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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: They would have to be redacted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Will the Department publish the submissions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I think it is important that the submissions be published, notwithstanding redaction-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We all have black markers but I appreciate that having to use one 500 times is not easy. That said, people only write their name once so we are talking about blacking out 500 names and addresses. I say that respectfully. I wish to raise one other small point. It relates to an item of correspondence, an email from the private secretary to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I will now move to members' questions. When they ask questions, our guests can answer whenever they wish and should not feel shy about making a response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy MacSharry can put as many gloves in the box as he wants but we are only dealing with this issue today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The points have been well made on both sides. Was the Deputy going to proceed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: A point the Deputy has made again and again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I think it is a very good report.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy has made his point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I will not limit the Deputy at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am not being-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Indeed I am and one of the things I learned from being around for the length of time I have and one reasons I have grey hair is because I have a bit of wisdom in these things. The Deputy is quite right to make his points. They have been made. The Department and the RSA have responded. One of the key points about committees is respect for the witnesses. Statements we make and questions we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: As the Deputy made his points, I said he made them well. I did not criticise his points. I said points were well made on both sides.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am not finished. I treat the Deputy with respect.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy can say what he likes about me but I am trying to be fair. I just do not like the way he is behaving now. I find it unacceptable so I ask him to stick to the agenda. I do not need any lectures from the Deputy about anything.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: No, not at all-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: -----but the Deputy should not accuse me of not being fair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Okay. The Deputy should proceed.