Results 901-920 of 1,003 for speaker:Róisín Garvey
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)
Róisín Garvey: -----whereas if you cycle a bike, you behave much differently as the driver of a car. Personally, I think you should have to do cycle training to get a driving licence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)
Róisín Garvey: I can tell Ms O'Connor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)
Róisín Garvey: This is the whole thing. I said to the RSA 15 years ago that it needed to broaden its scope. Increased car use is causing fatalities and injuries. The RSA is practically encouraging everybody to drive but not encouraging everybody to cycle or use public transport.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)
Róisín Garvey: I know the programme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)
Róisín Garvey: Action 41 says that the RSA has part of the responsibility for the modal shift. It is not just the RSA's job to talk about driving but under action 41, it is also its job to promote other things. If the RSA is getting driver theory tests into every school, please get the cycle training, the Leap cards and the use of public transport in. It is part of the RSA's responsibility under action 41.
- Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. He has an interesting brief – public health, well-being and the drugs task force. If you look at the Irish word for well-being, folláin, it is about being whole. As a nation I wonder how many people are getting that wholesomeness in their daily lives. Therefore, today we call for a commission on loneliness. As the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: I thank the witnesses for attending, and well done to them because it seems like a good process overall. The feedback from companies on it is good. I am interested in getting a breakdown of the size of the 62 companies that have availed of SCARP to date. I presume it is mainly bigger companies if the amount involved is €200 million. What was the biggest challenge? Do the witnesses...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: Is the Department gathering that data?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: I know. I put it in the budget.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: I want to ask about PR.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: Yes, my sisters run two small businesses. I know all about it. That is why I am asking about the PR and the supports.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: I know the take-up is low.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: Yes, I would love that. I will follow up with Dr. Coates directly, or will he follow up with me?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: That is fantastic.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: In the short time remaining, I would like to clarify that Dr. Coates is going to email the secretariat information on the size of the 62 companies; whether data is being gathered on the biggest challenges facing those companies; what specific PR work has been done; the take-up from the LEOs; and what the Department's engagement is with the LEOs in general to make sure preventative work is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: I know that but it can be five employees or it can be 50. I mean the breakdown of the size.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: Ms O'Dea does not have the breakdown.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: There could be two people or 50 people in a company.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: Okay. I am just curious as to whether there is any prevalent size.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (8 May 2024)
Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh. I congratulate the Minister of State on his new appointment. It is nice to have him on side. I have always found him to be well able and most respectful. I wish him luck in his new role. A number of weeks ago the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and the CEO of the HSE, Mr. Bernard...