Results 201-220 of 947 for speaker:Aidan Davitt

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 (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 (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...

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 the Chairman. I thank the CEO for appearing before us today. I have one question. I am coming from a slightly different angle because many of my questions have already been asked. As the CEO of a bank, would Ms McDonagh perceive, from listening to many of the questions today, that there is a panacea and a pot of gold to be got out of Irish banking? I am curious as to why is...

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

Aidan Davitt: I am curious as to why Bank of Ireland did not seek to draw the TWSS when it had a loss of €374 million.

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

Aidan Davitt: Perhaps if it had, the bank would have kept the branch network open a bit longer.

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

Aidan Davitt: Yes, I appreciate that.

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

Aidan Davitt: I appreciate that. The bank's business app is very awkward to use for whatever that is worth.

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: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, to the Seanad - we are sitting today in the Dáil Chamber and the Minister is well used to being here - and all the good work he is doing in his portfolio. It is a challenging portfolio at present where there are massive infrastructural projects ongoing. I certainly welcome the brave steps the Minister has taken with some very brave...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: I thank Ms Rowland. She is busy there. She sounds like a politician, giving many answers, and the details are probably in front of us already. I am going to bring her away from Davy, she might be delighted to hear, for a brief moment. I will ask about Ulster Bank and its imminent departure from the Irish market. There has been a lot of talk around the levels of capital-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: Okay. I have just one query about Davy and do not want to go around in circles and ask the same questions again. I will ask about the level of qualifications required to sit on an Irish board. As we know, board membership is bound by age. That seems to be the only great marker for board membership. Does Ms Rowland feel there should be some minimum standard of corporate governance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: By the sound of it, I would say Ms Rowland is on again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: Can we let Ms Rowland answer the question? She did not answer it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: Thank you, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: Should we have more regulation in the make-up of boards, if that is the case?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Services (5 Mar 2021)

Aidan Davitt: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, Teachta Brophy. As he will be aware, we are under strict limitations at present as a result of Covid. All of us who are present in the House are extremely aware of that and of all that has been done in that regard. This is, however, an important issue. As we are an island nation, passports are unfortunately required for people to leave this...