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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Irish Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank the delegates for attending. I have a couple of questions. In principle, I support the draft Bill. There was good clarity regarding my colleagues' questions on who will pay. It is the airport authority that will be liable in the first instance. Do the delegates envisage a difference in regard to the collection models of different airports? There is quite a substantial difference...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Iarraim ar an gCeannaire an tAire a iarr isteach anseo le labhairt linn mar gheall ar straitéis RTÉ. Is craoltóir poiblí é RTÉ agus ceapaim gur mhaith an rud é don Seanad dá bhféadfaimis a fháil amach an straitéis agus an fhís do RTÉ agus céard atá ar siúl ag an stáisiún. I ask the Leader to invite the...

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. Is deas é a fheiceál. I am delighted that he has responsibility for this portfolio. I have a lot of respect for the Minister. He wears his heart on his sleeve and he gives everything 100%, and God knows we need that for rural Ireland. As mentioned by Senator Gallagher, the Minister is from Westport, which is in rural...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Status, Treatment and Use of the National Anthem (5 Dec 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I commend Senator Mark Daly for bringing this important issue to public attention and initiating a proper and full debate on it. The passion the students have shown for the country through the national anthem makes me proud. Like Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill, I strongly support an ISL version of Amhrán na bhFiann being made available. I know that the Minister of State is as...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to come to the House to explain the plans and strategies he and his Department have regarding social media and Internet-related problems. I noted that there was a good debate on this issue at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs this morning. There are a few reasons why I am...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: In relation to pay levels in three areas, will the Leader obtain some information on the Government's strategy and plans? The main focus is on teachers' pay. It is like a train that is going to crash. There is a significant requirement for teachers, yet people are not entering the profession. The thought struck me a few days ago that 25 years ago I was a teacher in a secondary school in...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Níl mé ag caint ach nóiméad nó trí. I have some involvement in tourism and had a meeting this morning with Fáilte Ireland. I ask the Leader of the House to ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to be proactive on the following. The single biggest area deprived of tourism in Ireland is the midlands.Fáilte Ireland has very good plans for...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Tá dhá rud gur mhaith liom a chur i láthair maidin inniu. First, I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, into the House to discuss RTÉ and its strategy plan in the short, medium and long term. RTÉ, as the public broadcaster, is a key communicator in Ireland communicating news, information and so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ní bheidh mé ach cúpla nóiméad. Beidh sé an-ghearr. Athróidh mé go Béarla má tá sin ceart go leor. I thank Ms Barron and Ms Graham for their presentations and I thank Dr. Gerald Craddock, Ms Niamh Fawl and Mr. Hugh Creegan for their time. For me and all members of the committee this is one of the most important, if not the most...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank the Minister of State for attending. I wholeheartedly support her and her team regarding this Bill. It is a crucial Bill and reflects what happens in other parts of Europe. It is important to the regions of Ireland which, as the Minister of State will know, are close to my heart. I am very disappointed and a little annoyed by the comments of some of my colleagues to the effect...

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: It is good to see the Minister of State, a fellow Galway man, and I thank him for coming to the House. I will speak on two main areas in respect of broadband and the earlier statement by the Minister, Deputy Naughten. First, the World Economic Forum has rated Ireland as No. 24 in the world in global competitiveness. It is not bad but not near enough to where we should be. The biggest...

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Roscommon. It is a very significant issue for business. I have to hand a map produced by the European Regional Development Fund from 2017. It says there are 2.3 million premises in Ireland of which 1.4 million, a little more than 50%, can now access high-speed broadband services. The vast majority of those who do not have it are outside the Pale, that is, are outside Dublin. I note that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: My apologies for interrupting, but some colleagues do not have copies of the presentations as they were only made available to members of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Chathaoirleach. Tá mé an-bhuíoch duit agus d'fhoireann an choiste as ucht comhoibriú liom ionas go dtarlódh an cruinniú fíorthábhachtach seo. Tá mé an-bhuíoch do na finnéithe ar fad a tháinig isteach agus, go háirithe, do mo chomhghleacaithe anseo - na Teachtaí Dála agus na...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I sincerely thank the witnesses for coming in. Our purpose here is to challenge yet support in every way we can. We appreciate the efforts being made. In particular I thank my colleagues. Their contributions and their detailed knowledge of the transport challenges facing Galway blew me away. There is such a level of knowledge, expertise, commitment and passion that we are not going to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: He asked me will I meet him and sit down for a coffee and I said yes. I am asking will the witnesses commit to considering the Waze system on a pilot basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I appreciate that, thank you. I would like if possible to have a follow-up meeting on this before the end of the year. Every Deputy and Senator from the Galway area attended this meeting. That shows the need for this. I would like if, through the Chair's good offices or my office, we could get a report or feedback now on the follow-up from this meeting, on what the Chairman aims to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We might even go so far as to have that meeting before the end of the year in Galway. That would show significant commitment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Aontaím go h-iomlán leat Senator Norris, tá an fobbing-in seo craiceáilte. Ní bhéadh sé ar siúl i bunscoil nó meánscoil in aon áit sa tír agus ba cheart dúinn dearmad a dhéanamh air. A Trevor, tá aithne againn ar a chéile le scór go leith blianta anois agus thosaigh muid ag cur aithne ar a chéile nuair...