Results 11,321-11,340 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I thank our witnesses-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that absolutely. The key point is that this has been an important engagement. I want to focus on what is to happen in the future. We all support the suggestion that the app be available to the Garda and that the funds are available throughout the State. As Deputy Troy said, we need to know how much this would cost and get it onto the Minister's agenda for the budget this year. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: No, not at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is undemocratic. It is an abuse of parliamentary procedure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am not stopping Deputy O'Keeffe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Hold on a second.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Hold on. As Chairman I have to say that our witnesses have been fair and reasonable. They have made-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I agreed that the Oireachtas is being abused.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is. People are entitled to have that opinion. I believe that anybody looking at road deaths at the moment would have the same opinion. The Deputy is entitled to his opinion however.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I do not think anybody would agree with that. The integrity of the figures and the witnesses is absolute as far as I am concerned. We should adjourn shortly but I would like to go back to the point about what the next steps should be if we were to have another meeting, because that is hugely important. I note the excellent work the RSA and An Garda Síochána are doing,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is so sad and tragic for all those families who suffer. I assure the witnesses of my full support, as a Member of the Oireachtas, for everything that is going on. I want to see more enforcement. I support what the RSA has to do. I do not second-guess its commitment or its absolute integrity in terms of its work. Would the witnesses like to say anything before the adjournment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: They are taking lives in some cases.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The other thing that was agreed was that we would invite insurance company representatives to the committee to assist in drilling down into those data if we can. I thank the witnesses and the staff of the committee. We have had a very long day. It has been almost five hours of a meeting with a ten-minute break. That is not bad.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to student fees and the impact of Brexit will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27297/18]
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Could I make an observation on the Order of Business?
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I have raised this with the Whips. I am unhappy with the arrangements for Thursday, particularly the item of Government business, statements on the implementation of the national-----
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The debate on the national drugs strategy is very important. The problem is that there are 80 minutes for the debate in total. The Government gets ten minutes and the Opposition gets 70. The difficulty I have is that this is a huge issue in my constituency, where there is very serious intimidation by criminals. People are being threatened. One family has been followed from one town to...
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The difficulty with that proposal, on which I sought clarity today, concerns the question of when it will be resumed. I would be happy if it were resumed next week but if the Dáil is to adjourn shortly, it might not be resumed until the autumn. It is such an urgent matter for my constituents.