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Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Yes. I will take just two minutes because I am aware that we are over time. I thank everyone involved, especially our guests. Their contributions reflected their passion, intellect and knowledge. All of us have learned a lot from what the witnesses have said and shared. It will certainly form part of the report that I will propose to our committee to reflect on and review. We hope to...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ní bheidh mé ach nóiméad nó trí. I thank the witnesses very much for coming and for the time they have put in. It is important, despite the small number of Senators we have here. The contributions set out in all their submissions are very much taken on board, as will be the case with the presentations and information they are about to share with us. I said...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I will wind up but I also wish to ask a question.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank everyone for their presentations which were first class. While I have been taking notes throughout, I still missed parts of the extremely valuable contributions. An important purpose of the Upper House is to invite before such as the witnesses to appear before us in order that we all become part of the process, rather than looking down or up at it. This type of engagement,...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Enterprise Ireland has done a great deal of work on female entrepreneurship, an issue that was discussed earlier. Will Mr. Sherry tell the House about some of the positive things that have been done in this area in the past three or four years and provide some European comparisons? I do not have figures, but my sense is that the number of female entrepreneurs promoted by Enterprise Ireland...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I move that we suspend until 6 p.m.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh chuile duine go dtí an seisiún deireadh ó thaobh phlé ar chomhlachtaí beaga agus meánmhéide na tíre. The witnesses are all welcome to this third session in our review and analysis of small and medium enterprises in Ireland. The committee intends to draw up a White Paper that will pull together all the key strands of thinking...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I and, more important, my parliamentary assistant, will do our best.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: First, I commend the Minister and her official, Mr. Eoghan Richardson, on the work they have done. The Department is proactive and introduced a Brexit loan scheme a year ago. I would like a stronger unilateral focus on SMEs and one of the issues that might be considered by the committee is that we would have a Minister who would focus on SMEs to correlate them. A number of Government...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I have a different role for a few minutes until the Chairman returns. I call Senator Conway-Walsh.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: The Senator has made a very good point.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Níl ann ach cúpla nóiméad mar táimid anseo ar feadh an lae. Labhair an finné Gaeilge, le cúnamh Dé. Tá sé ceart go leor. Bhí sé an-deas an Ghaeilge a cloisteáil arís agus chualamar níos luaithe inniu, freisin go raibh sé ag labhairt Gaeilge. Déanaimid iarracht go ndéanfar an oiread Gaeilge a labhairt...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I dtosach báire, tá súil agam go dtabharfaidh chuile dhuine tacaíocht don Bhille atá ag mo chomhleacaí, an Seanadóir Freeman atá fíorthábhachtach go deo. It is really important that the people control social media rather than social media controlling the people so I strongly support the Senator in bringing forward this Bill. The inspiration...

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: First Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I strongly support and congratulate my colleague, Senator Freeman, on bringing forward this Bill. The Minister of State is more than welcome. It is great to see a fellow Galway man in here. There are a few of us.

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: There is, including Senator Alice-Mary Higgins-----

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: -----and we have a good west of Ireland lady in the Chair.

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We will not go there. We are dependent on Corofin to help us through this year. To get back to the Bill, I wish to make a couple of important points. I am delighted this Bill has been brought forward to Second Stage and I hope the Minister of State and all parties will support it. Following Second Stage, Members who are interested parties may table amendments and make suggestions. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ba mhaith liom cúpla focal a rá mar gheall ar chomóradh an chéid a bhí againn i dTeach an Ardmhéara inné. Ar nós chuile dhuine eile, ba phribhléid agus onóir mhór í dom bheith i láthair. Is mian liom cúpla smaoineamh mar gheall ar an ócáid a chur in iúl. Bhí sé iontach go raibh chuile dhuine le...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. John Horan (29 Jan 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Cuirim míle agus céad fáilte roimh an uachtarán, atá anseo le cur i láthair agus léargas a thabhairt don Seanad mar gheall ar an gCumann Lúthchleas Gael. I do not know if Mr. Horan is the first president of the GAA to address the Upper House.