Results 161-180 of 1,915 for speaker:Pat Casey

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sporting Rights (14 Dec 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House this morning.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (14 Dec 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (14 Dec 2022)

Pat Casey: Perhaps the incoming Cathaoirleach of the Seanad could follow up on the Minister of State's suggestion regarding the scheduling of ministerial appearances before the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for that advice and for coming in this morning.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes (14 Dec 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House again.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (13 Dec 2022)

Pat Casey: I propose the sitting be suspended.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Motion for Earlier Signature (13 Dec 2022)

Pat Casey: I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Finance Bill 2022 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2022)

Pat Casey: Now.

Seanad: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. He referred to the credit union movement as an integral part of the community, and that is what it is. Whenever we speak of the movement in this House or the Lower House, we all speak of it in a positive manner because it is an integral part of the community. If it retains those values, the Bill will add to that service it provides. The pillar...

Seanad: Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (17 Nov 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome our special guests in the Gallery and the Minister of State. Fianna Fáil welcomes the Bill, which was put forward by my colleagues, Senators Ardagh and Buttimer. It seeks to end the discrimination cancer survivors face when trying to access financial services. Research from the Irish Cancer Society has shown that nearly a quarter of people affected by cancer are unable even...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (16 Nov 2022)

Pat Casey: I move: That, notwithstanding the order of the House today, progress be now reported on Committee Stage of the Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022 and the sitting be suspended until 6 p.m.

Seanad: Transport: Motion (9 Nov 2022)

Pat Casey: I second the motion.

Seanad: Transport: Motion (9 Nov 2022)

Pat Casey: I thank my colleague, Senator O'Loughlin, for introducing this motion. One strategy at the heart of Government is about getting as many people on public transport as we can. We see this as the future. If this is a Government aspiration, looking at the short-hop zone and its success for the people who live within that zone in terms of access to services but more importantly access to...

Seanad: Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, to the Chamber for another debate on housing. I am delighted to have the opportunity to discuss housing, and more particularly Housing for All. When we mention figures and data from a Government point of view, they are factual, accurate and realistic, unlike those of the major Opposition party, whose policy would not stand up to any scrutiny....

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (26 Oct 2022)

Pat Casey: I call the Deputy Leader to suspend the House until 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Pat Casey: Now.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendment No. 8 has been ruled out of order because of a potential charge on the Revenue.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendment No. 10, involving a potential charge on the Revenue, has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Pat Casey: Amendments Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Pat Casey: I welcome the guests of Senator Frances Black to the Gallery.