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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Aidan Davitt: The Leader had the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, come to the House to discuss councillors' pay and conditions, an issue the Leader has raised himself on a number occasions. The Minister of State gave an undertaking before the mid-term recess that the ongoing neglect of councillors' pay and conditions would be addressed. As of yet, it has not been. I hope the Leader has some update on...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Aidan Davitt: There have been a few false dawns. We had a firm commitment to address this issue, as the Leader is aware because he has been quite active in this respect.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I did not want to leave this issue unaddressed. The time for addressing it has come and gone, which is the reason I raised it.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Aidan Davitt: We must keep the coal on the fire.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Aidan Davitt: The groceries Act was abolished with the aim of feeding the masses with cheap bread and milk. However, as all Members are aware, alcohol has become the favoured lure. Some very good points have been made by speakers. As Senator McDowell said, this is very important legislation. He touched on minimum unit pricing, as did Senators Wilson and Mulherin. Senators Wilson and Reilly spoke on...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Aidan Davitt: Quite a good point has been made on this. Perhaps tourist centres are what should be considered, as production on site might not be the way to clarify the issue. I believe the Guinness factory is the second biggest tourist attraction in Ireland. As Senator McDowell pointed out, we have the Jameson centre in Dublin. We also have Teelings in the same area spoken about by Senator Devine. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I rise in anticipation that His Holiness Pope Francis will visit in the third week of August, with the possibility that Croke Park will facilitate a celebratory mass on 26 August. I suggest we invite Pope Francis to address a joint sitting of the Houses.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I rise today to discuss the tracker mortgage scandal which has been one of the most shameful examples of wanton greed and arrogance ever displayed since the foundation of the State. Approximately 13,000 defenceless citizens of Ireland who were mostly in a bad bind already had their positions exacerbated by the very entities for which this State surrendered its sovereignty in order to support...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I am reading them all right. I have seen the Taoiseach jumping down off ladders, looking into holes but -----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: Urgent measures are needed to ease the pain and suffering and to rectify the financial problems caused for all victims. I am calling on all banks to put an auditor and senior management team in place to liaise with and recompense all affected customers forthwith. I am also calling for the resignation of any board members who knew that these underhanded practices were in use. Those board...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I am telling the truth. This is a serious matter that has been going on and on. It has been going on, under Fine Gael, for the last seven years. I am telling the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: This tracker mortgage scandal has been going on for ten years. Fine Gael has been in power for the majority of that period.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: This did not happen on our watch.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: It was due to the same guys who are still there.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I would have no problem if he had not got on top of a ladder for a photo opportunity. He did not have to put on the gear and go to the top of a ladder for a photo opportunity.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I am being honest.

Seanad: Legal Metrology (Measuring Instruments) Bill 2017: Second Stage (19 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I acknowledge that the Dáil has a busy voting schedule at present. We are all aware of that in the House. The Bill is an important one, as the Minister of State said, and there are quite a lot of technical matters in it. Fianna Fáil supports the Bill and the active work the Minister of State is doing to upgrade the diktats from Europe on this. As a strong member of the European...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I come from a small business in the Mullingar-Castlepollard area, which is a village-type setting. The rates were revalued in Westmeath and are now based on rental values. There has been a fundamental shift in how rates are calculated in that in certain lines of business this is based on turnover. This has caused havoc for businesses never previously rated in this way. The rates bills for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Aidan Davitt: Is anyone else coming in to speak about retail as part of this module?