Results 61-80 of 118 for revert speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (26 Jun 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...know, Ministers of State routinely cover their colleagues. I wish to cover as many of the points raised as possible. I have a reply from the Department but I will ask the Minister’s office to revert to the Deputies individually if there are any issues which they feel are not adequately addressed in the reply. It has been stated here previously that An Post is a commercial...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossessions (9 Apr 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...managed by the Housing Agency. I will bring the particulars of the case the two Deputies have raised and the supplementary points I am sure they will raise to the attention of the Minister and ask him to revert to both directly.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (27 Feb 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...and suggested that an engagement between her and officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform might be of benefit. I will take back the issue, discuss it with the Minister, and we will revert to the Deputy in due course.

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...No. 10 will have the effect of removing section 37(5) of the Bill. Both of these were amendments made to the Bill on Committee Stage, which I opposed and flagged that it was my intention to revert to them. Section 7(6) provides that the presentation of a public service card or access to a person’s public service identity may not be the exclusive basis by which a public body may...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...the GDPR is referred to specifically later in the Bill. I do not want a contradiction to emerge between section 7 and later sections which would make the Bill’s passage difficult. I am happy to revert to these amendments again on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...that, in many cases, this strengthens the issues to which Deputy Wallace referred, with the tests of being necessary and proportionate. That is why I signalled my intention to the Acting Chairman my intention to revert to the amendment lost earlier on Report Stage. Similarly, amendment No. 13 to section 19 requires that as part of a data-sharing agreement, the parties to that agreement...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: If the members are agreeable, if the amendment is accepted, I will revert to them on this issue on Report Stage when I will provide further clarification.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...out the reasons in the public consultation documents they are required to publish under section 55, which was a moot point here on the previous occasion but which I accepted and said that I would revert on. It, basically, requires them to state why they would not do it. I note that Senator Higgins has proposed a similar amendment, and I ask that she, together with Senator Ruane, might...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Procurement Contracts (30 May 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...issues that the Deputies raised with my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Donohoe. I am committed to trying to see whether there are resolution methods that can be adopted without additional legislation. I will revert to both Deputies. I look forward to working with both Deputies and anybody else as well.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Jan 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...after. However, I will not be drawn into specific allegations that have been made regarding named companies. I have noted the name of the company and will refer the matter to my officials and revert to the Deputy in due course.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Prison Accommodation (30 Mar 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...and help their eventual reintegration on release from prison custody, which is a point that the Senator raised. I counted seven specific queries. I will relay them to the Tánaiste and ask her to revert to the Senator.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme (29 Mar 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...of the local Pool Committee which runs the pool met with officials from my Department in May 2016. At the meeting it was agreed that the Committee would look at revised plans to scale down the non-essential costs and revert to the Department with those plans.  The County Council and Committee were reminded that they also need to submit a more robust feasibility study....

Other Questions: Fáilte Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...want to understand the effectiveness of the tourism information point in the first place, including the footfall and number of people who availed of the service. Once I have that information I will be able to revert to the Deputy with greater detail.

Other Questions: Fáilte Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...my constituency a tourist information office was closed. It reinvented itself and was redeveloped. There is a precedent for how we do things differently in regard to tourism information officers. Following my meeting with the CEO next week, I will revert to Deputy Daly directly and give her an up-to-date statement as to the rationale behind the decision and what it will mean for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...have been engaging with Sport Ireland on various elements of the proposed second phase of the National Indoor Arena, including the Cost Benefit Analysis for the second phase.  I will be reverting to Sport Ireland shortly with detailed comments on the Cost Benefit Analysis submitted for Phase 2.  My officials will continue to engage with Sport Ireland on other...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (2 Nov 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...by Sport Ireland for phase 2 of the National Indoor Arena and has found that further work would be required on the Cost Benefit Analysis to ensure compliance with the Public Spending Code. I will shortly be reverting to Sport Ireland with detailed comments. The Partnership Agreement in place between Sport Ireland and the organisation mentioned by the Deputy relates to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (24 May 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to revert to this Deputy on a matter regarding a secondary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11716/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (24 May 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: 371. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to revert to this Deputy on a matter regarding planned works on a river (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11667/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (24 May 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: 372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to revert to this Deputy on a matter regarding the protection of properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11668/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (24 May 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: 373. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to revert to this Deputy on a matter regarding flood relief works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11670/16]