Results 281-300 of 561 for speaker:John Dolan
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: Could the Minister give us an update on where things are at in that regard?
- Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (25 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne. We know each other a very long time. Senator Reilly, the Minister of State and myself served in the Eastern Regional Health Authority. We were there at the start of it and at the time of its demise, but that is another story. I am very pleased to see this motion brought forward by Senator James Reilly, which has a great deal of support....
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Commissioner. The EU is a precious regional entity in a world that has a lot of vulnerability and threats. We should remember this. It is, however, a hard place to love. This point has been made by various people very sweetly. With regard to Brexit there are a small number of EU member states that make up the majority of the population - the big beasts. There...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: I welcome the Commissioner. I started out life as a pig farmer but for almost 40 years I have had a disability. I will change tack slightly to rural development, which comes under his remit, and growth, jobs, smart villages and unemployment, which is a huge issue for people with disabilities. There are 80 million people with disabilities throughout the EU and when their families are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: Has the Commissioner not got responsibilities as well for everyone? I am talking about, give or take, 16% of the EU population plus their families.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: Fair enough. I am hearing what the Commissioner is saying. Is there no way that he as a Commissioner can be proactive? In what way is he being proactive on this issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: I am hearing that. The Commissioner is confirming that he cannot be proactive other than that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: The sustainable development goals.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: That is an opportunity for the Commissioner. The ball is at his toe to mention whatever he thinks is appropriate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: For the record, I had to give the Kilkenny man a second opportunity today to answer the same questions. He was shy in the Seanad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: I welcome the Commissioner. I started out life as a pig farmer but for almost 40 years I have had a disability. I will change tack slightly to rural development, which comes under his remit, and growth, jobs, smart villages and unemployment, which is a huge issue for people with disabilities. There are 80 million people with disabilities throughout the EU and when their families are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: Has the Commissioner not got responsibilities as well for everyone? I am talking about, give or take, 16% of the EU population plus their families.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: Fair enough. I am hearing what the Commissioner is saying. Is there no way that he as a Commissioner can be proactive? In what way is he being proactive on this issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: I am hearing that. The Commissioner is confirming that he cannot be proactive other than that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: The sustainable development goals.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: That is an opportunity for the Commissioner. The ball is at his toe to mention whatever he thinks is appropriate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
John Dolan: For the record, I had to give the Kilkenny man a second opportunity today to answer the same questions. He was shy in the Seanad.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (1 May 2018)
John Dolan: I welcome to the House the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath. People with disabilities do not have confidence that the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be ratified. I can see no reason why it could not be ratified now. When the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, came to the House for statements on the...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (1 May 2018)
John Dolan: I asked the Minister of State four questions. One was if he would do it now; obviously the answer to that is "No". In his reply the Minister of State said he would opt in when he was ready. He also stated that he would do so when he is "satisfied that certain things are in place". What are these certain things? He has not told us what they are. He has also said that it would be within...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (1 May 2018)
John Dolan: It is ratified.