Results 721-740 of 2,569 for speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Sport Ireland and the Federation of Irish Sport (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I was speaking about participation in sport. People should be encouraged to get involved in it. As Mr. Galvin mentioned in his report, €1.13 billion is being spent every year to tackle obesity, while €400 million is spent on treatment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Sport Ireland and the Federation of Irish Sport (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Are there issues with the code?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the witnesses. My first questions are for Mr. Ray Hernan of Bus Éireann. He said in his opening statement that the company will be insolvent in a short period of time. Can he elaborate on this and inform the committee what time-frame he is looking at?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Mr. Hernan also stated that a loss of between €8 million and €9 million was incurred in 2016. What were the losses in the previous years and why was the loss so high in 2016?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Mr. Hernan also stated that he has commenced a route and branch review of operational structures. When will this review be completed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I am also confused by the statement that an increase in the free travel subvention would not help the challenges faced by the company. Surely Bus Éireann needs increased revenue and any increase in this subvention would help at this stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Mr. Hernan stated the company would not bluntly target staff to fix its financial problems. I put it to him that this is precisely what he is doing. The letter circulated to staff on 16 January made clear that all options were being considered and each cost would be challenged and eliminated unless it could be established that it was essential for the operation of services. The 11...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: In his letter, Mr. Hernan gave-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Mr. Hernan also stated Bus Éireann would protect basic pay and seek to protect the maximum number of viable jobs. What does he mean when he uses the term "viable jobs"? Is the company planning to lay off workers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Will Mr. Hernan elaborate on his comments on Expressway routes? Has the company identified routes that it considers to be unviable? If not, when will it be in a position to do so?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Apart from commercial considerations, what other factors are considered when assessing the viability of a route?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank Mr. Seamus Boland for his opening statements. He made a number of excellent proposals which deserve more consideration. I ask him to elaborate on his view that a new rural transport survey is needed? Will he also comment on his statement that the NTA and Departments of Health, Social Protection, and Education and Skills have an opportunity to examine the possibility of integrating...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I ask Mr. Boland to elaborate on his statement that the NTA and Departments of Health, Social Protection and Education and Science have an opportunity to examine the possibility of integrating their transport services to ensure full access to public transport is achievable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: It was on the need to carry out a new rural transport survey.
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: On a point of order, I am not being biased in saying that none of the Fine Gael Deputies who indicated had an opportunity to speak.
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I suggest that the six backbench Deputies who waited for an hour to speak today should be given an opportunity to speak on the Order of Business tomorrow. Week after week, the Ceann Comhairle informs the House that Deputies who did not have an opportunity to speak will be given an opportunity to speak the following day. This is my fourth day on the trot trying to speak on a specific topic...
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: To conclude my point-----
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Last Thursday, a Fianna Fáil Deputy who walked into the Chamber after I indicated was allowed to speak before me.
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I want fair play for my constituents in Louth. I am fed up with this. It has happened four times on the trot. What do I have to do?
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I will resume my seat, but I am looking for fair play.