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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2017)

John O'Mahony: I join colleagues on all sides of the House in offering my deepest sympathy to the family of the late former Deputy Peter Mathews, with whom I worked very closely as a colleague from 2007 to 2011 when he had an office next door to mine. The best way to describe him is that he was fiercely determined, but he was also a decent person. He was somebody who would argue about an issue, but he...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (28 Feb 2017)

John O'Mahony: I welcome the Minister of State and this debate. I support the measures in the Bill. It is a short-term, emergency measure that will not solve the problems of the post offices but at least it will stave off major solvency issues in the short term. This needs to be just a start. The Minister of State referred to reviews. There have been major reviews. In the last Dáil, I was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: I am conscious that Senator Feighan wants to come in as well. I do not want our questions to overlap. I have an observation for the Minister. He mentioned that PSO funding has been increased. I previously helped local communities in disputes when Expressway services were bypassing particular villages. A solution was found that was agreeable to all sides to establish connectivity to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: I suppose that is an example of what I am asking about in my bigger question. Can the Minister increase the PSO sufficiently to overcome the disadvantage to affected passengers and as a solution to the Expressway dilemma, which is really at the centre of this dispute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: It would provide some comfort to the passengers if the actions of the NTA could be repeated. On the basis of the figures that the Minister has given, it seems pretty acceptable. Like himself, I am not sure of the nitty gritty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: Can that policy be implemented around the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion (8 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: I support the motion and I commend Senator Conway for bringing it forward. Tourism has been a lifeline at a time when the country was effectively bankrupt. I acknowledge there are issues. Nobody wants to see low-paid employees. However, it is important that tourism continues to be invested in and improved on. One part of this motion suggests initiatives to spread tourists destinations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: I thank all the people who have presented here. Obviously, what they have done is presented the matters that are issues for them from a road safety point of view. Having listened to them, there seems to be conflict between the various groups. I might provoke a little bit of that. The representatives of the agricultural contractors have stated that there was no consultation on many of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: I shall use up the two minutes. The first thing that crossed my mind when I thought about this morning's meeting was that insults would be hurled back and forth. What would this debate be like if politics was removed for a while? The Minister did not help the situation a few weeks ago by saying, or he was quoted as saying, that transport was doddle. Perhaps he was misquoted but I am not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

John O'Mahony: This has trumped it.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (4 Apr 2017)

John O'Mahony: This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 118, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Second Stage (4 Apr 2017)

John O'Mahony: I welcome the Minister to the House.

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Second Stage (4 Apr 2017)

John O'Mahony: I note the Senator's name.

Seanad: Adult Safeguarding Bill: Second Stage (5 Apr 2017)

John O'Mahony: I call on Senator Ruane. She is limited to eight minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

John O'Mahony: I apologise for missing the earlier part of the meeting. I will not go over a lot of questions that have probably been covered already. I can see value in certain things that Deputy Healy-Rae is saying but if there is evidence - I know he was disputing the evidence and asking whether it was the ice as against the pint of Guinness - and if it is totally evidence-based, it is very difficult...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

John O'Mahony: It is seen as a solution. We have to identify the right problem to bring down the death rate on our roads. The Minister is saying his proposal is one of the issues that would bring it down. Those of us who live in rural Ireland may dispute that, but only time will tell.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

John O'Mahony: I again refer to the need to prioritise the N4 and N5 road projects in the mid-term capital review. Submissions by the public will be accepted up to 30 April. The economic crash of 2008 stopped many projects in their tracks, including the N4 and N5 road projects. They would have assisted in balancing regional development. A number of weeks ago the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Apr 2017)

John O'Mahony: I remind Members that on Report Stage a Senator may speak only once, except the proposer of the amendment who may reply to the discussion on the amendment. Also, Opposition amendments must be seconded. Amendments Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.