Results 161-180 of 262 for speaker:Brian Brennan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: That is long enough. If Mr. Bakhurst was in the private sector, believe me, that is long enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Is anyone concerned there may have been a conflict of interest surrounding the procurement of the IT system? Can we get reassurance on that? Who got the contract, and were they-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: That is not the question. The question is if there is conflict of interest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: That is not the question. The question is simple. Mr. Coady is reassuring me there was no conflict of interest in the procurement of the IT system.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Industry (29 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: I raise the issue of the National Ambulance Service. I have heard from multiple constituents of prolonged waiting times, sometimes lasting hours, in cases of urgent need for medical attention. In my constituency, Arklow, County Wicklow, and Gorey, County Wexford, each have only one operating ambulance at any one time. This is to serve a population of more than 50,000 people. If these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Let us look at the maths alone. Did Mr. Bakhurst say he was aiming to take out 127?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: 540. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of IVF support, as announced in Budget 2025; if she will provide a timeline for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28478/25]

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: My colleagues have gone to another vote. I want to put on record that I was disappointed that people were put under so much pressure to get to two votes at the exact same time. It is across parties and I feel it is wrong and disrespectful to the Chair and to the committee we are involved in. I really look forward to giving the Chair some back-up. I am coming from the private sector so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Brian Brennan: I do not think I will need ten minutes. I am keen to hear from the representatives of Coimisiún na Meán about where they feel the role of local radio is going. I am from Gorey in County Wexford and I am involved in Arklow as well. East Coast FM and South East Radio are important for me personally. They are so ingrained in the fabric of our society. It is important that we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Brian Brennan: On local broadcasting, €50,000 will not go a long way. I keep reiterating how important it is to the local community down there. It is about the big guns coming in, and I feel they are going to dilute the product we have. Alan Corcoran and Liam Spratt are the two who cover the matches down there. They are household names. They are bigger in Wexford than any characters in RTÉ,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Brian Brennan: Will the people at the coalface have a say in how that funding is distributed? They are the ones who know where it is needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Brian Brennan: It is extremely important and much appreciated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Brian Brennan: My question is for Coimisiún na Meán. Online safety is often overlooked, not by Coimisiún na Meán but by a lot of people. It is now so relevant to society, I would be interested in Mr. Ó Domhnaill's comments on how it could be beefed up. In the current climate we all get plenty of online comments. I will put it that way. To RTÉ, are subsidiary companies a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Brian Brennan: Yes, I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Brian Brennan: How much funding goes to 2RN?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Brian Brennan: I am fine.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

Brian Brennan: 886. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the carer's allowance payment for a person (details supplied) is to cease following the means review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29217/25]