Results 141-160 of 4,773 for speaker:Paudie Coffey
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (7 Nov 2018)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am also interested in hearing his reply to the debate. The legislation been debated in the Lower House and passed all Stages earlier this year. I acknowledge the Bill was sponsored by the Social Democrats and the work that has gone into it. I may have some qualifications. I am the...
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (7 Nov 2018)
Paudie Coffey: Some 500.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (7 Nov 2018)
Paudie Coffey: That is the reality.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: I am delighted to and happily step in as Acting Chairman. The Chairman, Deputy Carey, is actually in the United Kingdom on Oireachtas business. He is with the delegation to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. I remind members, delegates and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode. Mobile phones interfere with the sound system and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: I thank Ms Hanlon for a wide-ranging and comprehensive opening statement. We will open the debate to members to ask question. Every member is offering. I will take contributions from three members at a time. I know that many will have similar concerns and questions. I call on Deputy Ó Cuív, to be followed by Senator Hopkins and Deputy Michael Collins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: Waterford city has a population of more than 50,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: I thank Deputy Ó Cuív. I ask the witnesses to note those question and I now call on Senator Hopkins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: Quite a number of issues were raised by the three members to which the delegates might respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: The Deputy should speak through the Chair. Allow the witness to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: Okay. Allow the witness to continue without interruption. I can allow the Members to come back in if they want further clarification.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: We will allow the witness to continue without interruption and Deputy Ó Cuív can come back in later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: The Deputy has made his point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: The Deputy has made his point. I ask Ms Hanlon to continue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: On that point, both Deputy Ó Cuív and Senator Hopkins raised the scheduling and timing of commuter services and how they match the needs of modern society. Has Ms O'Hanlon a view on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: I will interrupt Ms O'Hanlon briefly. The committee has a specific remit in terms of rural services. The Deputy referred to the case of a disabled lady in west Cork who is finding it very difficult to get transport support. Is there anything Ms O'Hanlon can tell the committee? Is the Department or NTA planning an evaluation of disability services to address the concerns the Deputy has raised?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: There is no service or support at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: We will move on to the next group of questions, if that is all right. Before I do, I will note Ms O'Hanlon's title, which is assistant secretary for public transport, sustainability and climate change. It is something we should mention in the committee. We all know the energy, agriculture and transport sectors contribute a lot to our carbon emissions. I have a brief question on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: That is a welcome proposal. The Department can answer but it would be in our interest to have the NTA in specifically to talk about fares and affordability in the regional context.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: Will the Senator clarify her comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Paudie Coffey: If the Deputy has a specific point on public transport and climate change, we will take it, but we are not widening the debate.