Results 1-20 of 51 for cork speaker:Michael McNamara

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2023)

Michael McNamara: ...move back in or even people who had enough money to buy an apartment so their children could live in it when they went to college so they would not have to commute from Clare to Dublin or Clare to Cork. I went to college in Cork. It simply would not have been possible to commute. I do not think it would have been particularly beneficial to anybody. We need to differentiate between this...

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Michael McNamara: How are fish landed in a small pier such as Quilty or a small pier in Cork or Galway transported from there to market? Is anything being done in that respect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Michael McNamara: ...One was the question of the two transatlantic flights, one going to the east coast and one to the west coast. Where are they going? Can I have a simple answer? Is it Dublin, Shannon, Belfast or Cork?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

Michael McNamara: One can drive from London to Edinburgh to Stranraer to Banbridge without any checks whatsoever. One can drive from Banbridge to west Cork without any customs checks.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: 373. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when both the Cork and Dublin passport offices will reopen to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23951/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McNamara: 888. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when both the Cork and Dublin passport offices will reopen to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20517/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Michael McNamara: They are. The people of Cork may not be.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McNamara: 852. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when both the Cork and Dublin passport offices will reopen to the public given that international travel has resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40303/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (16 Nov 2021)

Michael McNamara: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total funding allocated to Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Dublin Airport since March 2020; and the amount of this funding that has been drawn down by the airports, respectively. [56060/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Michael McNamara: Then they are not committing any offence by selling it to a farmer in Cork, Kerry, Clare or wherever without a prescription.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (30 Apr 2014)

Michael McNamara: ..., Tourism and Sport the reason express trains between Dublin and Limerick all travel via Limerick Junction, thereby servicing only stations already serviced by express trains between Dublin and Cork, when the route via Ballybrophy is substantially shorter and also serves potential customers in Clare and Tipperary. [18624/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (23 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: ...will issue from the Irish Aviation Authority given that some aircraft engineers have been waiting for five months or more for these licences and are missing out on job opportunities in Shannon and Cork airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15236/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (30 Apr 2014)

Michael McNamara: 927. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Irish Rail services from Galway, via Limerick, to Cork, the fourth, third and second largest cities in the State take from 3 hours 55 minutes to 4 hours 45 minutes, when private bus competitors can cover the journey in 2 hours 50 minutes and the estimated travel time by car is 2 hours 38 minutes. [18623/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Airport Landing Slots (20 Jan 2015)

Michael McNamara: ...I acknowledge that this debate could easily be portrayed as parochialism or being about one's own backyard, but it is about a lot more than that. It is not simply about Shannon; it also is about Cork and about regional development, because both Cork and Shannon rely on connectivity to Heathrow in a way Dublin does not. Second, there is a greater risk to the slots from Cork and Shannon to...

Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2021)

Michael McNamara: ...were no inspections at all last year. In Limerick, one in 18 private accommodation units was inspected. That is even better than Clare. In Dublin, one in 34 units was inspected. The figure in Cork was one unit in 48. Based on that, if I was a lawyer and I knew somebody who had a hovel that he or she wanted to rent out for a lot of money, I would say he or she should take their...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: ...it. There are five minutes left. I will split my time with Deputy Duncan Smith who wants to come back in. Do the witnesses think that Shannon Airport was treated differently from Dublin and Cork Airports by the airlines in terms of prioritising the limited connectivity that remained in the State in response to Covid?

Shannon Airport: Motion (11 Dec 2012)

Michael McNamara: ..., a long time ago when Deputy Dooley was a Senator, he said the solution proposed and to be voted on was as follows: Dublin Airport was to get immediate autonomy with enhanced status. Shannon and Cork airports were to get a kind of satellite status and the Aer Rianta International division of Shannon Airport was to be gifted to Dublin Airport, now called Dublin Airport Authority, the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Michael McNamara: ...and tourism via our airports. On 18 June, the Taoiseach said of Shane Ross, the former Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, "I don't think he gets the regions ... both Shannon and Cork have huge roles to play [if we are to be serious about] rebalancing the [State]." Today Shannon Airport is seeking redundancies. Some Shannon Heritage sites are closed, and others are closing at the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

Michael McNamara: ...time to be with us and for staying with us notwithstanding the technological difficulties. I also thank Mr. O'Brien and Professor Staines for coming in and Professor Kearney for travelling from Cork to be with us. With that, I will draw the session to a close. I wish to inform members before we formally adjourn that we will meet the Minister not next week but the week after. I think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Michael McNamara: ...it will not be business as usual straight away and that airports will consolidate around key hubs. For Aer Lingus that is Dublin and, perhaps, increasingly Manchester rather than Shannon and Cork. Obviously, Ireland is not a Schengen state. Schengen states will pretty soon allow in American passengers who are vaccinated and can show they are vaccinated. However, am I right in saying...