Results 61-80 of 1,909 for speaker:Pat Casey
- 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...
- 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.