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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: My questions are very brief. Does the Government have a director on the bank's board at present, with its share holding? Did it have concerns about the bank's branch-closure policy at the board meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I thank both witnesses for their help and their honesty in answering questions.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I propose we consider catch-all legislation regarding the renewal of any business or profession that requires a State licence or certificate. During the Covid pandemic, many businesses have been closed and for a long time. The State still requires closed businesses to comply with regulations and standards. If a business has met required such standards in 2019, the least we can do in 2021...

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I welcome all the good work that Senators Higgins and Ruane have done on the Bill. They have spent quite a bit of time on the legislation and not even small details were omitted. Senator Higgins spoke passionately about the legislation and to the point, which was great. Contracts are never simple and basing procurement on quality would not guarantee that we know the final price. Over the...

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

Aidan Davitt: I welcome our re-elected Senators, Senator Byrne and, particularly, Senator Horkan. Senator Horkan has been a good friend and ally of mine over the years and I am delighted for him to be able to represent the people again and give us an Oireachtas Member in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area. The push is on to get him into the Dáil. It is a cornerstone of his campaign to get elected...

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

Aidan Davitt: On a serious note, well done. It is a great honour. All the talk was about splits in the Government and that they were not talking or getting on but the facts are in the votes. Maybe some journalists should study the facts in relation to this. On a more serious note, not that that was not a serious matter, school places are something most politicians here are getting calls on day in and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I raise a matter on which the Cathaoirleach has worked hard for some years. In the eight years since I became a member of the executive of the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, I have met umpteen Ministers and civil servants to discuss councillors' remuneration and conditions. I am delighted that the revised Moorhead report, on which considerable work was done, was approved at...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I would like to raise the issue that has been mentioned here today, namely, the mica crisis. I totally support the campaigners who are beginning their protest at Convention Centre Dublin and marching to the Dáil today. I have had experience with the pyrite remediation scheme. It worked very well. It was introduced with a level 3 assessment from an engineer, which was a visual...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Aidan Davitt: If I was any nearer to the stage I could sing and dance.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I ask Senator Ó Donnghaile not to compare me to Arlene Foster. We are bad enough but I am from a different gene pool. I thank our former colleague, Pádraig Ó Céidigh, for all the great work that he has done on this legislation. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne. I am surprised by the remarks made by Senator Mullen because only for the good work done by...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Aidan Davitt: Senator Mullen is here and he has spoken. I do not know if Goldilocks was in his bed when he went home last night and ate his porridge this morning because he has been in a bad humour since he came in. I am disappointed with the reaction to the Minister of State and the work done by him. Without that, this Bill would not be here, so I take exception to what has been said.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I take exception to what has been said.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Aidan Davitt: To get back to the Bill and the amendments, I firmly feel this is a worthwhile Bill and I will certainly back it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (28 Sep 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I thank the Minister of State. It is good that the figures he outlined are significant. However, there will be a heavy squeeze coming in the next couple of weeks, probably more than his office is seeing at present. We should anticipate and deal with it head-on, instead of waiting until it comes to a bottleneck. I again thank the Minister of State because I know he is working hard on this.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (28 Sep 2021)

Aidan Davitt: The Minister of State referred to 100,000 people in unemployment and 100,000 people on PUP. As he knows, the people driving lorries and buses during the pandemic were some of the busiest people in the country, and we have seen with our neighbours next door that there is a demand for them at present. I would be very sceptical that too many people on PUP or on the unemployment list at present...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I rise to talk on a subject that was flagged to me at the recent Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers, IPAV, annual general meeting. I would use its information quite often. The property price register, which has been a great tool since its inception, and is a fount of information on when a property is sold, the area, what it made and it is a great comparative tool particularly...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (28 Sep 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I will not delay the Minister of State, Deputy English, as he is very busy. In fairness to him, he made it to the House by the skin of his teeth. Businesses have been in contact with me about an issue that the Minister and I briefly discussed previously. One such business is a bus company that has not been able to employ drivers in Ireland, either north or south of the Border.It is looking...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I fully support the general thrust of this Bill to limit gambling. As Senator Carrigy has said, they have not canvassed anybody and certainly have not talked to me about this matter heretofore. The argument that the lottery has a monopoly, which is the case in Ireland, has passed me by somewhat. On altering certain freedoms concerning gambling and the lottery in Ireland, I would say it is...