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Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: May I speak?

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: We listened to the three speakers from Sinn Féin who all talked about Fianna Fáil and hardly mentioned Fine Gael. They talked about what they want to do and what they are seeking. When they walk by the homeless people on the streets of Dublin - which is experiencing a serious crisis in this regard - they should remember that Fianna Fáil did not put them there. There were no...

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: It is good to employ a few people too.

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: "Simplistic" was the Senator's word.

Seanad: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Statements (13 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: It is great to see the Minister return to us again for what is almost her weekly round of the House at this stage. As the Minister has outlined, there are many serious implications, but this is not of Ireland's doing. I will outline some of the things we are trying to keep an eye on. Our unique relationship with Britain has been built up over years. Safeguarding the work and progress made...

Seanad: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Statements (13 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: I asked the Minister at the time-----

Seanad: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Statements (13 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: I asked the question earlier on. I am not demeaning the Minister's work or anything else, but-----

Seanad: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Statements (13 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: A Minister of State would be a helpful step forward.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: I want to talk about a possible upside of Brexit, albeit we have to seize the opportunity.I call on the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to advise whether she has put a strategy in place to target and attract businesses and financial institutions that are likely to move their operations out of Britain as a result of Brexit. Given our skilled workforce, proven track record in...

Seanad: Fire Safety in Traveller Accommodation: Statements (19 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to comment on the report. I extend my sympathy to the families and people who lost loved ones and friends in the Carrickmines tragedy. I welcome the representatives of the Traveller community who are present. While the Minister has provided an outline of the €9 million for Traveller accommodation, what safeguards are in place for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: One of our other Senators hit on the following already this morning. In his budget proposals, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, got his lines badly wrong as I suggested at the time. He is now reconsidering and redrawing his plan for a tax rebate for first-time buyers. He is on shifting ground. After meeting the Minister this morning, the IPAV...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: I hope the Leader will be able to clarify the position on grants for sporting organisations and National Lottery funded grants to sporting organisations. I note that before the last general election a grant of €50,000 was promised for the development of Cusack Park and Westmeath GAA. However, since the fall of the last Government and the subsequent formation of the current...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: I would like to be as upbeat as some in thinking it might not be a hard Brexit or that we will have some other version of it but it is hard to see that at present. I am concerned that we seem to be disjointed, though not politically because all the parties are pulling together. It is more a question of our general approach. We have so many different Ministers. Brexit is being discussed at...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: Like Senators Swanick and Leyden, I am in favour of the Bill. Our amendments, which have been outlined, are reasonable and fair. Most small retailers are aware of the situation because they are involved in-----

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: Yes. I am just following on. Most small retailers are highly aware of the complications and problems surrounding alcohol because they are involved in the community and are locally based. Anyone who goes to shops that are also off-licences will see that most have a defined break between where alcohol is sold and where ordinary groceries are sold. This segregation is important. It is being...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: I am from an average provincial town with a population of just under 30,000. Over the last ten years we have seen the decentralisation policy shelved, with an estimated 200 jobs lost to Mullingar. Our hospitals are under constant threat, we have a shadow and under-resourced Garda force, we have had bank and post office closures and the removal of State veterinary services. The list goes on...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: Very eloquent.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: As Senator Coghlan will know, when one goes home on the train every Friday evening -----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2016)

Aidan Davitt: The Minister has guaranteed that there will be public consultation before there are any rail line closures. The Minister is now being served notice and should take heed. Mullingar says "No more closures".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2016)

Aidan Davitt: What percentage of product sold by manufacturers do the delegates believe is priced in euro? Today I spoke to a manufacturer involved in the production of car parts. The price of his raw product has decreased because he is importing much of what he needs. His business is priced in euro and he sells into Britain in euro. My next point is one I threw out at our last meeting, but it did...