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Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Pat Casey: Is the Senator pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Pat Casey: It was announced and agreed earlier.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 8 and 15 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Pat Casey: We will let the Senator in. Sorry, Senator.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 9 to 12, inclusive, are ruled out of order due to a potential charge on the Revenue.

Seanad: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (5 Dec 2023)

Pat Casey: Now.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Pat Casey: The Minister is welcome. I also welcome my good friend, Gail Dunne. We have competed and soldiered in elections together, but through all that time we have always remained good friends. That is very important in politics today. When submitting the three recommendations, I knew they would probably be ruled out of order, but I wished to continue my focus on what I believe is a certain...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister for his answer. He spoke to me about it privately so I was aware of what was coming. I will not give up on this because it is the right thing to do. If we need to get the relevant Ministers and bodies into a room to try to sort this out, we should. This cohort of people are the very people we should assist. I fully accept the Minister's point about the LTV ratio. I...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Pat Casey: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: I take the opportunity to welcome the Minister, Deputy McGrath, to the House. It is his first time visiting us as finance Minister.I thank him for the leadership role he has provided in the party over the past while. The fiscal landscape of budget 2024 marks a significant chapter in the annals of the financial system, defining a century-long narrative shaped by successive Governments and...

Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also welcome to the Chamber today the former Deputy Robert Dowds and his group. I hope he has an enjoyable afternoon.

Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: Before I go to the next speaker, I welcome the group from County Louth to the Public Gallery, who are guests of Senator McGahon. He said he will look after the tab afterwards, and whatever they want in the restaurant, it should not be a problem. Our next speaker is Senator O'Loughlin, who has five minutes.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: I thank the Senator. Senator Carrigy has five minutes.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: Amendment No. 10 has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 14, 17, 71 and 77 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: No. The Senator has made two contributions.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: Okay.

Seanad: Housing For All: Statements (7 Nov 2023)

Pat Casey: I join others in welcoming the Minister of State. I thank the senior Minister, Deputy O'Brien, for his presentation earlier. We are seeing sustainable progress in the delivery of housing.We must acknowledge that progress and we must acknowledge that is a reality. The facts are there to back up that progress, despite what other people might like to put into the media. Sometimes, when you...