Results 4,041-4,060 of 6,044 for speaker:John O'Mahony
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council Meeting Briefing: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: In order to give every member an opportunity to contribute, I suggest we confine our remarks to a few minutes as the Minister is pressed for time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council Meeting Briefing: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: As we have another major item on the agenda today, I ask members to confine their contributions to questions, where possible. While I do not want to restrict anyone, I am keen to get everybody in. The same thing applies to the Minister when he is replying. We want to run this a little more efficiently.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council Meeting Briefing: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: Take your time, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council Meeting Briefing: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: A number of questions have been raised dealing with issues at national, international and regional level. There are also questions that are nakedly parochial in scope.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council Meeting Briefing: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: The point has been well made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council Meeting Briefing: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: I thank the Minister for engaging with the members in such a frank and forthright way and fielding all the questions. It has been very refreshing and we have been able to do it here in a way that might not be possible in the Dáil Chamber.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. No. 7 is the proposed closure of the Clarkstown long wave transmitter 252. The purpose of the discussion is to engage with senior management of RTE on the rationale of the reported closure of the Clarkstown long wave transmitter 252. I welcome Mr. Jim Jennings, managing director of RTE Radio, and his colleagues, Mr. John Paul Coakley and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Jennings. All of us were taken by surprise, as were the people affected, by the fact that it was announced in September that the broadcasts would cease in October. Mr. Jennings mentioned that might have been done to concentrate minds and gauge the reaction. The reaction, from our perspective, has increased significantly in recent days, as the public has become aware of it....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: Could RTE continue to operate until Clarkstown goes out of operation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: It gives us a chance for a solution to be found.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: What are the implications for the independent-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: Finally, is there a method of getting information to and consulting with the people, particularly in the UK?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: That answers that question. We will move on to Deputy O'Donovan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: The Deputy can ask a question but the committee has been dealing with the issue. A complaint was made to RTE and it was dealt with. We have also engaged with RTE on it and we are currently in communication with the family, whom I have met. We will refer the issue to the BAI. I will understand if the witnesses cannot provide an answer today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: The Deputy should take it that people know the case. I am not sure about the protocol of naming individuals.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: I think all of us are aware of the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: That is what I stated at the beginning. Any Deputy can raise issues but - I mentioned it earlier - if Mr. Jennings or anyone else does not wish to address them here, I would ask him to get back separately to Deputy Calleary on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: Yes. I wanted to state that at the outset.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: It might be better if we end the discussion and if there is direct communication.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)
John O'Mahony: I let it go ahead when I became aware of it because it was an issue being dealt with.