Results 1,121-1,140 of 20,758 for speaker:Alan Kelly

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 22: In page 18, subsection (1), line 20, to delete “after the date” and substitute “from the date of the service”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 23: In page 18, subsection (3), line 34, to delete “within 28 days after the date of the notification” and substitute the following:“not later than 28 days from the date of the service of the notification”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 24: In page 18, subsection (6), line 47, after “ordinarily” to insert “resides or”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 25: In page 19, subsection (8), line 5, to delete “within 28 days of” and substitute the following:“not later than 28 days from the date of the service of the”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: It is not possible for me to accept amendment No. 26, although I have considerable sympathy for the Deputy. I want to gain some technical details because we must take some serious advice on the issue. I have sympathy for the frustrations of many operators in the industry on it. The number who have sought to get into the industry under the stamp 2 provisions is not as high as one might...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: To be honest, I do not know the intricacies of the taxi industry across Europe. I can verify, however, that the stamp 2 visa issue is primarily one for the Department of Justice and Equality. I understand there are probably trans-European principles or unwritten agreements in this space as regards students, etc. Broadly, they are probably necessary. We send students around Europe as much...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 27: In page 20, before section 16, to insert the following new section:16.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), where a company holds a licence, in the event of a change in control of the company—(a) the licence stands revoked from the date of the change in control, and (b) the company shall notify in writing the Authority of the change in control and return the...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 28: In page 20, subsection (1)(a), line 7, after “than” to insert “a revocation”.These are drafting amendments. Amendment No. 28 clarifies that a revocation of a licence under section 45, issued by a court judge upon conviction of an offence, is excluded from the obligations under section 16 to return a licence, badge, disc or other signage,...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 29: In page 20, subsection (1)(i), line 12, to delete “within 14 days” and substitute “not later than 21 days”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 30: In page 20, subsection (3), line 36, to delete “within 14 days” and substitute “not later than 21 days”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 31: In page 20, subsection (4), lines 40 and 41, to delete “class E fine” and substitute “class D fine”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I will not be accepting this amendment. This provision under section 19 of the Bill enables the NTA to make regulations concerning standard of conduct, general behaviour, deportment or dress of persons operating SPSVs. This is a restatement and clarification of the existing provision under section 34(6) of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003, as passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas, providing...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: For a start, the Minister would not be getting into that level of detail. That is a matter for the NTA, but I do not think there are any such plans. Certainly, I have not heard of any and I would not support them.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I would say the Deputy is safe enough on that one. I am not speaking on behalf of the NTA but I reckon the Deputy is safe enough on that one.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 33: In page 28, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following:“21.—(1) This section does not apply to—(a) a person driving or using a bus (within the meaning of section 2 of the Act of 2009)—(i) in the operation of a public bus passenger service (within the meaning of section 2 of the Act of 2009), or (ii) which has been hired, other than...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 34: In page 28, subsection (2), line 12, after “vehicle” to insert “to which this section applies”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 35: In page 28, subsection (5), line 27, to delete “subsection” and substitute “subsection (4)”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 36: In page 29, subsection (6), lines 2 to 8, to delete all words from and including “stand;” in line 2 down to and including “passengers.” in line 8 and substitute “stand.”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I understand that the intention underpinning these amendments is to limit the scope for the discounting of taxi fares. While I will not be accepting the amendments, I have some sympathy with the proposal, which seeks to address the concerns of many taxi drivers who feel that they are regularly being undercut by other taxi operators. This is one of a number of amendments with which I have...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Kelly: I accept the spirit in which this amendment was tabled and I believe the issue can be dealt with.