Results 961-980 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Behaviour and Culture of the Irish Retail Banks Report: Central Bank of Ireland (4 Oct 2018)
Paddy Burke: On credit card interest rates, we have recently seen some credit card companies charging in excess of a 25% interest rate. Every single day there are more and more credit card transactions as we are on the way to having a moneyless society, with tap and go facilities. When we think about the billions of euro spent by credit card and the fact that the companies receive a percentage of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Behaviour and Culture of the Irish Retail Banks Report: Central Bank of Ireland (4 Oct 2018)
Paddy Burke: This issue relates to the consumer. Have the delegates received any complaint about the 25% interest rate the credit card companies are charging? This committee had to deal with moneylenders. The issue before us is not much different from moneylending because of the exorbitant interest rates being charged. Recently, the committee heard that if post offices could get into the mortgage...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Behaviour and Culture of the Irish Retail Banks Report: Central Bank of Ireland (4 Oct 2018)
Paddy Burke: The report does not deal with this-----
- Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)
Paddy Burke: I thank the Minister of State for bringing the Bill through the House. It will prove to be a very important piece of legislation. I also thank him for the co-operation he has shown to Members of the House and for accepting amendments. He has accepted many amendments to the Bill which will enhance it. I am delighted the Bill has been passed by this House and I look forward to it being...
- Seanad: Electoral Commission: Statements (27 Sep 2018)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State and the opportunity to say a few words on this important topic. I note from the Minister of State's observations in his statement that he favours the local authorities having a big say in compiling the electoral register. I believe they should have a role to play, but there should be oversight. A number of years ago pressure was put on one of the Minister of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: World Development Report 2019: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the delegation. Everybody agrees that investment in human capital is the way forward. However, the Government has to measure its cloth and has to have a balance between infrastructure, whether it is roads, water, electricity, broadband and so on, and generate the capital before it makes these choices. It is not as easy as saying we must invest in human capital.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: World Development Report 2019: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)
Paddy Burke: When Dr. Djankov considers all the countries around the world, which country does he think we should take the lead from because it has everything right and it is the way to which we should aspire?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: World Development Report 2019: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)
Paddy Burke: Has a model been developed where one could tax trade on broadband or through the Internet because it is displacing jobs in retail in the high street? The greater the trade on the Internet, the greater the losses on the high street.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: World Development Report 2019: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)
Paddy Burke: That is for business done online or through the Internet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: World Development Report 2019: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)
Paddy Burke: Where can the World Bank invest or can it invest in companies that it feels might make a change in the world, for example, in regard to food, how electricity is brought into a country or how broadband is distributed? Can the World Bank decide it will make the decision to invest in a particular project or to give aid to a country to improve the situation for the citizens of the country?
- Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I very much welcome the Public Service (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018. It is great to see that the age of retirement is being increased up to 70 years of age. We know people are living longer and they want to work longer. Life expectancy has increased and people are living far healthier lives. They eat better and take more exercise. It is...
- Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: That was not the point I was making. I said if they were job-sharing they would be working for nothing.
- Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: Next Tuesday.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: I welcome Mr. Verbraeken and his staff. Regarding the overdraft facilities the bank gives to its customers, including small and medium enterprises, SMEs, have many of those cases been referred to the credit review committee? I refer to people with SMEs who have applied for business loans.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: For an SME to qualify for a business loan, is the applicant required to complete the application online?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: The bank does not have a big presence or a big footprint throughout the country.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: For instance, in west Connacht, the bank has a presence in Galway. Has it any other facilities in the region other than in Galway city?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: That is the model that the bank has.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)
Paddy Burke: A person who wants to apply for a loan would telephone the bank and-----