Results 3,421-3,440 of 6,044 for speaker:John O'Mahony
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)
John O'Mahony: Has Deputy O'Donovan a supplementary question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)
John O'Mahony: Can the Deputy get to his questions, if possible?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)
John O'Mahony: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)
John O'Mahony: Would the problem be solved if the electronic system was implemented in the post office?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)
John O'Mahony: I thank our guests for attending and making their presentation. They have done the committee a service. As they will be aware, following lengthy deliberations, the joint committee published a report last March. At the time, we asked whether the document would end up on a shelf. The delegation, by appearing before the joint committee, has helped to ensure this will not happen, as has the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)
John O'Mahony: I am not disputing that. I am merely stating that the impression has been given that this just happened in the past couple of years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)
John O'Mahony: We are involved in a process and representatives from An Post are due to come before us next. The committee has a responsibility in respect of this issue and it will certainly do whatever it can to ensure that progress is made. I thank Mr. McEntee, Mr. McNamara, Mr. McGann and Mr. Martin for their presentation and submission and for engaging with members during these proceedings. This has...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (27 Feb 2014)
John O'Mahony: 258. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their appeal for a medical card; the reason the application was turned down; if all the medical information was taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (4 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision in their appeal for a Student Universal Support Ireland grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10291/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (4 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 263. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a group (details supplied) in County Galway will receive funding for its project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10401/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will supply the PPS number for a deceased person (details supplied) to their family as this number is required by her Department and other State bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11120/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: The purpose of this morning's meeting is to review the provisions contained in the draft statutory instrument for the small public service vehicle (consolidation and reform) regulations 2014 with representatives of the National Transport Authority, NTA. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Hugh Creegan, director of transport investment and taxi regulation at the NTA. Apologies have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: Thank you. Deputy Maloney is next and he will be followed by Deputy Ellis.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: Is that to deal with unlicensed taxi and hackney drivers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: Do unlicensed taxi and hackney operators have to be caught in the act of taking a fare in order to be prosecuted?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: Is there a need for a change in legislation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: Deputy O'Donovan has raised this issue consistently.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: What is needed is common sense. Perhaps we will see some development.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: There is a problem. Mr. Creegan has put forward reasons it would be difficult to address the issue. However, an inventive way of solving the problem needs to be found, maybe not to solve it completely, but as outlined by Deputy Patrick O'Donovan it is a major issue in large counties for people who are trying to pass that test.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: No. Currently nothing has been promised.