Results 81-100 of 1,916 for speaker:Pat Casey

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (11 Oct 2023)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for coming into the Chamber.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Education (11 Oct 2023)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to the Chamber for our second Commencement matter.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2023)

Pat Casey: I ask the Leader for two debates. One is around the recent report issued by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, that failure to invest in road projects could lead to an additional 77 deaths or 380 serious road injuries. More specifically, in relation to my county, there is the M11-N11 upgrade scheme, on which the report identified that four fatalities and seven serious injuries could...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister. Today is an important milestone in the history of the Irish financial system and its management by successive Ministers for Finance over the 100 years of our independent national story. In the early years of independence, some foreign and domestic commentators scoffed at the ability of the Irish State to build and manage a successful economy. There are many global...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Services (4 Oct 2023)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon.

Seanad: Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Second Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: I welcome both Ministers of State to the House. It is nice to have the two Ministers responsible for the introduction of the Bill in the Chamber. There are no excuses for any more delays. I welcome Councillor Murphy as well. The EU already boasts some of the most stringent consumer protection regulations in the world. Recent incidents such as the dieselgate scandal, however, have...

Seanad: Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Second Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Second Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: Next Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 10 to 12, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: That is correct.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

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

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: Acceptance of this amendment involves the deletion of section 50 of the Bill.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 22, 23 and 26 are related and will be discussed together.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 24, 25, 27, 28, 32 and 34 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Local Government Matters: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State. Most of us in this House started our political careers as councillors. We have an understanding of the work they do and the role they play in communities. We must recognise that role. I do not agree with everything Senator Keogan said but I agree there has been a diminishment of the powers of councillors, not just under this Government but under previous...

Seanad: Local Government Matters: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: When it comes to rural planning, we must remember that we are dealing with people who want to build homes on their own land. That is not the same as development and it should be looked at in a slightly different way.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Leader. I wish to raise two issues, one of which relates to some of our larger or medium-sized towns in rural Ireland where there is no internal public transport link. While we have transport to destinations such as Dublin, Cork or Galway, there is no internal bus service within those towns, whether that might be used by children going to school in the morning, by older people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Deputy Leader. I am returning to an issue that I have raised before regarding the national planning framework and how it arrived at its population growth figures, and, more importantly, how those figures were distributed regionally and on a county-wide basis. Something I predicted is now happening live in County Wicklow, as in the first planning application for 98 houses has...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: That is fine. It is what we are here for.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2023)

Pat Casey: Before I come back in for another round, I will take this opportunity to welcome Councillor Brian Fitzgerald, a former Deputy, with his wife Noeleen. I extend a special welcome to their granddaughter, Andrea. They are here with Senator Keogan. I hope they enjoy their visit.