Results 181-200 of 2,214 for speaker:Joe Flaherty

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: Amendment No. 8 has been ruled of order.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: When is it proposed to take Final Stage?

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: It is not directly related to the Bill but I take issue with a comment by the previous speaker. He said he does not agree with everything he reads in the printed media. It was a disappointing comment, given the veracity of the printed media, particularly in Ireland, is second to none. It operates within the confines of draconian defamation laws and at the same time, we have the Wild West...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome all the speakers, especially the representatives of the IPOA and IPAV. I wish Genevieve McGuirk the very best in her new role that she takes up on 1 August. We will obviously miss Mr. Davitt being here as he has been a great voice for the market and for auctioneers. I am especially pleased to see landlords represented here. Too often, we do not hear the voice of landlords. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I can see that but we need something to get people back in at scale. That will address one of your members'-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: So basically we have to incentivise landlords to get back into the market.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I agree that we would never hear somebody down the country saying they are buying a house to rent it out. That is not going to happen now. With regard to the IPAV, do we need to incentivise people, be it through a section 23 rural renewal scheme, to get building and get these mom-and-pop landlords back into the market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I am conscious of time and I want to pursue this point on section 23.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: In the IPAV's discussions with Government, and in particular with the Department of Finance, has the IPAV been given any indication that something similar to a section 23 will be possible in the budget?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: The single biggest fix for the rental market is to get mom-and-pop landlords in and the quickest way to do this is to financially incentivise them.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is probably not his first time in here but I have been off for some months so it is my first time to see him here. I congratulate him on his role. It is great to see him getting to grips with it so quickly. If the weather was not so good I would have come out in a cold sweat when I saw the Bill on the schedule for today because, like...

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I invite the Minister for justice, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, to address the Bill.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister for a comprehensive summary of the Bill.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I understand Senator Stephenson is sharing time with Senator Noonan, if that is in order with the House.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I do not think that is appropriate.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: That may be but I do not think it is appropriate to this debate.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I ask the Senator to be mindful of her language.