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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the ambassador and wish her well during her stay in Ireland. It is great to see that Luxembourg has a full ambassador in Ireland. I want to raise the issue of planning. The Fine Gael group of Senators had a great meeting yesterday with Niall Cussen from the Office of the Planning Regulator and previously the Department. I found it most interesting. At some stage, we should...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I also want to wish Councillors Hoare and Carroll the very best of luck in the next 12 months. They will have a joint civic reception for all of the Mayo people who will be going to Pearse Stadium next Sunday in their droves. We will look forward to that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: ...we will not be saying anything about that to the Cathaoirleach, who is a Corkman. Will the Deputy Leader ask the Minister, Deputy Ryan, to update the House on the report he is having written on Inland Fisheries Ireland? There is concern with regard to the former board members who were taken off the board by the Minister. They are very angry over what has happened because it puts them in...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I would also like to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to the late Mary Jackman. I served with Mary in this Chamber between 1997 and 2002. I was the Opposition Whip at that time. It was a pleasure to work with Mary Jackman. As we all know, it is difficult at times to get people to speak in Seanad Éireann, or to keep the House going. It was always the job of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I would like to be associated with yesterday's expressions of sympathy regarding our former colleague and Leas-Chathaoirleach, Mr. Paul Coghlan. We will have another day for proper expressions of sympathy for the late Senator. I support Senator McGahon on the issue he raised regarding the €70,000 grant for first-time buyers. That issue could nearly be resolved now. I compliment the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I am a bit late to welcome the teachers and students from Claremorris. I wish to raise an issue this morning with the Croí Cónaithe scheme through which a person can get a grant of €50,000 to do up an old or derelict house and get a €20,000 top-up. There is an anomaly in that scheme in that if somebody is applying for a loan, there is a stand-off at the moment with...

Seanad: Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (31 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome the opportunity to say a few words during the debate on this very important topic. The Government has to be ambitious and has to take a leap of faith. When explorers or oil companies go out onto the Atlantic, or wherever they go to explore for oil or gas, they do not know what they will get or whether they will get anything, but they...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I also extend a welcome to our parliamentary friends and their friends from Malawi. I hope they have a very successful trip to Ireland. I would also like to be associated with the support for East Belfast GAA. I wish to raise the issue of jury service. I have come across something I have not encountered before, namely, what happens when a person who is moving from one job to another is...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: We would all like to be associated with those remarks and with welcoming Rev. Good to the House.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: ...would allow the Minister to override local authorities. Is he taking the powers away from the manager? In what cases would this amendment come in? TII makes recommendations for national primary and secondary roads. This relates to roads other than nationally managed roads, meaning local roads and so forth. I did not think the Minister would be getting involved in making...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: ...of the local newspapers in circulation in the area where the changes are to be made. Am I correct in taking it that under this section the speed limit on dual carriageways could be up to 120 km/h and that the amendment tabled changes it so that it will relate only to the speed limits that are in place at the time? There were no dual carriageways in the country at that stage. The maximum...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister to the House. As she has stated, this is a short Bill, but an important one. It is important for families throughout the length and breadth of the country, and for the 1.2 million children who will be in receipt of €100. I have to say that the Government and the Minister have really stepped up to the plate over the past year or two since the pandemic and the...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: ...this girl missed out on a week’s wages. She cannot afford it. She has a lot of commitments. It is an area that should be looked at. It is important that people do jury service. It is a duty and service to the State. I know that the Minister will look at it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome all members of the delegation to the meeting. I thank Deputy Ó Cuív for bringing this forward. It is a very interesting topic and one that a lot of people would never have even thought about. I have a question in the context of the winding down of Ulster Bank. I am sure that bank has safe deposit boxes such as those alluded to by Deputy Ó Cuív. What is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: So what Mr. Leahy is saying is that those safe deposit boxes could have travelled around the world, going from one bank to another and so on. Maybe the next of kin have no dealings with the bank holding the safe deposit boxes now. Indeed, they may not know where they are. Mr. Leahy is saying that the activity is unregulated and in the context of Ulster Bank, there is nobody overseeing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Have the Department or Central Bank been on to Ulster Bank, given it is winding down and leaving the country, to see what it is doing about the safe deposit boxes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: So we did not have a situation where, when NAMA sold the loans or properties, or the banks themselves were taken over and sold on, the safe deposit boxes then became property of the bank. That would not have happened, would it?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: ...Niamh to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. I welcome the decision by the credit unions to offer mortgages. We have been fighting for that for many years. Credit unions are community based and I have no doubt that they will do a wonderful job in serving the people and providing very good value for money. About ten or 12 years ago, when new lenders entered the money markets, it was...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: ...which came out recently, one from the Saolta University Health Care Group in the west region, where there is overcrowding at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, which is affecting the accident and emergency department. It is crowding out services and the hospital is under huge pressure, asking people not to attend hospital if at all possible and to go their GPs. There was another report...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their submissions. The discussion is useful. Senator Garvey set the scene for rural areas. Her area is no different from any other rural area. Deputy Ó Cuív raised a question about bringing down the fares. The fares came down and more people are using public transport. I was at Heuston Station this morning and it as chock-a-block. I...