Results 341-360 of 1,926 for speaker:Pat Casey
- Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: The next slot is being shared by Senators Dolan and Carrigy.
- Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: The Senator has three minutes and Senator Carrigy has three minutes.
- Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: I apologise to the Senators who will not make it into the debate, but I must call the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Yes, unless we end up with more time, but we have already eaten into his time by six or seven minutes.
- Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State. When the debate resumes, he is entitled to the balance of the eight minutes that we deducted from him today.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister to the House. I wish to advise Members that this business will be concluded at 4.30 p.m. I remind them that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, with the exception of the proposer of the amendment, who may reply to discussion on the amendment. On Report Stage, each non-Government amendment must be seconded.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 2 and 10 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 4, 5 and 20 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed to? Agreed.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 6 and 7 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendment agreed to.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 8 and 9 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendment No. 9 has already been discussed with amendment No. 8.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 11 and 12 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 13 and 14 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 15 and 17 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: Does the Minister wish to come in?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: If amendment No. 18 is agreed to, amendment No. 19 cannot be moved. Amendment No. 19 is a logical alternative to amendment No. 18. Amendment Nos. 18 and 19 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: The core part of the legislation is restoring democracy to local authorities. We either believe in our planning system and our planners, who are eventually the ones to make the decisions regarding these large-scale residential developments, or we do not. I am not hung up on 10%, 20% or 30%. I believe we are being prescriptive and my preferred option would be to leave it to the planners to...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)
Pat Casey: I will be brief. Having served as a councillor for 12 years, I have some understanding of the role that councils play. If there is one thing they do not have much of, it is time. The Senator has proposed that there would be multiple meetings to deal with multiple projects. I do not agree. Councillors are asked to discuss and adopt a county development plan in one meeting. Councils have...