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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: That is my understanding as well. Thank you for responding to my queries. I call Deputy Neville.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: I welcome Deputy Louise O'Reilly. I have one question on foot of the contributions by Deputies Rabbitte and Chambers. Mr. Ryan mentioned permeability. As I am sure he will be aware, there are always conflicting views when building a new estate in an existing community. One of the main issues in my local authority, particularly in my old electoral ward, is where an estate is added on to an...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Ryan and Ms Martin for their contributions. I have two quick observations. I touched on the permeability issue. It would be helpful for the committee, or perhaps just for myself, to know that it is an ongoing battle to try to instill that. I do not want to sound pompous. I am a former local authority member. I really enjoyed my time on the local authority. I went through...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank Ms Martin for that. It would be helpful if she did. It would be helpful to members of local authorities to have some professional guidance in that area in addition to that which is provided during a development plan or local area plans. I referred earlier to the cure, such as providing facilities for children and young adults, and, indeed, parents, to exercise on their doorstep,...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank Deputy O'Reilly for submitting the Topical Issue matter in my absence last week. I appreciate my constituency colleagues facilitating me. I echo the sentiments of my colleagues. I found myself thinking about what I was going to say. I have been in Third World schools and they are of a better standard than the prefabs in St. Mologa's. It is essential that the fast-track process...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: I have some photographs that the principal was kind enough to send to all the Members. We are frequently tweeted at about this by people. On the last occasion, during Storm Ali, the roof almost completely came off, the skylights fell in and the classrooms had to be abandoned. The storm this evening and tomorrow has potential to cause significant damage to these 18-year-old prefabricated...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: I would hate to think this school would be left any longer. It is not acceptable any more.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: To help move this along, we have established that the report is on file with this committee. It should have been provided to the secretariat and that should have been noted at the previous meeting. I am sure secretariat staff have left the meeting to source that report. This will provide the clarity that Deputy Connolly and others require. We should now move on rather than go over this again.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: We should keep going as we have the response.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: Yes, that is on file.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: Did the OPW do due diligence on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: It clearly did not. It would have been spotted a year before the contract was signed if it had.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: What date was that identified?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: Was it extended or not? We need to know. I am not asking in layman's terms but in actual terms.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: Sorry, it is a pertinent point. With respect to Mr. Buckley, the question is: "Was it extended or not?" It is not a layman's term.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: It is not a layman's term. Either it was or it was not.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (11 Oct 2018) Alan Farrell: That is a material change to the fabric of the building and, therefore, the contract changes.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Electoral Reform (16 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update in relation to the public consultation on the regulation of online political advertising. [41818/18]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Electoral Reform (16 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: We have seen how certain interest groups have attempted to manipulate elections here and internationally. It is very important that we address this matter urgently. I echo my colleagues' calls on the need for this matter to be addressed in advance of the next local and European elections. It is also important to ensure the electorate is provided with certainty as to the source of the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2018)
Alan Farrell: I ask the Deputy to stay on the matters raised.