Results 21-40 of 175 for speaker:Paula Butterly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: I am not a member of the transport committee but when I heard the witnesses would be in this morning, I could not pass up the opportunity. I thank the Chair for allowing me to speak at the end. I am going to get the witnesses to rehash some of the points that were probably raised this morning. What are the three top issue in terms of costs and barriers in their industry? I have a little...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: It is not fit for purpose.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Denmark to Ireland (2 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: I will comment rather than ask specific questions. First and foremost, His Excellency is very welcome and I thank him for his time, and likewise Ms Christensen. I note the ambassador’s point that Denmark will be an honest broker. I welcome that. Over 50 years, Ireland and Denmark have been walking the EU path together, the odd time stumbling, but very much taking the ups and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: Hello to the officials. I am from the Louth constituency. I will start with the ESB. The port access northern cross route, PANCR, in Drogheda is intended to have 7,000 homes. Phase 2 is about to start any time now. My understanding is in or around April of this year a moratorium was placed on new connections. I cannot overstate the importance the PANCR project will have for a town like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: The Chair is going to interrupt me any moment. On that, Mr. Rossiter said the review is complete. Do we have a timeline for when the solutions will be put in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: Is the timeline six months, eight months or 12 months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: Is Mr. Rossiter saying that we will have no issues connecting the houses in and around the Ballymakenny area, that this can occur and that we will have facilities and connectivity for any new businesses coming into Drogheda?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: I thank Mr. Tarrant. I will take him up on his offer of a meeting. I have more questions to ask.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: Is there time for an answer about Uisce Éireann?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: I thank Mr. French for his opening statement. I was particularly struck by his level-headedness. Very often when there are tragedies like this in families, there is very much a knee-jerk reaction of calling for the immediate enactment of legislation. I was really impressed by his logic about the presumption of innocence and seeing it through to conviction because anything else could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Paula Butterly: I certainly agree with Mr. French about manslaughter because it is very often different from murder. There may be aggravating circumstances. Facts and evidence of aggravating circumstances such as domestic abuse and victimisation, etc. which will lead to a conviction of murder may be put before the jury during the trial. Mr. French has been at the centre of this and I have no doubt he has...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Paula Butterly: I apologise for not being here for the Minister’s opening statement. I have just a couple of points to raise, the first of which concerns the courts. When it comes to the Family Court and the establishment-----

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Paula Butterly: Are we still on the first Vote?

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Paula Butterly: I apologise to the Minister. I was going from back to front rather than front to back, and I did not mean to rush him.

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Paula Butterly: Thank goodness. On the Courts Service, is provision made there for the family courts?

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Paula Butterly: Will that entail not just additional judicial positions but also possibly capital funding for new buildings or spaces? Some courthouses can accommodate, some cannot.