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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: That is a fair point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome that reassurance. Is it only if an issue concerning a court case arises that the Garda is notified?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Does that feed into the oversight audit management system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Chairman. I welcome Assistant Commissioner Twomey and his colleagues. It is an interesting discussion because road safety and reducing collisions and fatalities on our roads should be a priority of all of us. I want to touch on three areas, one of which a response has been given to the Deputies who raised it, namely, the criticism by the courts. My question is to Assistant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the ard-stiúrthóir and the uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael. It is welcome for us to air this issue and, like Deputy Timmy Dooley, I acknowledge the contribution of the GAA for generations to Irish society in the development of national games and Irish culture. I am a lifelong supporter of the GAA and a member, former player, administrator and chairman of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: What about access to Sky Sports?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: With due respect, they are professional organisations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I do not have it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: The GAA did not offer any incentive for them to come on board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: It would be in order that they could be shown to the diaspora for free.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: That is an important point which I should clarify. The main objective was to broaden the availability of games to the diaspora.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: There are a number of options to do this, one of which is to use the Sky subscription model, but there are others such as incentivising the likes of the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV. What I am asking is whether that option was explored.

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. It gives all of us an opportunity not only to debate the issues with regard to wind energy but also to outline our views on other renewable alternatives and methods of electricity generation that should be considered. I read some statistics from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland which stated clearly that renewable energy has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Developments in Renewable Energy Technologies and Practices: SEAI (9 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I will come back on biomass which is a very interesting point. I welcome the fact that Dr. Motherway has read the report to which I referred. My concern about these types of report is that they are widely reported in the media. SEAI and other organisations are trying to raise awareness about the facts of renewables and their potential benefits. When the likes of this misinformation gets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Developments in Renewable Energy Technologies and Practices: SEAI (9 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: SEAI is independent and has the expertise whereas politicians will be accused of spinning or having vested interests. An independent organisation like SEAI has a significant role to play in correcting the record in the interest of what we are trying to achieve as a country on renewable energy targets.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Developments in Renewable Energy Technologies and Practices: SEAI (9 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I thank Dr. Motherway and Mr. Meally for their presentation. I acknowledge the work done and progress achieved by the SEAI. I was involved in one of the first community schemes in Waterford, which involved a national school coming together with a day centre for the elderly. They would never have come together were it not for the relevant SEAI scheme. They made a successful joint...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy Review (8 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: 349. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the new national energy policy will be implemented; if he will look at a variety of energy supplies such as biomass, geothermal and hydro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/14]

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I, too, will vote confidence in the Minister this evening. Not only do people want economic recovery, they also want us to recover the reputation and integrity of the State, both of which have been damaged of late. The Fianna Fáil Party is engaging in cheap political stunts and targeting the man, rather than the issue. Once this issue has been addressed - the Government acted swiftly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I ask for a comment on the functional area proposal being mooted by the Minister, to which the Irish Road Haulage Association referred. I presume the defined functional area will be an all-Ireland area and that it will be possible to find common ground with regard to the application of levies.