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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2023)

Paddy Burke: I would like to be associated with yesterday's expressions of sympathy regarding our former colleague and Leas-Chathaoirleach, Mr. Paul Coghlan. We will have another day for proper expressions of sympathy for the late Senator. I support Senator McGahon on the issue he raised regarding the €70,000 grant for first-time buyers. That issue could nearly be resolved now. I compliment the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I am a bit late to welcome the teachers and students from Claremorris. I wish to raise an issue this morning with the Croí Cónaithe scheme through which a person can get a grant of €50,000 to do up an old or derelict house and get a €20,000 top-up. There is an anomaly in that scheme in that if somebody is applying for a loan, there is a stand-off at the moment with...

Seanad: Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (31 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome the opportunity to say a few words during the debate on this very important topic. The Government has to be ambitious and has to take a leap of faith. When explorers or oil companies go out onto the Atlantic, or wherever they go to explore for oil or gas, they do not know what they will get or whether they will get anything, but they...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I also extend a welcome to our parliamentary friends and their friends from Malawi. I hope they have a very successful trip to Ireland. I would also like to be associated with the support for East Belfast GAA. I wish to raise the issue of jury service. I have come across something I have not encountered before, namely, what happens when a person who is moving from one job to another is...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: We would all like to be associated with those remarks and with welcoming Rev. Good to the House.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: As a point of information, central to getting insurance is a driver licence.Changes are being made to medical practice when it comes to fitness to drive. Heretofore, when people got to a certain age they got a medical certificate to say that they could continue driving for the next three years. When people then reached a greater age, they might only get a year or so. There are changes in...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Does this take powers away from the local authorities? This amendment would allow the Minister to override local authorities. Is he taking the powers away from the manager? In what cases would this amendment come in? TII makes recommendations for national primary and secondary roads. This relates to roads other than nationally managed roads, meaning local roads and so forth. I did not...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Under this section the amendment states that any changes to by-laws would be advertised in at least two national daily newspapers. I suggest that it would also be advertised in one of the local newspapers in circulation in the area where the changes are to be made. Am I correct in taking it that under this section the speed limit on dual carriageways could be up to 120 km/h and that the...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I wish the Minister well with the Bill. It is very important legislation.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister to the House. As she has stated, this is a short Bill, but an important one. It is important for families throughout the length and breadth of the country, and for the 1.2 million children who will be in receipt of €100. I have to say that the Government and the Minister have really stepped up to the plate over the past year or two since the pandemic and the...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Yes. As we have the Minister for Social Protection here, I will briefly-----

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: It is a pity that this girl missed out on a week’s wages. She cannot afford it. She has a lot of commitments. It is an area that should be looked at. It is important that people do jury service. It is a duty and service to the State. I know that the Minister will look at it.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Now.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Does the sunset clause expire in December? Is it only to cover this payment?

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Now.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: Now.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Motion for Earlier Signature (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: 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 Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: I welcome all members of the delegation to the meeting. I thank Deputy Ó Cuív for bringing this forward. It is a very interesting topic and one that a lot of people would never have even thought about. I have a question in the context of the winding down of Ulster Bank. I am sure that bank has safe deposit boxes such as those alluded to by Deputy Ó Cuív. What is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: So what Mr. Leahy is saying is that those safe deposit boxes could have travelled around the world, going from one bank to another and so on. Maybe the next of kin have no dealings with the bank holding the safe deposit boxes now. Indeed, they may not know where they are. Mr. Leahy is saying that the activity is unregulated and in the context of Ulster Bank, there is nobody overseeing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paddy Burke: There may be nothing of value in some of those boxes but there may well be in others. The bank may not even open the boxes. It is a fascinating subject. I thought there would have been some regulation on that.