Results 341-360 of 2,064 for speaker:Pat Casey

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 Oct 2022)

Pat Casey: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: They should download the app.

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State. As he has pointed out, this is a very technical Bill. It has passed through the Houses without opposition so Fianna Fáil will be supporting this Bill. The Minister of State is a hard act to follow so I will not repeat anything he has said. As a layman, I will say a few words about the new borrowing arrangements. Interestingly, the new arrangements to...

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Budget 2023 (Finance): Statements (27 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: There is a potential conflict of interest in this budget. It is partly a negative one, so I had better declare it as a negative one as well as a positive one. Today’s budget is further evidence that the number one priority of the Government is to protect all the people and families facing an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis caused by the continuing plague of populist politics, in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (21 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State. Senator Malcolm Byrne outlined our concerns with regard to the Minister of State's response to this issue. The Dublin-Rosslare east coast route has probably suffered from the least amount of investment over the 200 years of its history since it was delivered. It has great potential and provides an opportunity to take people off the road but we are not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (21 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I know she is only the messenger. I served on the council when the event occurred in 2015, which goes to show that we are not taking the east coast rail line seriously if it took a severe weather event to create an emergency intervention to protect the line. We have known all along that the rail line on the east coast is vulnerable and we have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: A recurring theme is budget 2023, and the single crisis facing us is the cost of living, whether that be for an individual, family, household, community or business. If we can support businesses, we can support employment and a family income. My issue is the second biggest issue in the State, namely, housing, affordable housing and providing pathways to affordability and aspiring to your...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: They have moved a great deal in 100 years, in fairness.

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

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

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Is it this Wednesday?

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the Minister for coming in and wish her well on her good news.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment who may reply to the discussion on the amendment. Each non-Government amendment must also be seconded.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, and 9 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendment No. 6 is in the names of Senator Moynihan, Hoey, Sherlock and Wall. As no Member is here to move it, the amendment falls.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: We have not been given notice of that.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: I am sorry; I cannot accept amendment No. 6.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 7, 8 and 10 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 11 and 14 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: I have no problem with the Bill in regard to the sick pay aspect. However, when we are drafting legislation, we should honestly and clearly identify that there is a significant difference in sick pay for a large company when compared with a small company, or for a small SME when compared with a large SME. Tied into all of that equation, when calculating this we have to take into account...