Results 81-100 of 1,850 for speaker:Micheál Carrigy
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Dr. O'Donohue mentioned the GAA. It has rolled out the All Star inclusive clubs programme. I have linked in with Athlone GAA-----
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Coming from a GAA background myself, I have seen a number of things. I know Athlone GAA was one of the first in the midlands in this regard. Another club in my home county has started to roll out one-to-one supports and training for kids with additional needs. That is fantastic and the way we need to go. It is about society changing and understanding. We worked on a project here in...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I wish Mr. Gloster the best of luck with his retirement. Are census figures used to forward plan? If we examine the figures and percentages, we know the number of the kids with disabilities. That was not done years ago but it would have been critical. We did not forward plan enough. I acknowledge we cannot plan for everything, but particularly with third level education places, we need...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the witnesses. In the previous term, I had a lot of engagement with a number of the organisations. I look forward to continued engagement. All of the witnesses said the news and content produced is tried and trusted and it is correct information. That is extremely important. I ask the witnesses to provide short answers as I have eight minutes. What can be done to improve the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: That relates to funding seeping down to regional radio stations. What is there now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: There is a restriction regarding new or additional coverage as part of some of the schemes. Locally, the vast majority were doing that work already.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: It needs to be changed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: It was €845,000
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: All right. On the written media, are the witnesses happy with how it is designed? Do the funds meet their needs going into the future?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I agree. From previous work I have done, my view is 25% of the licence fee should be ringfenced into a larger Sound and Vision fund to allow both written and community radio apply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Can I get a quick answer from NewsBrands?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I advise Members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. Ireland faces many challenges in respect of delivery of housing such as addressing imbalances between supply and demand, streamlining the planning processes, improving construction productivity and ensuring...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Just so members are aware, they have six minutes each for questions and answers, so I ask members to be specific with their questions and I ask the witnesses to try to be specific and sharp with the answers to give members an opportunity to ask as many as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I might let the witnesses from the LDA answer the specific question about treatment plants.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Thank you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: We will move on. We might get a chance to come back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: No more questions. Once the Deputy has finished, I will move on to the next speaker. We have gone two and a half minutes over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I ask Mr. Whelan to be very brief.