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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is inspirational. It is people coming from the grassroots up, making a real difference and being recognised for the talent they posses. It is wonderful that the CIÉ Group has recognised that in many people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Gabhaim buíochas-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: The Chairman is always slagging me. I cannot help it. It is not my fault. I thank Mr. Geoghegan for attending. I wish him every success in his role. I am sure he will do a very good job. He certainly has the business background and experience that I hope will support the DAA going forward. I am not going to go back over questions people have asked. One of the advantages, or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Competition is healthy and we need to have a debate in a public forum on a second airport in Dublin. I understand the Chairman's perspective that there is enough competition as it is. My experience of Dublin Airport as a passenger and from an airline perspective has been positive. I have found the senior management team down the years proactive, supportive and helpful, which is contrary to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is a great answer but to a question I did not ask.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: The question is straightforward. Does Mr. Geoghegan see Dublin Airport being slot-controlled in a way broadly similar to London Heathrow? I do not know how many movements there are in and out of Dublin every day. The biggest factor with regard to slot control - Mr. Geoghegan mentioned it earlier with regard to passengers - is safety. The space between aircraft when taking off and landing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is my understanding of it as well. It is better we hear it from Mr. Geoghegan.

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Tá fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit os comhair na Seanadóirí. Tá mé an-bhuíoch dó as ucht an cur i láthair a rinne sé. I echo everything Senator Ned O'Sullivan said and he made some really important points. The numbers on tourism are very good and it is a great success. This is down to everybody concerned but, in particular, it is down to...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I refer to small and medium enterprises, SMEs, an area on which I will focus. They are the backbone of our economy. Some 97% of all businesses in Ireland are small or medium sized and employ a significant number of people. The EU Commission recently published a report which stated that small and medium sized businesses in Ireland contribute €55.5 billion to the Irish economy. I...

Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I will be sharing time with Senator Boyhan. We will take four minutes each. Cuirim fáilte chuig an Teach seo roimh an Aire Stáit agus cuirim fáilte speisialta roimh an Uasal Liam Shannon, who was one of the 14. It is great to see him especially and I thank him for coming. I support Senators Ó Donnghaile and Conway-Walsh and the Sinn Féin motion 100%. It is really...

Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I am not going to go through all of the details that have been mentioned already. I want to share time with my good colleague here. However, this happened in 1971. The Irish Government brought a case to the European Commission on Human Rights in 1976 and the British Government was found guilty of torture. On appeal, that wording was amended so that the word "torture" was not used. As was...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I dtosach báire ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil le mo chomhghleacaí, an Seanadóir Mac Dowell agus tá súil agam, agus táim cinnte go n-éireoidh go breá leis mar chathaoirleach ar an gcoiste fíorthábhachtach seo. Go n-éirí leis, maith an fear. I do not know whether the Cathaoirleach and Leader drive along the roads of...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Possibly. In 2016, there were 50 vehicles.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I could do with the prompting every now and again. A company called Go Safe, whose parent company is based on the Isle of Man, won the contract, which came into effect on 1 May 2017 and will last for six years with a 12-month extension. The value of the contract over seven years is just over €100 million. It is due for renewal in 2023 or 2024. The number of hours cameras are in...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I refer to the change in strategy required in respect of employment and unemployment. Four or five years ago, the unemployment rate was 14.5%. We are informed that it has fallen to 5.9%. This creates a totally different challenge for our economy in how we deal with a situation where we are close to full employment. That is a great credit to everybody but what is the next stage? The...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Tá mise ag iarraidh labhairt faoin mórphictiúr más féidir liom. I want to address the big picture. I am not here to blame one person or other. I suggest that we look at solutions. That is the background I have come from. One starts to see a pattern across various Government agencies of pretty fundamental cock-ups. There are people very close to all our hearts...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Senator Norris. We have a situation in which the Comptroller and Auditor General checks only the finances. He checks whether all income and expenditure has been properly accounted for but we have nobody checking whether agencies are fit for purpose and holding them accountable. There is no way any Minister from any party would be able to say hand on heart that he or she was happy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed MetroLink: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil me fíor-bhródúil bheith mar Éireannach tar éis dom éisteacht leis an gcur i láthair a rinne Cormac Ó Donnchú, Michael Dowling, Marcella Nic Niallaigh agus Carmel de Grae. Fair play dóibh agus nár laga Dia iad. Bíonn siad ag plé le cúrsaí cultúrtha, forbartha, teangan agus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed MetroLink: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ní bheidh mé ach dhá nóiméad.