Results 81-100 of 386 for speaker:Ollie Crowe

Seanad: Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, I extend our sincere sympathies to our friend and colleague, the Clerk-Assistant of the Seanad, Bridget Doody, on the death of her brother Patrick, and also to his family and extended family. The proposed cancer centre at University Hospital Galway will cater for more than 1 million people in the west and north west. It is part of the national...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (15 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House. She is a fellow Galwegian who is often in the House and does great work for us. The issue I want to raise is the two new orthopaedic operating theatres in Merlin Park Hospital in Galway, which the Minister of State will be aware cost €10.5 million. They opened last June and were due to be fully operational shortly...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (15 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I sincerely thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for her response. What I like about her is that she gave her own response. Outside the written script, she calls it as she sees it. That is what the House heard. It is incomprehensible that on 9 January 2023 we will increase services by 60%. That will not happen. It is frustrating - I hear that in the Minister of State's voice as...

Seanad: Data Protection Act 2018: Motion (9 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: The position of Cathaoirleach is coming up in a few weeks. Perhaps the Acting Chairperson should put his name forward. He was running the House the last evening we were here and he was flying through the business of the House. I commend him on continuing to do that work. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. He has been here a number of times now. I thank him for his help and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank Mr. Clancy, Dr. Gibbons and Mr. Leahy for their time. On energy costs, Mr. Clancy outlined the significant support from Government but businesses are still facing a substantial hike compared with prices a year ago even. What is the general view among SMEs? Do they believe that the current situation is sustainable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank Mr. Clancy for that. I concur with a fair bit of it because this is certainly very challenging. In certain areas I do not know if 40% is enough. There are businesses going through significant pressure. I will raise just a few further points. The 2021 data showed that Enterprise Ireland-backed companies employed more than 200,000 individuals across Ireland, exceeded €27...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank Mr. Clancy for that. Deputy Stanton referred to the LEOs and the fantastic work they are doing. I echo his comments in that regard. That was really shown over the past two or three years. Certainly, in Galway city and county, going back to previous boards, before the LEOs, terrific work has been done. I acknowledge Breda Fox and her team in Galway city and county. Mr. Clancy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: That is fine.

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill: Report and Final Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Now.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I am surprised that the Leas-Chathaoirleach made it back.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I want to raise an issue which I have discussed in the House a number of times in the last couple of years.I refer to the problem of antisocial behaviour in Eyre Square in the heart of Galway city. This has been an ongoing issue during the last two years. Although there have been quieter periods in that time, the problem has never been effectively addressed or stamped out. This situation...

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minimum Wage, Cost of Living and Low Pay Commission Report: Engagement with ICTU (12 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank our guests for their time. I did not receive their opening statement until after 9 a.m., which is not acceptable. Between February 2015, when the Low Pay Commission was established, and July 2021, prices increased by 4.4%. In February 2015, the minimum wage was €8.65 and in July 2021, the commission recommended a minimum wage of €10.50 an hour, which the Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minimum Wage, Cost of Living and Low Pay Commission Report: Engagement with ICTU (12 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I appreciate that but I did not receive it on my system. Perhaps the Chair will check it out.

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022 - Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome the Bill, which all Senators should acknowledge represents the greatest reform of consumer law in more than 40 years. It consolidates and updates existing legislation on the sale of goods and supply of services in order to ensure that our legislation is fit for purpose in the modern digital age. Consumers will have the same rights and...

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022 - Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Situation in Iran: Motion (11 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Coveney, to the Chamber and thank him for his time. The motion is aimed at expressing our solidarity with the people of Iran, particularly the women and girls who are fighting for basic human freedoms. Like all Members, I am sure, I have seen clips online of these women standing up for themselves and each other despite the great personal risk they are taking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Tánaiste for his time. The Minister of State, Deputy Donohoe, advised during his budget 2023 speech that the reduced VAT rate of 9% for hospitality would be removed at the end of February as scheduled. It will then return to 13.5%, as we all know. Currently, businesses have a significant number of costs due to inflation and energy bills. Despite the substantial supports...