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Seanad: Credit Union Sector: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. As he has pointed out, we are again discussing a favourite topic of ours, namely, credit unions. We all have some history with the credit unions. I might sound a bit nostalgic when I say that my first savings account was with the credit union and the first few bob that I borrowed was from my local credit union. During my lifetime credit...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister to the House. The debate has moved on from mink farming and it is about what happens as a result of the closure of a business. Senator Higgins alluded to it. We do not know where we are going. We do not know what sector might be closed in another 15 or 20 years. I want to speak about people in family businesses and who have spent the past 30 years building up those...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: I will briefly focus on the verifiable evidence. I will go back to my own situation. If the Minister was to come to me and say that he was going to base my compensation on the past five years of my business, but 40% of that time was two years of the worst years experienced in my business, I would not accept it. If it was five normal years of business I might have a better understanding of...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State. As stated by Senator Ahearn, everybody in the House is supportive of the Bill. As it progressed through the Dáil, equally there was support for it there. It is logical, common-sense legislation that is to be welcomed. However, I want to speak a little about the pandemic and the Government's approach to it. The Government has tried to facilitate...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply. I was going to intervene, but I decided I would not be the one to step in her way or step on her toes. God love the Departments and Ministers she will take on in the future. As normal, she shows her passion for her brief and that means a lot.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House for another important piece of legislation. Just to put on record, Fianna Fáil will be supporting this Bill. Its primary purpose is to provide that any person or firm carrying on the business of providing credit, hire purchase or consumer hire agreements to consumers or other relevant persons will fall within the authorisation and...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 29 March 2022.

Seanad: Support to Ukraine: Motion (30 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (31 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: Now.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (31 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: I also thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (31 Mar 2022)

Pat Casey: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pat Casey: Does the Minister want to make a brief remark at this stage?

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pat Casey: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pat Casey: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Pat Casey: We have all been out in our communities in hubs that have been provided for our Ukrainian refugees and we have seen the incredible volunteerism in the country. Part of that is the great role the community employment, CE, schemes are beginning to play to provide services in community settings. Community employment scheme and volunteering cannot be sustained at the levels we are asking in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank Mr. Fraser for coming in today. I am trying to explore the whole area of the secondments and will rely on his experience as a Secretary General since 2011. I will start off where Deputies Doherty and Tóibín finished with regard to Circular 27/2021. It would be great if that was made available to the full committee in order that we can have a deep understanding of exactly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Pat Casey: I am not indicating that secondments are bad in any way. I am trying to see how each secondment complies with the circular that has been issued to each Department. How many secondments are in place in the Department of the Taoiseach?