Results 1,221-1,240 of 2,450 for speaker:Kevin O'Keeffe
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: The Minster of State without interruption.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Can I just put this in perspective? Is the Deputy asking us to tell the rich people that they should not be getting children's allowance? Is that what she is saying?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I call Senator O'Mahony.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: No, Deputy Munster has already had too much time. She may come back afterwards. I ask her please to show respect for the other members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Deputy Munster is not showing respect for the other members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: The Minister of State gave you a full outline.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Before the Minister of State comes back in, I fully support Senator O'Mahony. The Minister of State referred to the local organisations that applied from his own constituency. In my own backyard there is a school that was being incorporated into the overall sports plan but it did not get through because of a legal issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Which question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Deputy Murphy is also a member of the committee. I ask her to be brief, please, because we have other guests waiting to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Is the Minister of State going to go through the whole process of replying? Many of the questions Deputy Murphy has raised have been answered. The Minister of State can see that from his notes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Can the Minister of State give a written answer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I was amused by how the Minister handled Deputy Troy's representations. When I was making a representation to him, I inadvertently wrote on behalf of a club that had not actually applied. In fairness, he acknowledged that he was examining the application. Obviously, it does not go beyond his desk when we write to him. Is that what the Minister is saying?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I did.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: That is the point I am making. I wrote on behalf of a club that did not apply and the Minister still acknowledged the representation. Before we conclude the session, I thank the Minister and the Minister of State. Before we take a sos, I have a request for our guests coming in for the next session. They have given us opening statements. However, for the sake of time, can they arrange...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme: Discussion (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I ask everyone to ensure their mobile phones are off. I welcome everyone and apologise for the late restart. I have asked witnesses to synopsise their opening statements, which will be taken as read. The first speaker is Mr. John Treacy, chief executive of Sport Ireland. Before we commence, I am required by Standing Orders to draw the witnesses' attention to the fact that by virtue of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme: Discussion (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: The next speaker is Ms Mary O'Connor, chief executive of the Federation of Irish Sport, who is accompanied by Mr. Roddy Guiney, chairman of the Federation of Irish Sport.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme: Discussion (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I want to clarify that this was a random sample of governing bodies. No association is bottom of the list. We will now hear from Mr. Richard Fahey, chief executive of Tennis Ireland, who is accompanied by Mr. David Barber, chairman of Tennis Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme: Discussion (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I now call Mr. Hamish Adams, chief executive of Rowing Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme: Discussion (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I now call Mr. David McGill, president of Badminton Ireland, who is accompanied by Mr. Ronan Rooney, chairman of Badminton Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme: Discussion (28 Mar 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: We will now have a question and answer session. The first speaker is Senator John O'Mahony.