Results 861-880 of 2,988 for speaker:James O'Connor

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: Was that €79,000 for the entirety of GSOC's legal budget?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: That is odd. Those numbers sound quite low. I am not being overly critical. The commission has its own in-house legal team. From an external point of view, however, 127 staff sounds a small complement for an organisation that is charged with oversight of the Garda. The Garda Commissioner was before the committee last week and a number of important issues were raised with him....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I will turn to the efficiency of the work that is undertaken by GSOC, which is highly complex. Many of the cases undertaken by GSOC are extremely controversial. Is there anything that can be done to address the length of time it takes to investigate controversial cases? An investigation in Templemore has been going on for five years, which is an awfully long period. It is difficult to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I completely respect that. It is uppermost in all of our considerations. How much of a backlog of investigations has GSOC at the moment? Is there an issue in terms of investigations that have been held up?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I understand that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: That is a systemic issue across all sectors of the Civil Service and State agencies. What do our guests see as the solution to resolve that issue? Is it a salary issue? Do the conditions need to be addressed? Are employees finding the workload difficult to manage? I am trying to get a sense of what our guests feel the State needs to do to improve the organisation's capacity to undertake...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I welcome Mr. Walsh and Mr. O'Neill. First and foremost, I compliment TII on all the work going on at the Dunkettle interchange. It is fantastic to see the level of progress and the project is really starting to come together. I travelled over the junction in recent days and over the past three or four months, and it is staggering to see how quickly it is moving along. I say "Well done"...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I am not underestimating the tunnel's safety aspect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: On that issue, I know it is difficult and tunnel safety is extraordinarily complex. I know that from the Jack Lynch Tunnel and the training and everything that have to go into it. It is exceptionally difficult and people are not wholly aware of it. However, it would be great if TII would engage further with the road hauliers. I believe they have a few decent and valid points to make. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: Excellent. That is good to hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: That is great news. The next issue I wish to cover is one we have spoken about many times. It is very difficult to explain to people with regard to Burgess and the N25 issue I raised with TII regarding the installation of an island. Unfortunately, and this has been raised previously, there has been a fatal accident and I have stressed multiple times that there will be another very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: We have discussed this previously. In Lemybrien in County Waterford and at the Dawn Meats plant in Waterford, there is a lot of work ongoing on the N25 on junction upgrades in terms of safety work. I know some of those areas have village status. To my knowledge, Kilmacthomas does not have village status on the N25, but the safety works are being done there. I am pleading with TII. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I will correspond with Mr. Walsh. My last question is probably the most important one for Mr. Walsh and Mr. O'Neill. With regard to funding certainty, where is TII in terms of undertaking some of the items in the national development plan, NDP? Is it in a position where it can progress with some of the items that have been listed in the NDP? We are getting quite close to another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: How much is it? Is there any ballpark figure for how much extra? I am not trying to cause this figure but to give Mr. Walsh the opportunity-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: That is interesting. I am 24 years old and many of my friends and colleagues are going into the working world for the first time after completing higher education. One thing that many have really missed out on, particularly at the very outset of their career, has been that introduction into the workspace. They were not able to have induction sessions with their employers throughout Covid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: Another interesting issue identified by Ms Mangan in her opening statement relates to the legislation that has been proposed. She referred to the eligibility criteria and the provision on requests for remote working being submitted after 26 weeks. I ask her to elaborate on that. I think it is quite a sensible provision although obviously it is not applicable in all walks of life. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank Ms Mangan for the information, which is very helpful. I hope the irony is not lost on the witnesses that I am in my office and I should have come downstairs to the committee room. This has been a really interesting conversation and the debate is certainly not going away. I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details regarding the costs of the new average speed camera system on the M7 Motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21093/22]