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Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber.I also welcome the review of the national development plan. Senator Gavan mentioned that he was looking for a link to Shannon Airport. He may get it more quickly than the one to Dublin Airport at the rate we are going for that particular link. He made another point about now being the cheapest time to get money. For someone who is in business and is...

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

Pat Casey: Most of what needs to be said on this issue has been covered. I was hoping that we would get to the issue of business interruption insurance because there are thousands of small-----

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

Pat Casey: There are only ten minutes left in this meeting. Will we get to the issue of business interruption insurance today?

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

Pat Casey: The questions I wished to ask on this matter have probably already been asked. There are thousands of small firms that are struggling and hanging on by their fingernails to stay afloat and a critical part of that is business interruption insurance that is not being paid out. We need to get to this issue. I know the issue of Davy Stockbrokers is important. I am not denying that, but the...

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

Pat Casey: On the issue of the settlement of €4.13 million that was reduced from €5.9 million, was anything else negotiated at that time other than a financial settlement?

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

Pat Casey: The financial settlement against Davy Stockbrokers was the sum of €4.13 million. It was originally €5.9 million but Davy got a 30% discount because it had acted in good faith. Was anything discussed apart from the financial settlement? Did any negotiations relating to matters other than the financial settlement take place in the context of the settlement?

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

Pat Casey: Davy did not seek immunity from criminal prosecution during that negotiation. Is that the case?

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

Pat Casey: I am delighted to hear that. Is the legislation for personal criminal prosecutions strong enough to go after these 16 individuals so that they are held accountable for what they have done?

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

Pat Casey: I thank Ms Rowland for her response. I am aware that two other people want to get in and I will pass on the time that I have left to the others.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2021)

Pat Casey: I refer to the issue raised by a couple of speakers earlier, namely, the closure of 103 branches by Bank of Ireland. Regrettably, there are three branches in my county in Rathdrum, Tinahely and Carnew. My first thoughts go the employees and their families. It does not matter how much one knows of what is coming down the road, it is still a shock when it is announced. In looking at this as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: The question I am raising is on the role of State bodies in sustaining the tourism product but also on providing services to the wider society. There is an ongoing review of the National Parks & Wildlife Service, NPWS, and its remit. My question also covers the remit of the likes of the Office of Public Works, OPW, and the National Monuments Service. At the core of the remit of all...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tenant Purchase Scheme (22 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: Three years ago I sat with the Minister of State's predecessor, Deputy English, discussing this very issue. It is important that we try to get a solution to it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Assistance Payment (22 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for attending the House. I think he is here more often than I am.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (22 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: I welcome back the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to the House. She is also in the House more often than I am.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services Provision (22 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: The Minister of State has four minutes. I am sure she is well aware of this project.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: I also welcome the Minister of State back to the House and thank her for her commitment to it. She has always made herself available to answer our queries and I know of her personal commitment to the role she has taken on as Minister of State. My question is for the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and it is to ensure dialysis patients are given the same priority in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I acknowledge that the limited amount of vaccine received is being rolled out and administered, and that the issue is about supply. That is why I put down the Commencement matter today. There is clear evidence in relation to the cohort I am referring to that there is a 25% mortality rate, and it should be at the same level as nursing home...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: Last week I received an email from Ruby Lily Doyle, aged ten, from Avoca. Like many of us, Ruby Lily and her family have taken to walking the beautiful village of Avoca in Wicklow, which is known to people as "Ballykissangel" from the television series. In her email she states that what has horrified her has been the level of dog fouling that has taken place on the walks. In fairness to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: I welcome, for the first time, the Minister to the committee. The public are finding it very hard to understand and accept, as am I, what is being proposed. Senator Higgins raised a few of the issues I was going to touch on. This decision is being made when the Department of Health is in crisis. Some might say the health service is always in crisis but, because of Covid, we are in worse...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Pat Casey: In his opening remarks, the Minister said we hopefully would look back on this as a positive decision in time to come when we can turn around our health service. I move on to accountability and responsibility. The Minister has mentioned a few times that at the end of the day, the Secretary General is the Accounting Officer and has legal responsibilities. Looking at the structure within the...