Results 21-40 of 143 for long speaker:Pat Casey

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Pat Casey: ...with regard to getting an application process through the system to deliver houses or would I wait for a process I have known about for a number of months and which is more streamlined in the long term? I would probably wait for this legislation to come in to bring my application through it rather than use a system that has failed. I have some reservations about one area, which Senator...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (21 Oct 2021)

Pat Casey: ...,000 homes with green energy, contributing to Ireland's action plan target of 1 GW of offshore energy by 2025. In March, a report was presented to the Department to facilitate the extension of the long-stop dates within the lease and ensure that the project is delivered in line with the most up-to-date environmental standards. This will allow the project to deliver the positive change in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (21 Oct 2021)

Pat Casey: .... I do not want to interfere in the process. All I ask is when the decision will be made. Could the Minister of State indicate when the Department will make the decision on the extension of the long-stop lease for SSE Renewables?

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Jul 2021)

Pat Casey: As we had a good discussion about this at the finance committee last week, I will be brief. First, it must be acknowledged that this review has probably been long overdue, since 2013. I say that in relation to the revaluations. The longer we leave revaluations to be carried out, the harder it becomes to bring in the change. The other significant thing is that this Bill brings into the tax...

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Pat Casey: ...be remiss of me not to focus on section 15, which has already been referred to and which is the sole section the Opposition has jumped on for the past week. It covers the 10% stamp duty rebate on long-term leasing. It must be acknowledged that the Government acknowledges this is not the best way to do business but it is a way of dealing with housing and delivering homes in the short...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Pat Casey: ...of the day. We always felt there was an element when designing a complex of housing where a number of units would be designed with universal design in mind so they are protected for people for the long-term future. However, having universal design across all housing is not practically possible. If we were to do so, it would increase the cost of housing substantially. I believe the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Pat Casey: ...purpose only storage, however. As Deputy Tóibín mentioned and as has been raised with me, an element of clarification is needed around that. The payment of property tax for local authority housing and long-term leasing housing is like an in and out accounting exercise. It does not serve any purpose. I cannot refer to what happens in every local authority but some local...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2021)

Pat Casey: ...to the complex messaging on time limits for dining. Those dining at tables 1 m apart are subject to a limit of 105 minutes, but those dining outside at tables that are 2 m apart can sit for as long as they like until they are kicked out at the end of the night. I understand why the Restaurants Association of Ireland and the Vintners' Association of Ireland are frustrated by this...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Pat Casey: ...supports. These people do not qualify for social housing, are forced to pay rental prices in excess of average mortgage repayments and have been left outside of Government housing policy for far too long. This legislation is the first in the history of the State to solely focus on affordability. This ground-breaking legislation is proof of this Government's commitment to restoring...

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

Pat Casey: ...of that bank, we have no control over its day-to-day operations. We must examine, however, how the financial sector can evolve from this and become viable into the future. The sector faces long-running challenges such as negative interest rates, technological changes that are reducing the barriers to entry for a whole range of new entrants, and changing customer preferences as they move...

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Pat Casey: ...from a hospitality industry point of view, for the supports that have been given to the industry without which we would not be surviving here today. Originally, this debate was to be on the medium to long-term effects of Covid on my industry but last night's announcement has probably brought it back to today's scenario. Last night gave us a significant element of hope that we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Pat Casey: ...see a potential claim as a policyholder, one should see what the claim costs in a premium, and if there is an actual claim, one should see the cost of the premium for that. It drags on and takes a long time to get to the end date. It is very hard to keep track of that. Those are my few comments. I thank the Minister of State for being present.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2020)

Pat Casey: ...equity scheme which the Minister for housing will be launching shortly, to allow families the opportunity to own their own homes while we try to tackle the bigger challenge of dealing with affordability in the long term.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (8 Dec 2020)

Pat Casey: ...term. We all hoped it might be another seasonal thing which would hit us for two or three months and then we could get out of it. That has not been the case, however. It has now almost become a long-term crisis, and my greatest concern now lies in the long-term impact this situation is having on the financial viability of businesses, specifically smaller businesses. I have some issues...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Pat Casey: ...T-shirts with "I've been the Glendalough" printed on them will never reach a spend of €75 and tourists will never get the tax back.It was a simple message without complications; there was tax-free shopping as long as one lived outside Europe. The message is no longer that shopping is tax-free but that one must spend €75 per transaction in each shop to qualify for a tax...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Pat Casey: I will not delay the House too long. I have said nearly everything I could say at this stage. I again express my disappointment that the Government is not willing to accept any amendments, even those from its partners in the Government. I know the Minister of State referred to the fact that no amendment relating to the collective spend was tabled, but I think the result would have been the...

Seanad: Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Bill 2019: Second Stage (24 Nov 2020)

Pat Casey: ...its purpose. ReBo was established on a statutory basis in January 2013 as a body responsible for facilitating and overseeing the restructuring of credit unions to support their financial and long-term stability. The commission recommended that the restructuring be carried out on a voluntary, incentivised and timebound basis. In line with the commission's recommendation, the...

Seanad: National Screening Advisory Committee Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Sep 2020)

Pat Casey: .... I have been in the Houses of the Oireachtas for four years and sometimes I wonder why the Government does not look to the benefits of forward investment. This will save the State money in the long term. In this case we are talking about children's lives but across all sectors we are not investing enough in forward thinking that could end up saving the State money. I do not buy the...

Seanad: Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Pat Casey: ...rates for another three months is welcome also. These are very welcome measures that address the short-term problem but for the October economic statement we need to address some of the medium and long-term impacts being faced by the tourism sector. The reduction in VAT is welcome. My own sector is disappointed that the tourism sector was not included in that. Senator D'Arcy might have...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Pat Casey: ...two and a half hours waiting to speak to me to get my vote. It is that tenacity that other speakers have spoken about that you continue to show. People say that if one hangs on to something long enough it comes back into fashion. I am referring to your hairstyle, a Chathaoirligh, and Treasure Island. It looks as if the curls are coming back while the hair might be a little lighter....