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Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...scheme I mean the regional tax credit as opposed to section 481, I will announce that this matter will be given consideration again. I am certain that will happen. I also appreciate what Senator Buttimer said about the digital gaming credit. It is a part of our economy which has great potential in the time ahead. While I do not have the time to participate in the sector myself, I know...

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: .... We have really come some way. However, as always, we need to look to the future and see how we can do better and guide our economy and our society to a better place. Part of that will be the point that Senator Buttimer touched upon regarding the future of work. He already touched on the enormous change under way regarding work and workplaces in our economy. There are tremendous...

Seanad: Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Oct 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...itself in the situation where it was facing really exceptional financial difficulty. I heard many of the different points that Senators made and thank Senators Maria Byrne, Casey, Gavan, Higgins, Buttimer and Burke. In most of the contributions that were made, and the vast majority of them, there was an acceptance of the role that Europe has played in our economic prosperity and our...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...I think has passed through the Seanad in the past week. This might offer a way in which we can address the investment end of the equation. Ultimately, we must build homes sustainably and in more places than just our larger cities. Senator Buttimer raised a number of different issues. He touched on our position on fairness and those who provide and depend on public services, particularly...

Seanad: Mid-term Capital Review and Public Service Pay Commission Report: Statements (30 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: ...for considering it. If we want to reduce the systemic risk facing the Irish economy, there should be more owners of our pillar banks than the taxpayer. I touched on some of the points made by Senator Buttimer, particularly the Cork-Limerick road. I agree with much of what Senator Grace O'Sullivan said. The decisions we make in the capital review may not meet many of the needs to which...

Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities Provision (10 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I also acknowledge what a very important and positive day this is. I am confident history will recognise the leadership role Deputy Jerry Buttimer played in allowing our country to get to this point. It is my sincere hope that the people of Cork will do so as well. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. As he acknowledged, Exchequer funding of €30 million in support of the Cork...

Topical Issue Debate: Airport Promotion (21 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ...am very much aware of the importance of this matter. The interest he has is shared with his constituency colleagues, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney, Deputy Jerry Buttimer and Deputy Ciarán Lynch. Before I comment on the importance of Cork Airport and our plans for it, I emphasise that the market for air services in the European Union is fully...

Road Traffic (No.2) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: .... Deputy Bernard J. Durkan raised the issue of inconsistent speed limits. A review of this issue was published earlier this year and its implementation is under consideration. Deputy Jerry Buttimer also raised the issue of NCT centres, one to which I referred. In the past three hours many Deputies have raised detailed points in a constructive manner. I appreciate the indulgence...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to share time with Deputy Jerry Buttimer. One of the many pleasures of being able to contribute in the House is that by a quirk of good luck I always seem to follow Deputy Shane Ross. This is something I also experienced during the previous Seanad. On hearing his latest eloquent reflection, I was given pause to think there were two Deputy Shane Rosses. The first is the orator, the...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: ...of State for being present to hear what my colleagues and I have to say. I will make some points on the Bill and then comment on some of the broader issues raised by Deputy O'Donovan. Deputy Buttimer touched on some of these points earlier. I express puzzlement at the very low number of regulatory councils that have been established in recent years. Having read the background material...

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (resumed) (23 May 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: ...make about the site, however, might provide some cheer to people on the centenary regardless of where we stand on other issues. I echo the comments by the Minister of State, Deputy Costello, Deputy Buttimer and others. I acknowledge the huge work of the relatives and descendants of the 1916 leaders in keeping the flame of their memory alive. They have kept that flame flickering though...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to share my time with Deputy Buttimer. Deputy Mattie McGrath did not draw my ire because I did not take any of his comments seriously.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I also welcome the Bill. I pick up on a theme mentioned by Deputy Buttimer, which is the role of Parliament in political life. There is one consequence the Bill cannot be allowed to have. As we move to reduce the size of our political system, it cannot be done at the expense of reducing the effectiveness of the political system or the total amount of politics and democracy available in our...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2011: Statements (8 Dec 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: ...we conduct our business. Let us consider those who teach in the classroom, run schools or hold senior roles in hospitals. These are the type of front-line workers that my colleague, Senator Jerry Buttimer, talks about regularly with such passion. We must reach a point such that no one in these Houses is earning much more than anyone performing such roles. Only then will we restore...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: ...today with debt as a percentage of national income of approximately 32% with a commitment to move to 3% by 2014. We are facing a profound and existential crisis in our country today. Senator Buttimer has called many times in the past year for a debate about the future of politics. I echo that call. We are calling again and again for our people to come together in a common purpose to...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: .... Its Ministers are punching below their weight and earning more than they are worth. They should come to the House to explain why something like this is relevant and important when, as Senator Buttimer has said, more than 420,000 of our fellow citizens are without a job at all.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I support the request made by Senator Buttimer that the Minister for Finance come to the House to discuss the state of social partnership and the national finances, just as Senator Boyle suggested. We must look at what is happening in Greece in its economy and take note of the phenomenal difficulty it faced very quickly. We must realise that not only are we just a couple of steps away from...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I have three questions for the Leader. The first picks up on a point that Senator Buttimer made about the statement by the Irish Banking Federation. I acknowledge the statement, but I certainly do not welcome it. Let us be very clear what the people whom this organisation represents have got from the Irish taxpayer. They have got a €54 billion injection into their balance sheets, as we...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I am delighted to second the amendment to the Government's motion tabled by my colleague, Senator Buttimer. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Curran, to the House. My support for Senator Buttimer's amendment is forged by the constituency I represent, Dublin Central. In recent months I have had two experiences that emphasise that this amendment is correct and that it is important we...

Seanad: Integration Policy: Statements (Resumed) (13 Dec 2007)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to share time with Senator Buttimer. A politician in another country is spending much time quoting Dr. Martin Luther King when he says certain issues require an urgent passion for now. The subject we are discussing is one such issue. We spend much time talking about infrastructure, public spending and other issues in this House. Problems created in these areas can be fixed later....

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