Results 2,301-2,320 of 4,773 for speaker:Paudie Coffey
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the ard-stiúrthóir and the uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael. It is welcome for us to air this issue and, like Deputy Timmy Dooley, I acknowledge the contribution of the GAA for generations to Irish society in the development of national games and Irish culture. I am a lifelong supporter of the GAA and a member, former player, administrator and chairman of a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: What about access to Sky Sports?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: With due respect, they are professional organisations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: I do not have it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: The GAA did not offer any incentive for them to come on board.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: It would be in order that they could be shown to the diaspora for free.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: That is an important point which I should clarify. The main objective was to broaden the availability of games to the diaspora.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: There are a number of options to do this, one of which is to use the Sky subscription model, but there are others such as incentivising the likes of the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV. What I am asking is whether that option was explored.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: I thank the Chairman. I welcome Assistant Commissioner Twomey and his colleagues. It is an interesting discussion because road safety and reducing collisions and fatalities on our roads should be a priority of all of us. I want to touch on three areas, one of which a response has been given to the Deputies who raised it, namely, the criticism by the courts. My question is to Assistant...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: That is a fair point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome that reassurance. Is it only if an issue concerning a court case arises that the Garda is notified?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: Does that feed into the oversight audit management system?
- White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: I would like to share time with Deputy Heydon.
- White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. Health services should always be a priority for any politician or public representative. This debate is well worth having. I wondered about certain things as I listened to Deputy Smith's contribution. His party was in government for 14 years, at a time when unprecedented levels of money were available. I do not normally...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Loans (1 May 2014)
Paudie Coffey: 112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the policy whereby applicants for loans from local authorities have to be in continuous employment for two years, thus excluding persons who have been in consistent employment on different contracts over that same period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19752/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations Upgrade (1 May 2014)
Paudie Coffey: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to relocate Plunkett Station to the Waterford city side of the River Suir in view of the disruption caused to services by the severe weather at the start of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19734/14]
- Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 May 2014)
Paudie Coffey: I call the Minister of State, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd.
- Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 May 2014)
Paudie Coffey: Order, Deputy Higgins. The Minister of State has the floor.
- Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 May 2014)
Paudie Coffey: The Minister of State without interruption.