Results 621-640 of 3,119 for speaker:James O'Connor
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: When the Minister refers to investing in cities, what does that mean? Does he mean doubling the size of train stations? I cannot see how that relates to a high-speed network between cities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: That is not what I am saying. I am talking about connecting up-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: If the Minister is trying to tell me that investing in high-speed rail will hurt Tipperary, Limerick, Cork or the rural areas between them that would be serviced by the line, that is outrageous. Come on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: Could we not put three stops on a Cork-Dublin line?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: That is the point you are making.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: We are getting away from ourselves a little bit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: That is excellent but I-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: I am.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: Hang on a second. I was crystal clear in what I was saying. I am talking about what will happen in ten years' time. The Minister will be instrumental during the potentially three years and one month he has left in office, under the rules we all have to abide by in the Constitution around elections, as regards the impact he can have. The point I want to make is whether we are doing enough...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: We need to look at faster trains and shorter journey times, which will drive the modal shift to get cars off the road.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: At the moment, we are not doing enough in that area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: The Minister can do both in tandem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: I think the Minister should-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: The Minister should be looking at a plan for it because in five years' time, he does not know what the European investment frameworks will be for rail. It is obviously an area that is set to grow. The Minister must admit that is what is happening at European level.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: It would be prudent for the Minister to look at this issue further.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: I greatly welcome the representatives from NBI here to the meeting. I greatly enjoyed the experience of going on-site to see the work that is being done. The expenditure around broadband in Ireland is obviously a very contentious issue. It is hard for the public to see the physical scale of the demands that are being put on the organisation. In the NBI’s defence, from an opening...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: Yes, exactly. I must say that I got a bit of a laugh as she explained that the place is in a very isolated area. The text said that she is living in this area with a very poor telephone reception. I understand that in community centres, schools and other public buildings in which NBI has done its intervention, it requires text messages to be sent to the people in that area, in order to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: I will not reveal the lady's name, because we know how identifiable people are in small communities. Let us call her Ms W. Unless she is going to be doing cryptocurrency mining from Inch community centre, which is highly unlikely, I would like to see that facility becoming more accessible. I refer to there being no need for a text message, for example. I understand there is a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: She will be WhatsApped the clip of this part of the video.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)
James O'Connor: Apologies for being so parochial, but there is an issue-----