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Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I will not delay the House because I know there are people here with a lot of experience in the Defence Forces and that general field. Senator Gallagher is a former member. I concur with the previous speakers. I know this is a comprehensive Bill, as we can see from the size of it apart from anything else. It is as comprehensive a Bill as I have seen in quite a while. We have spoken about...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory: Statements (12 Jul 2023)

Aidan Davitt: We are delighted to see the Minister of State here today. He is one of the hardest-working Ministers we have and he is no stranger to this House. As he outlined, no one can condone the incursions that have happened recently in the Palestinian area. From our experience here in Ireland over our 30-odd years of conflict in the North - or longer as some people could tell us - I think we have...

Seanad: Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: We are delighted to welcome the Minister of State back to the Seanad. He is quite a frequent visitor here. I would like to start by saying that I was in Estonia quite recently. I was over with CybExer, the company that was to the fore of dealing with the attack on the Estonian state in 2007. It was attacked by Russians of some sort, or whatever. The identity of the attackers is still a...

Seanad: Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Before I call on Senator Warfield to speak on behalf of Sinn Féin, I note that a group from the Catholic University of America in Washington DC is here to join us. If I am correct, I saw them downstairs with Senator Mullen earlier. I am delighted to have the group here today.

Seanad: Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Next Tuesday at 12.30 p.m..

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Yesterday, I met two guys who would be classed as International Protection Accommodation Services, IPAS, asylum seekers. One of them had quite good English and I was talking to him for a little while. He explained to me the boredom he faces in his daily life and the sense of a lack of fulfilment from not being able to work. One was a qualified carpenter and the other chap was a qualified...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: -----we will listen closely. He could be carrying out counter-surveillance or something – I am not certain. I will not get into any more of that.

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

Aidan Davitt: I express the same sentiments as my fellow Seanadóirí who have spoken on this. Tara Mines is weighing heavily on the minds of everybody at present, especially in the area where I live in north-west County Meath, including towards Athboy and that catchment area around Navan. It is a serious concern that such a vast swathe of jobs is to be put on hold at once. We had that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Antisocial behaviour on public transport has long been a scourge. It inhibits getting more people onto public transport. According to one of the transport unions, it is also driving good, hardworking people away from working in public transport. I have written to the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, proposing that all members of An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I am delighted to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, to the House. He is a great friend of councillors and has been very proactive and has worked hard in his role since his appointment. He knows about this because he was at the front line and he started from the ground up. He is to be commended on all his experience over the years, which makes him understand the issues...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I thank the Minister of State who, as always, has come here with good news. As he says, he is being proactive. He understands councillors and he understands their safety and security concerns. It is great news that he is actively looking at this scheme. I have no doubt that its roll-out will happen in time. I really appreciate his work. I appreciate that he has looked at the different...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Aidan Davitt: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I thank the Minister of State. That was well said. Just get the cheque book out.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Aidan Davitt: The House has previously discussed the issue of councillors and their security. It has been raised by Senator Boyhan and other Senators who are present. This morning, the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, dealt with a Commencement matter on this important issue. Councillors deserve to be treated in the same fashion as Members of this House and the Lower House of the Oireachtas,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I will briefly raise two small matters. I was contacted by a constituent regarding Eircode. This individual's eircode is wrong for their home address. When this person gives their eircode, the website brings up a different road that is wrong. They have been trying to contact Eircode to change their eircode address. On the Eircode site, the address shown on the eircode finder is different...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Quite a lot of amendments in the Bill are progressive, particularly regarding bankruptcy, which shows how our society has changed, in addition to nationality, citizenship, international protection, immigration, legal services and the Judicial Council. A whole fillet of additions are part of this Bill. They are all very progressive and welcome....

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (25 Apr 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (25 Apr 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I am sorry. Did I steal Senator Boyhan's thunder?

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (25 Apr 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I second the proposal that Senator Wilson act as Acting Chairperson for the day.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Aidan Davitt: I concur with what Senator Boyhan has just talked about with regard to one-off planning. I raised the same issue last week in the House. It would be quite worthwhile having a debate about it. Some of the legislation that was being brought in recently had unintended consequences and is causing problems for people that should be entitled to planning heretofore. The issue I will raise today...