Results 12,061-12,080 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Staff (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional staff members who will be hired for the National Transport Authority following the increase in the allocation to the agency in budget 2020. [44168/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Budgets (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to his Department in appropriations-in-aid in each year since 2016; and the way in which this funding has been spent in tabular form. [44169/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date by which expenditure will be achieved in roads, rail and bus taking into account a possible backlog in remedial or other works. [44170/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the master licence record project with reference to the amount that was spent on this project in 2019; and the amount that has been budgeted for 2020. [44171/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met at chairperson level with each of the agencies and companies for which his Department is the parent Department; and the dates of these meetings in tabular form. [44172/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the national civil aviation development forum. [44173/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the implementation of the safety of life at sea convention in addition to the transposition of the EU recreational craft directive, the marine equipment directive and the organisation of working time for inland waterways. [44174/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the western rail corridor. [44175/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has completed a review of the national cycle policy framework; and if so, the main findings of the review. [44176/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has completed a review of the smarter travel policy framework; and if so, the main findings of the review. [44177/19]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: The implications of this is that privilege under the general data protection regulation, GDPR, can be claimed in any case of non-compliance. As such, the public will not be entitled to know.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I am not a barrister. Perhaps Deputy Connolly could advise.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: The implication is that any contractor, whether a contract cleaner for an office who was or was not properly procured, is not entitled to know. As normal, the house always wins. The last to know anything is the public. The attitude of the Department is that it cannot, and does not want to, tell the public anything and that it has now received legal opinion from the Office of the Attorney...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: In that a case, if one is a sole trading billionaire, one is in business. That makes a mockery of things.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: That is bananas.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: It is not contract cleaning rates.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Did everyone get the letter? I would like the committee to invite the State's chief procurement officer because he can add all sorts of value in respect of process and procedures to our consideration of how money is spent on infrastructure projects.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: That was in his personal capacity-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: -----but he still works for the State. It is important that we have a chat with him.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: It would add value to how we approach a great many things. The clerk might correct me if I am wrong, but is the committee entitled to invite people who are officers of the State to assist us with our work?