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Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jul 2014)

John Halligan: ...him well. Last week, international media, particularly in the United States, watched in bewilderment as the possibility emerged of emergency legislation being drafted in this country to allow five Garth Brooks concerts to proceed in Croke Park. The singer was apparently up in arms that 400,000 ticket holders are going to be let down but he refused to discriminate against 160,000 of those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014) See 16 other results from this debate

...a long time and I have been in a few situations, but I did not come away from the meeting thinking we had a problem. If I had thought at any stage that we had a problem I would have flagged it to Garth Brooks. I never saw this coming. I thought the problem I would have would be the injunction from the guy running around doing all the interviews. When I met my lawyers we prepared a...

Seanad: National Treasury Management Agency Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Michael D'Arcy: ...75,000 people in employment today who were not working this time last year. I am always amazed why there is not more comment about this wonderful news story, particularly when people can discuss Garth Brooks incessantly for almost two weeks. There has been no comment on the 75,000 people to whom I refer either entering or returning to the workplace because it does not sell newspapers. I...

Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: ...be privatised at some future stage, which would give rise to a situation in which private companies would have possession of people's personal public service numbers. I do not want to raise the Garth Brooks issue again as it was well ventilated at a committee meeting this morning. In light of the concerns expressed by the Taoiseach, the suggestion at this morning's meeting that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: 25 Years of Independent Broadcasting: Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (15 Jul 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Paschal Mooney: ...to U2. Beyond that, it does not consider them. There is an indigenous country and Irish music industry and a strong lobby for its promotion. The fact that 400,000 people bought tickets for the Garth Brooks concerts surprised the Dublin 4 set. It proves there is a huge market for that type of easy listening, country and Irish music. I applaud those stations, many of which are...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Catherine Noone: ...four separate councils. It would also help to improve and further enhance our reputation for business, tourism and transport, and would allow for people who make decisions on matters such as the Garth Brooks concerts, to be held to account. We live in a world where cities compete directly for resources, investments and tourism so the notion of a super mayor is a necessary one. The need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (15 Jul 2014) See 10 other results from this debate

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the representatives from Dublin City Council. This whole sequence of events going back to January has been a farce. I note the media this morning stated Mr. Garth Brooks is now blaming the rules as the reason he is not coming to Ireland. I know if he were driving across Interstate 40 in Oklahoma, doing 80 mph, and was pulled in by the cops, he would certainly appreciate the rules...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (15 Jul 2014) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 349. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify, in the context of consumer protection legislation, the position in relation to the Garth Brooks concerts, should some, or all, of these concerts not go ahead; if he will further clarify the place of registration of the promoting company; if this has any implications in the event of the cancellation of concerts;...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Just like Garth Brooks did.

Business of Dáil (11 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: Garth Brooks will be here before we know it.

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Richard Boyd Barrett: Especially if the Government can micromanage Garth Brooks.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: ...Local Government to permit the grant of a licence for events in exceptional circumstances.I seek leave to introduce this short amending Bill, which emanates from the fiasco developing around the Garth Brooks series of concerts. This Bill is not an effort by me or my party to meddle in the planning process. The Bill recognises that the Act of 2000, in respect of the issuance of licences...

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jul 2014) See 5 other results from this debate

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wonder what it is doing for our international reputation that the national Parliament on several days this week has discussed Garth Brooks at a time when there is a homelessness crisis in the country and there are international incidents such as that referred to in Gaza and the abduction of hundreds of girls by Boko Haram in Nigeria because they want an education. Ba mhaith liom...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014) See 11 other results from this debate

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business has been dominated by three subjects, Leader programme funding, Garth Brooks and Israel and the situation in Gaza. Senator Mooney called for clarity in respect of Leader programme funding and county development boards. I will ask the Minister to come into the House. We have a great deal of legislation to deal with between now and next Friday, but I will ask the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (10 Jul 2014) See 3 other results from this debate

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Ms O'Sullivan for the openness she has shown on the issue of the Garth Brooks concerts. I also appreciate the human problem these concerts create for those who live in the area, and I understand their concerns. This is a legislative problem. We need to find a mechanism that allows a fresh application to be made. In addition, we need stand-alone legislation for concerts, including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Did Garth Brooks-----

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Clare Daly: ...we will have 15,000 people taking a High Court case as a remedy to this when we could open the State's industrial relations machinery to retired workers? If we can let Kieran Mulvey adjudicate on Garth Brooks concerts, presumably pensioners and former employees should have the right to the State's labour relations mechanisms. The approach of the Minister seems to be to shrug his...

Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Jul 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

John Kelly: ..., this young man was not in a position to get compensation. If this issue arises following the enactment of this legislation, compensation will be available. I agree with Senator White about the Garth Brooks debacle but I do not think he was refused a visa to come to this country. However, I know of a man who is having great difficulty getting a visa to come to this country. He is not...

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2014) See 2 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: ...an air of disbelief in both the country and the city about the fact what would have been a major economic project in its own right will not be proceeding. I refer to the cancellation of the five Garth Brooks concerts. It is estimated that this will cost the city €50 million at a minimum. However, many people believe that the financial hit to the economy will be far greater. Some...

Topical Issue Matters (9 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: ...for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss the future of the Greyhound industry in the light of the Indecon report recommendations; (21) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the steps being taken to reach a resolution of the Garth Brooks concerts issue; (22) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the need to ensure continued funding for the neurological alliance; (23) Deputy Willie Penrose - the need to amend the...