Results 4,541-4,560 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: With respect, Chairman, Mr. Ó Foghlú heard the head of the HEA tell me he has no intention of investigating this or doing anything with it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: That is not acceptable.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: I will move on to another issue which comes up perennially here, which is trusts within universities and colleges, and money winding up funding academic and administrative staff and research outside of the ambit of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Where does the HEA stand on this?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Will this be done across the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: So all of the financial statements from now on-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: To go back to a previous point on the financial statements, the last time the witnesses were here we had a big argy-bargy on audit committees. Do all of our third level institutions now have functioning audit committees? The last time we were here and we went down this road we did not know whether they were meeting, we did not know who was on them and we had no records of them. They might...
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Can we get details on all of the third level institutes with regard to who is on their audit committees, when they met last and how many times they have met?
- Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Hear, hear.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Amnesia.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (29 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a freedom of information request from a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has delayed the appeals process; if this case can be postponed and assigned to the appeals officer according to the date received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32764/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Schemes (29 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: 638. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant assistance available for the restoration of an old farm house dwelling dating back to the 1800s which has significant local history attached to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33202/15]
- Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: They wrecked the economy. They were in the booster seat for Bertie.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Who built that?
- Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Did Deputy McDonald telephone McFeely?
- Social Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on an issue that affects all constituencies. It is not just an urban issue, but affects every town and village in the country. People want to hear about possible solutions as well as a plan for the future. I have mentioned something in the House on a number of occasions and I urge the Minister to examine it. In the city of Dublin, within walking...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (30 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: 14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason Labour Court recommendations on pensions for community enterprise supervisors and assistant supervisors are not being adhered to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33014/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (30 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: 133. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a medical matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33517/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: That is fine. I welcome the Minister and his officials. As we are discussing outputs and measureables, one of the important things to note is the announcement made by the Minister on 29 September 2015. From my region and the mid-western region, the outputs are very clear in terms of the commitment made by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I acknowledge the work the Minister...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: The performance measures I am concerned with are the number of people who come to festivals, the number of people who visit the country and the number of people who avail of the tourism product. That is the measurable outcome. It is very difficult to measure in parts of the country where the infrastructure is not in place. I have identified issues before on this. There is an in-built...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Minister.