Results 141-160 of 3,220 for speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Apologies have been received from Deputy Naughten and Senator Garvey. Members are reminded that when participating remotely, they are required to do so from within the Leinster House precinct only. I welcome the witnesses. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the presentation they make to the committee. This means they have an absolute defence against any...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank Mr. O'Brien and I believe the committee will follow up on his invitation to participate in the OECD work. If he could communicate with the clerk, that would be very much appreciated. I now invite Mr. Tiernan to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank Mr. Tiernan. I think he is the first man I have ever seen to round €14.988 million down to €14 million. I think you would have been on safe enough footing to round that up to €15 million and I do not think we will object too much. Finally, I call Mr. Doyle of the Heritage Council to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the witnesses for their detailed opening statements. I invite members to discuss and remind any members participating online to use the raise hand feature to indicate if they wish to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: There are a number of questions. I will start with the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Does Mr. Tiernan want to give the local authority perspective in response to Deputy Ó Laoghaire's comments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Mr. Doyle, would you like to give us the perspective of the Heritage Council?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Senator Murphy is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I do not know if either the Heritage Council or the Department wanted to come in on Senator Murphy's contribution?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Does someone from the Heritage Council wish to make a comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I feel brainwashed at this stage. I am quite confident that by the end of the week I will have a two-night stay booked in Strokestown without me realising.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Google has probably listened to the discussion and already pre-booked. I will be subjected to a barrage of ads. I thank the witnesses for their contributions. This is an area of pivotal importance. In the discussion of the divide between rural Ireland and urban Ireland, people are often pitched at the two opposite ends of the scale. People are told their two options are Dublin 4 or a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Will Mr. Doyle come in on the tracking question? I always get the abbreviation wrong. It is the collaborative town centre health check, CTCHC. Will Mr. Doyle comment on how it is mapped with the town teams now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: In relation to local authority empowerment, I am interested in hearing from Mr. Tiernan about the council's PPN.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Does Mr. Nicholson wish to come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: It goes to the contributory principle around taxation. People feel much more positively disposed towards spending their taxation if they can see the effects of it in their local environment. Local authorities have a crucial role to play in this. Collaboration is very important to avoid creating a structure where it feels like it is where good ideas go to die. There are plenty of examples...