Results 9,681-9,700 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: But we have only seen it-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: We must act fairly for Mr. Cullen and for us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: They are all in the book, but we do not know the order in which they are coming.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that, but we do not know which page is which.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I want to make sure members are happy with the way in which we intend to proceed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, they are.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Does anyone else wish to say anything?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy emailed me at 9.25 a.m. As I explained, I was at a committee meeting until 11.45 a.m. and contacted her immediately on receiving the email.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I do not have a difficulty with that proposal. What is important is that the delegates before us are not just anybody, they are pilots and we are dealing with such a serious issue. Our record in this country on air safety is excellent. The IAA has a top-class record in the world rankings. I do not want any question-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: The IAA will need to see everything that has been presented. We all need to agree-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I understand that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: No, it is news to us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: As a committee we agreed that the pilots would come before us first this afternoon, not at 5.30 p.m., but they decided not to come at that time. That was Mr. Cullen's decision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: No; I actually raised this issue with the clerk and he can confirm that I was unhappy with the submission we had received. I asked him to contact the pilots association to give us a full and proper submission and he did, but the association did not give us that submission. That is the point. I would be much happier to do what has been proposed. I will make a decision as Chairman to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I do not particularly want to put it to a vote. I think I have the authority to adjourn the meeting sine die.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I have no issue with that. We need to get to the truth.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: That will provoke a very important debate on all of these issues. We will organise what has been proposed as quickly as possible. I thank members.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (10 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills freagra a thabhairt ar an gceist faoin gcostas an-mhór is gá d’ábhair múinteoirí a íoc chun freastal ar chúrsaí Gaeltachta (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [42582/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: 305. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to put a permanent ward in the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for COPD patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42547/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (10 Oct 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the status of dedicated respiratory consultants for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42548/17]