Results 5,261-5,280 of 5,294 for speaker:Michael McCarthy
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is reviewing a matter (details supplied) including her efforts to resolve it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3461/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Regulation (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to introduce legislation compelling motor insurance companies to insure vehicles that are ten years or older and which have a valid national car test certificate and not to victimise persons who possess what may be perfectly sound cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3410/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Regulation (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that insurance companies will no longer provide quotes for cars that are aged ten years or older; his views on this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3411/16]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: The joint committee is now in session and the usual rules apply in respect of mobile telephones. It is proposed that the joint committee consider the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016 at 2.15 p.m. or thereafter. This business will be brought to a conclusion at 3 p.m. if not concluded previously. At 3 p.m. it is proposed to consider a statutory instrument, the National...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with special responsibility for housing, planning and co-ordination of the Construction 2020 strategy, Deputy Coffey, and his officials to this meeting. I now call on him to make his opening statement on the referral motion on regulations before members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: I apologise to the Minister of State for our late start which, I know, has distorted his schedule.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: I do not want to want to burst the Senator's bubble, but waste composters are not mentioned in the SI. So if the response disappoints-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: Okay, compactors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: We will have common sense in questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: I apologise to Senator Cáit Keane. I misheard her. She was referring to compactors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: Accepted with grace, for which I thank the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: Very briefly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy has made two interventions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy can take up the issue with the Minister at the parliamentary party meeting later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: As is the parliamentary party.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: Yes. I will then call Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: What is the Deputy's question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: Someone’s telephone is interfering with the sound system.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: We are over the time for this matter. We have a second part to the meeting. Senator Keane has a final comment to make and then I will allow Deputy Catherine Murphy to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (27 Jan 2016)
Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister of State. That concludes our discussion of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016. I thank the Minister of State and his officials, for attending.