Results 581-600 of 984 for speaker:Aidan Davitt

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I certainly agree with Senators Michael McDowell and Catherine Ardagh who spoke about the mortgage crisis and the sale of loans. We will hear all of the technical debate on Basel II, the impairment of our balance sheets and the ratio of loans to assets in the banks. As it has come down the road from the European Union, we cannot be oblivious to it. We were quick to deliver NAMA to large...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I was contacted by a councillor yesterday. I know many Senators talk to councillors every day. This lady is a hardworking single mother and she is surviving solely on her councillor's pay. Due to her mother's death in January, she missed two council meetings and somebody in the council saw fit to deduct €600 from her pay and allowances. That is absolutely sickening. I could not...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: Come down to Mullingar hospital and see the number of people waiting for treatment on trolleys.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I appreciate it. I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I rise today to discuss an issue which will cause serious concern, both inside and outside this House. It will have serious implications where I come from. I believe it is reflective of the tail-wagging-the-dog character of this limp Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: Fair play to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, for reopening his local Garda station and closing pubs in towns and villages all over Ireland that he has never heard of. Good luck to the Boxer; he has a hard neck and is a good politician with whom I have served.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I served with him and we know each other on personal terms, and I was delighted when he became a Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: The Senators criticised Fine Gael earlier about mouthing off when people get to their feet, so I would appreciate a bit of courtesy for Fianna Fáil. We are keeping Fine Gael in a job with a bit of support now and again, so I would appreciate a bit of courtesy.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: Deputy Moran is calling the shots to keep this Fine Gael Government in power, and at any cost, it seems. Heretofore, Tullamore, Mullingar and Athlone were gateway towns, a development which had been ignored by Governments for the past ten years. Those Governments were happy to appoint them as gateway towns, and to promise money that was going to lead to large scale development in those...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: Yes, the Minister, Deputy Moran. I apologise.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: The Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Moran, has prioritised Athlone as a new city under the national planning framework proposals. This is a scandalous decision made by senior Fine Gael politicians to keep that party in office. I would ask Fine Gael to look at itself in the mirror and ask what was so wrong with the previous arrangements in...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: Money was not put into it. That was the problem. We had an answer.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: They are building a road down to Cork for Senator Gavan.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I again fully concur with those who have spoken on Senator Wilson's motion. It is something we have discussed on several occasions.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: Senator Wilson has called for the Minister to come to the House and I am delighted to support him. It is something that has to be urgently discussed. When the Minister came to the House, we discussed the €2,500 in unvouched expenses. I took it that he agreed to look at the extra €2,500 in additional expenses from then on. However, when the legislation came through there was...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I am okay.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: It would provide 200 jobs in Mullingar if it was rolled out.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2018)

Aidan Davitt: Did the Government spend any money on the plan?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Transport Provision (24 Jan 2018)

Aidan Davitt: I thank the Minister for coming to the House today. I appreciate it because I know he is quite busy. My Commencement matter states quite clearly what my question is. The Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2016-2035 identified a number of light rail projects, including the extension to the Luas from Broombridge to north of Finglas. I have been contacted by the chairperson of the Dublin...