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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Irish Banking Culture Board: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Paddy Burke: Mr. Justice Hedigan said that the IBCB has nine teams dealing with various aspects of banking. We dealt extensively with the tracker mortgage issue. An area that has not received much attention is the small business sector. There have been many problems regarding how small businesses have been treated. Some have gone out of business. Withdrawal of credit is a relevant issue. Does the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Irish Banking Culture Board: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Paddy Burke: PTSB has changed direction in recent days with regard to mortgage to rent. What is the IBCB's view on this? We have been pressurising all of the banks with regard to many issues. The PTSB seems to have changed tack and is selling loans to third parties such that local authorities can rent houses to people in order that they do not have to leave them, which is very welcome. Has the board...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Irish Banking Culture Board: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Paddy Burke: Does the board intend to consider vulture funds? Many mortgages have been sold to them, but they do not support or contribute to the setting up of the board. Will they come within it remit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60 (6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulation 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Oct 2019)

Paddy Burke: I have one question. Where is the line drawn between giving and not giving information? I imagine this is a very narrow line that is drawn. Who is or are the designated person or persons to give the information or not? In other words, who is the deciding officer?

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (25 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 40 is a huge amendment. Will it be enacted straight away? If the Bill is passed, it will have to go back to the other House to be passed into law. Is it the case that the full effect will not come into being until the Minister so prescribes which could be years after the Bill is enacted? In Castlebar, where there are three lakes, the mink have killed all the swans which come...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: I propose that the House suspend until 4.30 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I wish to be associated with welcoming everybody back to this magnificent Chamber. I congratulate and thank everybody involved for the magnificent job they have done in refurbishing the House. I wish to add to the long list of names the Cathaoirleach outlined of those who were responsible for bringing the work to fruition. The former Ceann Comhairle, Deputy...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: I, too, wish to raise a number of issues with the section. How does the State recover overpayments? I raised the issue of self-employed people, particularly sole traders, who laid off staff during the recession or had no choice but to close their businesses because they had failed and were then required to pay redundancy of two weeks per year to all staff. When a business was unable to...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: This does not involve companies but sole traders who ceased trading or closed their businesses for one reason or another, whether they could not make a go of it or got into difficulty.The State stepped in and made redundancy payments. Ultimately, a person's estate will have to pay and that will involve selling a private dwelling house in most cases. It is very-----

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: I know the Minister understands the situation. It is not just one or two cases; this happened to quite a number of sole traders during the recession.

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: Senator McDowell does not know that.

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: The Minister must be standing for election.

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words about Seanad reform. I was also a member of the Seanad reform committee. We had some great discussions. Everybody did not agree but we had good discussions. Senator McDowell stated that the Seanad has been under the thumb of every Government. This is the first time ever that this House is not under the thumb of the Government.

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: What Seanad reform is trying to achieve is what we have here already. Over the 25 years in which I have been a Senator, there has never been such a diverse Seanad. It includes Independents, party members and all shades of political opinion. The Senator indicated that every Seanad was under the thumb of the Government. We have it in our grasp or power to make whatever changes we wish but...

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: It is not rubbish. The Senator, as Chairman of the committee, has not put forward any costings at all.

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: This needs to be spelled out in great detail for the public.

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: I will tell the Senator what is involved. One could have up to 40, or maybe 50, candidates on each of the five panels. Consider the cost if the State were to provide free post for each candidate. This is the case for the university panels, although not the others. I do not know what it has cost but I am sure it represents a considerable cost to the Exchequer. The Minister of State stated...

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: We are going to have an electoral commission for the Seanad. There is going to be an electoral commission for the Dáil-----

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: I have read the Bill.

Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)

Paddy Burke: I will give way.