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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: The IPAV was heavily involved in setting up that course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: It might not help that employers have to release a person from work one day a week to go to college while paying them the average rate for the industry anyway. I know in engineering and other trades originally there was a grant for apprenticeships. That certainly is not present in our industry. That would definitely help employers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: The subsidies the wet trades get do not apply to the insurance, auctioneering and engineering industries. That will have to change and there will have to be an even playing field for all employers. I cannot see why one is fish and one fowl when they are trying to encourage people, give them skills and give people in their locality jobs. That will have to be urgently addressed. That would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: They could be coming in with skills that we do not have here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I am curious about the benefits. They say the biggest impediment to many of these guys getting off the jobseeker's benefit at present is the other benefits that come with it. Maybe if they could retain them while they are there and if it works out and they are suited for the job, brilliant. It might be worth considering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I will be brief as we have to leave to vote. I congratulate the witnesses. They are very well presented, they speak very well and they are the only two people here today who were not waffling all day, myself included, so well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: The review of councillors' pay and expenses was to be produced by Ms Sara Morehead, SC, before the end of November. The Leader might find out for the House if that is on track and if we will have it next week. The substantive issue I raise today involves a call for the Leader to bring the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, to the House to explain what he intends to do...

Seanad: European Investment Fund Agreement Bill 2018: Second and Subsequent Stages (21 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: The business representative body, IBEC, said this €300 million future growth loan scheme for loans with terms of eight to ten years is a good start. It added that it will not be enough, however, considering the major concern presented by Brexit. While additional Brexit measures have been announced by the Minister, the low uptake of support schemes and loans to date indicates there is...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I have been here for more than half an hour.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: One chairperson is enough. I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for allowing me to speak. My point is very simple and I will not delay the House. I have looked at the figures for broadband and spoken to a couple of people working at a high level in the telecommunications industry. Eir has the infrastructure in place and still owns and controls all the telegraph poles and the underground...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I refer to the great work that brave gardaí are doing at present on very limited resources. Garda overtime has been a serious issue of late. The situation has become extreme in Drogheda, County Louth recently. I have spoken to gardaí there who have had to cancel holidays, which is most unfortunate. If the proper resources were in place, Garda overtime would have been used to...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: He will be talking about Eoin O'Duffy next.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I want to speak in a similar vein to Senators Leyden and Lawlor. A number of recent high profile court cases have been thrown out or have been seen as fraudulent. It is a concern for our society that so many such cases are presenting. We have many eminent solicitors and barristers here. I ask them to talk to their own organisations and take these people to task. The judges in some of...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: She has put herself there already.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I am speaking.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I did not mention anybody's name.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I did not mention anyone's name and I will not.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: This has been in the national media. It was on the front page of one of the national newspapers.