Results 1,241-1,260 of 1,625 for speaker:Pat O'Neill
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: This amendment should not have been tabled as being part of the Road Traffic Bill 2014. It is a matter more suited to the Order of Business and I ask Senator Power to withdraw her amendment. The Minister pointed out the average waiting times. We have also experienced waiting. I have gone online and tried to book an NCT only to see a waiting time of between four and six weeks. The Minister...
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: The legislation did not bring that in the three penalty points.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: I shall reply in a moment.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: No.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: I am delighted to hear the Minister say that if one waits over 28 days-----
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: -----that an applicant should get a free test. I waited over 28 days for a test at one stage.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: No and I did not know the law existed.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: No.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: Yes. In reply to Senator Power, she said that-----
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: She referred to motor tax and motor insurance. One can pay motor tax five weeks in advance.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: There is nobody in this country waiting four months for an NCT test. The Minister said to telephone a centre and one will get a test.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: I thank the Minister for bringing this Bill to the House. It was very important that this would be dealt with immediately when the Minister realised last Wednesday that there was a problem with the previous legislation, and I commend him on that. We had a bit of banter here today, but I remind Senator O'Donovan that he might be able to get the Mercedes when he gets back to the other House....
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: Mr. Matt Carthy MEP got a lovely answer too.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: I ask the Senator to stick to the section, which deals with late payments. He is making a political speech at this stage.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: This is more like a Second Stage speech. I ask the Senator to stick to the section.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: You are not speaking to the section.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: It is about late payments.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: You have said it already.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: We have heard that already.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Pat O'Neill: The Senator has spoken for 11 minutes.