Results 481-500 of 991 for speaker:Aidan Davitt

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.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: That is the reality of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: To say that a person could win a case and take €500,000 from Transdev-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: It is unbelievable. The insurance companies, the State-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aidan Davitt: -----and the Minister are going to have to look very hard at many of the cases coming before the courts.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I can give both Senators another couple of minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)

Aidan Davitt: The Minister for Finance carried out a review of the betting industry and revenues from it. The thrust of his report’s recommendations was a proposed tax on winnings from bets. There was a call for a further tax on and regulation of online betting. With the problem we have with gambling, I feel these would have been prudent moves and more effective than the proposed 2% levy. Will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Membership of CERN: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I was caught up at another meeting so I apologise for missing most of the witnesses' presentation although I did see a little bit of it on the screen. Deputy Lawless has been a great spokesman for us on the witnesses' behalf and I support his sentiments. We think it is a progressive step and it would be regressive of us not to be involved. Keep up the good work.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I want to say a couple of things about the budget. I welcome the introduction by the Government of the one stage approval by councils when it comes to building new, affordable and mainly social homes. I think this was led through discussions involving Deputies Cowen and Michael McGrath. Every council in the country now has a fund of €6 million and does not have to ask the Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

Aidan Davitt: And Garda stations.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I just want to clarify this for the Leader. The restaurants, along with the Restaurants Association of Ireland, have been responsible regarding this rate but other tourism sectors may have not been so much.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

Aidan Davitt: We would disagree.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I agree with Senator McDowell's sentiments about the march today. I am on record from two and a half years ago when the then Minister, Deputy Coveney, spoke here, as saying his plan was doomed to fail before it started. This was mainly because of the lack of specific numbers. We had to tell each council to build a certain amount of social housing units because without a target they will...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Statements (27 Sep 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is a progressive step. As elected Members and having served in different forms as politicians, we all know that many elements of the register of electors could do with being streamlined. For example, changing address on the register is complicated. Fianna Fáil welcomes the steps being taken by the Minister and wholeheartedly supports...