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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: How dare the Deputy make assumptions about me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I never said I did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: And he is right; safety is a priority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can I remind the Vice Chairman that the Irish Aviation Authority representatives were in here a couple of months ago and they answered those questions fully.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Mr. McGrail is very welcome. It is not my style to jump in the way I did but I felt quite concerned about some of the points raised and the attempt to put him in a particular position, which in my view was unfair. I wish Mr. McGrail well in his role as chairperson designate. If Deputy Munster leaves, I will wait until she leaves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Good. I just do not want to be interrupted. I wish Mr. McGrail well in his new role, which is a challenging one. In my experience, the Irish Aviation Authority has been exemplary and is a stand out Irish authority in worldwide aviation. I said that publicly here in the past. I have a couple of questions. Deputy Troy made a point about the board having only five out of nine members....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is very unfortunate. The late Mr. O'Byrne White used to be CEO of CityJet. He was a great guy. I would like the committee to write a letter of congratulations to Eamonn Brennan, the former chief executive officer of the Irish Aviation Authority, who held that position for 15 or 16 years. He has been appointed director general of Eurocontrol, which is an incredibly significant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I have a couple of comments but I will leave it at that for now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: It was.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: There were some discussions a number of years ago about the CAR becoming part of the IAA. What is the position in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chair Designate (26 Sep 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I have a brief request on social media, which is becoming a huge issue, not just in Ireland but worldwide. Statistics show that 90% of Irish adults own smartphones and that they look at their phones 57 times a day. I wonder how often some of us look at our phones? It is much more than that. It has been scientifically proven that people are addicted to their phones and to social media. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: No, I am not.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I had three or four issues to raise but I will just refer to one quickly. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 18 be taken before No. 1.

Seanad: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: First Stage (17 Oct 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to consolidate and simplify the law relating to perjury and related offences and for that purpose to update certain penalties, and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: First Stage (17 Oct 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Second Stage (24 Oct 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit chuig an Teach seo. Táim an-bhuíoch dó as ucht teacht. Tá súil agam go mbeidh sé in ann tacaíocht a thabhairt don Bhille sin. Labhróidh mé as Béarla anois. I thank the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel for its assistance in drafting the Bill...

Seanad: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Second Stage (24 Oct 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Tá mé an-buíoch don Aire Stáit as ucht an tacaíocht atá sé ag tabhairt don Bhille seo. Is rud fíor mhór é domsa go pearsanta. I appreciate the genuine support of the Minister of State and my senatorial colleagues, across all benches, for this Bill. It is an important Bill as it gives out a signal as to how Ireland operates as a nation and a...

Seanad: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Second Stage (24 Oct 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: On Tuesday, 6 November.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Tá fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ag an Teach inniu agus labhróidh mé i mBéarla anois. I thank the Chairman. The Minister of State is more than welcome. We had a conversation about this last week where he shared his commitment. He had other commitments today and he changed things around to facilitate us. I also thank the Leader of the House, Senator Buttimer,...