Ireland camogie final will take place this Saturday in the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. It is a battle between Galway and Cork and throw-in is at 2 p.m. I encourage anyone in the area and from my county to attend and see history in the making, as the camogie association has rightly marketed it. I wish both teams well, although I am hoping the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jul 2025)

Ollie Crowe: Members will have seen reporting this morning of the comments by the Minister for justice at the Institute of International and European Affairs about a case currently before the Court of Justice of the European Union and its expected outcome. In short, he advised that the likely outcome is that asylum seekers will soon be entitled to damages from the State for its failure to provide them...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jul 2025)

Ollie Crowe: The decision will not be finalised until September at the earliest. We need an urgent debate on this topic after the recess. I would be grateful if the Leader would request that the Minister for justice come to the House to talk through the issue in depth as soon as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the witnesses for attending. It is very much appreciated. When restaurants close down in small towns and villages, naturally it is not just the loss of the business, which is bad enough, but it is also the loss of the venue for people to come together to celebrate. It is a loss of resource for the community. Once they close down, they rarely reopen. Last year, the rate of...

Seanad: Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2025)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I compliment her on the great work she continues to do. This is a topic that has touched every family in Ireland. Thankfully, we are now speaking about it much more openly, which is needed. This Bill is an important step forward for mental health care in Ireland. It modernises our legislation with a more compassionate approach that puts...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2025)

Ollie Crowe: I congratulate Martin Hughes on being appointed as Clerk of Seanad Eireann and wish him well. Ahead of budget 2026, I want to raise the challenges facing pubs across the country and the scheme that the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland has proposed that would go some way towards addressing those challenges. As Members will be aware, 2,000 pubs across the country have closed their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. We appreciate them. As regards comments made about the hospitality sector, it is important to note this is a sector which is the lifeblood of small towns and villages across the country. It is not just in terms of employment. Clearly, the hospitality sector is extremely important for such areas where jobs are lost and they may not be replaced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Ollie Crowe: Legal and insurance fees are a significant cost as well. I have talked to many businesses owners and some have remained open but others have had to close due to the costs. Does Dr. McDonnell have any views on how we might be able to address those levels of costs?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister, Deputy Chambers, and his officials for joining us this afternoon. It is a hugely ambitious and bold plan, which is what we need. One of the major risks I see to its implementation is projects getting tied up in planning bottlenecks, as the Minister mentioned in his opening statement. I have seen that happen in small and large projects since I first got involved in...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Ollie Crowe: The construction sector also has capacity pressures, and there is international competition for skilled labour and expertise in that sector in particular. This is probably another major concern in terms of the ability to deliver the plan, although we are seeing positive trends in workforce growth in that sector. What are the Minister's views on how we can ensure the construction sector has...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Ollie Crowe: The Minister referenced €3.5 billion in equity funding for ESB and EirGrid to strengthen the energy grid. Will he confirm how much of this investment will directly support renewable integration and whether the Government has identified priority grid projects that will be fast-tracked?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (24 Sep 2025)

Ollie Crowe: Very good. The Minister has spoken of political and public support being essential to take on inertia and entrenched interests. What role does he see for this committee in overseeing delivery of the NDP and ensuring the barriers identified by his Department are dismantled?

Seanad: Pension Auto-Enrolment: Statements (30 Sep 2025)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister, Deputy Calleary, for joining us this evening. I welcome the introduction of the My Future Fund scheme. First, it addresses a growing problem that affects many workers in Ireland, namely, the lack of retirement savings. For years, a traditional State payment has been the main source of income for people when they stop working, but the truth is the State pension alone...