Results 341-360 of 451 for speaker:Ollie Crowe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister for his detailed statement. Some of the most common criticisms of the trade deal I have read relate to the concerns about the ICS. However, unlike investor courts established elsewhere, CETA provides for a high level of transparency around the system. It also includes an article guaranteeing the right for countries to regulate public policies and I understand these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Since the provisional application of CETA in 2017, Irish exports to Canada have increased by nearly 60%. It is pivotal that Canadian firms employ in excess of 15,000 people across Ireland. What is the Minister's view of the scope for further growth in exports and the number of Canadian firms that are here or could set up here?

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second and Subsequent Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I will indeed. I welcome the Minister to the House and thank Senators Doherty and Currie. I want to support this Bill. As all Members of the House have said, it is far from the preferred way of reopening indoor hospitality. It is far from the ideal way of doing so. I compliment the Government which is doing an exceptional job. Vaccinations for another section of the youth, those aged 25...

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for his continued support and for his briefing on the legislation. I welcome this legislation, which is much needed and will play an important role in giving smaller companies an opportunity to survive as we emerge from this pandemic. We must ensure businesses have an opportunity to recover from the pandemic and that their long-term viability is not impacted by...

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: My thanks to the Minister of State, Deputy English, for his detailed briefing. Like most Members I welcome the legislation. It will ensure proceedings and investigations before adjudication officers of the Workplace Relations Commission comply with constitutional requirements associated with the administration of justice and that hearings before the adjudication officers can resume in full....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for coming before Seanad Éireann this morning. As we are all aware, the hospitality sector has been hammered since March 2020. Having worked in the sector for over 20 years, I retain many close friends and colleagues within the sector. Many have contacted me since the Government's decision not to allow reopening on 5 July and most said...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for her detailed and excellent response. I wish to make a few points, and the Minister of State will know where I am coming from with regard to the frustration. The notion of the hospitality sector having to police who is coming into a premises to ensure that only vaccinated people do so is just not going to work. I do not see it working, to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Following a weekend which featured three significant championship hurling games exclusively on Sky Sports, namely, Galway versus Dublin, which, unfortunately, was not successful for us, Kilkenny versus Wexford and Limerick versus Cork, I want to raise the issue of coverage of our games not being on free-to-air television.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: As I have noted previously in the House, the GAA belongs to the Irish people, including the minority who have no interest in it, given the amounts of taxpayer funds which have always gone to the GAA, far exceeding any other sport. To be clear, I fully support the funding, believe in the good work the GAA does and have been involved in the GAA all my life. The GAA was founded with the stated...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: If the Leader is writing to the Minister I ask that all sporting organisations be written to as it is not fair the GAA would be singled out. The IRFU and the FAI also have commercial deals with Sky.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I agree with the Leader. The GAA is getting a raw deal. It is being singled out and held to standards that the IRFU and the FAI are not held to.

Seanad: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed briefing to the House. I welcome the Bill and am delighted to see its progression like everyone else in Seanad Éireann. Everybody finds ticket touting massively frustrating, particularly when there are so many genuine supporters of a team or artist who are unable to attend an event, and that is especially the case as we begin to see crowds...

Seanad: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Galway won the hurling in 2017, as I am sure the Senator is aware.

Seanad: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: We will not mention Kildare. On a serious note, it has been frustrating and galling to see the resale websites becoming more common and charging extraordinary prices for tickets over the past decade, as the Minister of State alluded to. I will be delighted to see an end to the practice. The numbers of tickets available on those resale sites has increased and is growing consistently. These...

Seanad: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: You are 15 years the Minister of State's senior.

Seanad: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Now.

Seanad: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Now.

Seanad: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Now.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on being a year in the job. It has been my first year as an Oireachtas Member and he has been a great support. I found him to be fair and approachable at all times. Moving on, the hospitality sector is again in crisis this morning. Regarding the proposals being considered by Cabinet, having been involved in the hospitality sector throughout my life, it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I want to raise the issue of the western rail corridor, in particular extending it from Athenry in County Galway to Claremorris in County Mayo. There is a myth that would be expensive and the rail journey would be slower than the journey by bus or car. A report carried out by consultants and published by the Department of Transport last December concluded the case for the reopening of the...