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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: I am ruling on this matter. Mr. O'Connor should answer the general questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: The position is chairperson.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: Four members of the committee have yet to ask questions, so I will take them in a group. I ask them to confine themselves to a couple of minutes each. I will call Deputy McEntee followed by Deputy Harrington, Senator Whelan and Senator Brennan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: There is some telephone interference.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: Before asking Mr. O'Connor to respond, I will take Senator Whelan and Senator Brennan. We can thus group the questions, if that is okay, and we will get to all those who want to ask questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: The Senator has gone over five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: There are four other members waiting and we have to be out of the room shortly after 1 p.m. I want to make sure everybody gets in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: Four non-members of the committee wish to speak, Deputies Deering, Heydon, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan and Phelan. There are about 12 minutes left so I ask them to confine their questions to two minutes to give Mr. O'Connor an opportunity to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: He will have an opportunity to answer that, but I will first let the other Deputies put their questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: Will you conclude? There are two other members who wish to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: I want to give Mr. O'Connor the chance to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: Deputy, please hold.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: That is on the record.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: We have gone over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: Could I ask Mr. O'Connor to address Deputy Phelan's questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: Will Mr. O'Connor answer Deputy Phelan's question because we are going over time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: The time is up. If there is a perception afterwards that the witness has not answered the question, it is on the record. The Deputy has made his point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: Deputy Flanagan had his opportunity. I ask-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. O'Connor for attending and engaging with the members of the joint committee. I do not think anyone can say that he or she did not get an opportunity to ask questions. We have concluded our engagement and discussions and will forward a transcript of the debate to the Minister. He will be able to decide whether the questions were answered. He will make his decision. As there is...
- Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)
John O'Mahony: I wish to share time with Deputies McEntee, Connaughton, McNamara, Ann Phelan, Anne Ferris and Coffey.