Results 7,421-7,440 of 10,581 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: The role of Deputies is to serve the people and it is the people who will determine the hue of the next Government. Deputy Donnelly may very well be a member of the next Government and if he is, good luck to him. I can imagine what he and his new ally, Deputy Boyd Barrett, would come up with in government. It is lovely to see there are no policy differences between them. If they are in...

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Given that he could well be part of a Government, he should at least trust himself. This amendment would prevent a repeat of what Fianna Fáil did with Eircom, Aer Lingus and a couple of other semi-State companies they are conveniently trying to forget about. I do not recall a constitutional referendum being held on depriving people in rural areas of a broadband service for generations...

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy may have won that argument if he had been knocking around at the time. I note Deputy Fitzmaurice has left the Chamber. The amendment would insert in the Constitution references to aquifers, rivers, septic tanks, hosepipes in backyards and companies in my constituency which draw water from the ground and bottle and sell it to consumers.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: It does not define what should be placed under national control.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is it rain, rivers, aquifers and pipes?

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: While Deputy Donnelly clearly has a problem with people who live in the country and provide their own water or pay for group water schemes-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I cannot understand the reason the Deputies opposite are so anti-rural and want to treat rural dwellers differently. Since the foundation of the State, successive Governments have treated people in rural areas as second class citizens. This is the first time ever-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am surprised at Deputy Healy as he comes from a rural constituency. I hope he will encourage everyone in south Tipperary with a well to avail of the €100 grant. 8 o’clock He is already printing the leaflets. This is a clumsy attempt by the Opposition to try to gain some sort of kudos with the public in regard to one element they may have had a genuine concern about. I...

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: One of the concerns raised with me about the concept of holding a plebiscite or a constitutional referendum is how it would affect rural people. I note with surprise the contributions of Deputies Denis Naughten and Michael Fitzmaurice, as well as other Opposition Deputies from rural constituencies such as Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly whose constituency is substantially rural. They did not...

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Ryan would be the first night.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Maybe those hawks are in a special protection area.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Coppinger has missed a few votes herself.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I suppose Deputy Shane Ross over there is one.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: You might be in the Chair yourself sometime, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: What would an increase in employer’s PRSI to 15.75% have meant to the industry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: The next time someone says employers' PRSI should go up, the federation will issue a statement saying "not".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Dessie Ellis had better watch out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: -----in regard to the Irish consumer. Deputy Griffin made a good point, that we have a poor record on bringing people back into Ireland from overseas. I wonder whether the two are related. Another issue that was relayed to us, and we would be failing in our job if we did not bring it up here, is proficiency in English. An issue was raised a while ago about training. People like to have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Apologies for being late. I welcome the participants. I am an unashamed supporter of publicans and pubs. We are endangered species in this place at present because they are being blamed for all the social ills. The irresponsible behaviour of some people in regard to alcohol, particularly from a road traffic point of view, is something that nobody would condone. That being said, there...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Land Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 276. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names of townlands in County Limerick that have designated lands for the protection of the habitat of the hen harrier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48626/14]