Results 201-220 of 1,919 for speaker:Pat Casey

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (21 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State. Senator Malcolm Byrne outlined our concerns with regard to the Minister of State's response to this issue. The Dublin-Rosslare east coast route has probably suffered from the least amount of investment over the 200 years of its history since it was delivered. It has great potential and provides an opportunity to take people off the road but we are not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (21 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I know she is only the messenger. I served on the council when the event occurred in 2015, which goes to show that we are not taking the east coast rail line seriously if it took a severe weather event to create an emergency intervention to protect the line. We have known all along that the rail line on the east coast is vulnerable and we have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

Pat Casey: A recurring theme is budget 2023, and the single crisis facing us is the cost of living, whether that be for an individual, family, household, community or business. If we can support businesses, we can support employment and a family income. My issue is the second biggest issue in the State, namely, housing, affordable housing and providing pathways to affordability and aspiring to your...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: They have moved a great deal in 100 years, in fairness.

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Is it this Wednesday?

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the Minister for coming in and wish her well on her good news.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment who may reply to the discussion on the amendment. Each non-Government amendment must also be seconded.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, and 9 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendment No. 6 is in the names of Senator Moynihan, Hoey, Sherlock and Wall. As no Member is here to move it, the amendment falls.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: We have not been given notice of that.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: I am sorry; I cannot accept amendment No. 6.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 7, 8 and 10 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 11 and 14 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: I have no problem with the Bill in regard to the sick pay aspect. However, when we are drafting legislation, we should honestly and clearly identify that there is a significant difference in sick pay for a large company when compared with a small company, or for a small SME when compared with a large SME. Tied into all of that equation, when calculating this we have to take into account...

Seanad: European Directive on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation: Motion (5 Jul 2022)

Pat Casey: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: I contributed to the debate on Second Stage. I grew up and spent all my life in this industry. I have been an employee and an employer; I have been on both sides of the fence in respect of the matter to which the Bill relates. I have seen the distribution of tips in many forms, guises and modules in many hotels and restaurants. Some tips are divided equally and some are divided unequally....

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: I will focus on the point on cash tips and I will speak from a practical point of view. It is almost impossible for an employer to regulate them. I have been on both sides of this. I have been through many schemes in many establishments. There have been schemes to pool tips and distribute them throughout the services or pool and distribute them among the waiting staff only, and there have...

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: Now.

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Pat Casey: Now.