Results 101-120 of 784 for speaker:Pádraig Ó Céidigh
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. However, if they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only evidence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I see that the Deputy for Galway West TD is here. At last week's meeting the committee heard from Irish Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation and considered funding operations and the issues of maintenance and investment. In this session we will continue our consideration of the matter, focusing on the rural water funding programme and funding other than that related to Irish...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Ms Graham. I welcome Mr. John McCarthy, Mr. David Hegarty and Mr. Kieran Culhane from the Department of Finance and I invite Mr. McCarthy to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Mr. John McCarthy for his presentation. I call on Deputy Jan O'Sullivan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: On the Deputy's first question on correspondence from the Commission, that was the letter I referred to in our closed session. We have just received it and will be making it available to everyone, either this evening or tomorrow morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Is Deputy O'Sullivan okay with that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I think Mr. McCarthy was asked a second question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I think Deputy Ó Broin was second to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Was the Deputy second?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: The Deputy may go ahead.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I am sorry but I want to move on and I ask that witnesses keep the answers as brief as possible to give everyone an opportunity. Will Mr. McCarthy give a brief reply to Deputy Ó Broin's question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Would it be possible to get that information in order that we could circulate it to members of the committee?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can we leave it to Mr. McCarthy to get the information? Would that be okay? I thank Deputy Paul Murphy for his patience.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Ms Graham. The point has been made clear. Will she respond to Deputy Paul Murphy's other questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Ms Graham as a number of other speakers are offering.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Many people have been waiting for a while to come in and I will do my best to get everybody in as quickly as I can. Please be as tight with the questions and replies as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: It is a policy matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Is that not a policy matter?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is fine. If the witness is not comfortable giving an answer, I accept that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is as far as we can get. I thank members for their patience.