Results 541-560 of 2,015 for speaker:Pat Casey

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

Pat Casey: That is all right. We will forgive the Leas-Chathaoirleach this time.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (7 May 2021)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and I am sorry for having to cut him short earlier.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (7 May 2021)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank her for her commitment to the Seanad. It is appreciated.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Records (7 May 2021)

Pat Casey: Thank you again Minister for your commitment in the House.

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

Pat Casey: I, equally, take this opportunity to welcome the Tánaiste to the House. The last time I spoke to him I was on the other side of the aisle asking him questions on employment in Arklow. I want to put on record at this point my thanks, 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....

Seanad: EU Regulations (Europol): Motion (26 Apr 2021)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for his statement and for his commitment to this House.

Seanad: Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister. This is my first time to engage with her with regard to tourism. I will read a few extracts from my hotel's old diaries: Ate a hearty dinner and departed fully satisfied with the treatment we received - W.H. Adams. Stayed ten days at Glendalough, noted for the cleanliness and the kind attention it offers its visitors. On the night of Tuesday last, the 11th, a...

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.