Results 341-360 of 2,052 for speaker:Maria Bailey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to attend this meeting. My questions are not, unfortunately, about Dublin. I want to speak about the issues facing bus services in Limerick city, in particular the 304 and 304A which serve the Dooradoyle-Raheen to Castletroy areas, which are two largely populated areas. Each morning, including at off-peak times, these buses arrive between 15 and 23...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: I would like to raise one more issue. Corbally in Limerick has a large population. The bus service from Corbally to Crescent Shopping Centre, which serviced five or six schools, was withdrawn without consultation and it has not been replaced. I accept the witnesses might not be able to answer my questions today but I would appreciate it if they could. Limerick is the third largest city....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: I propose that the committee go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, and Senator Grace O'Sullivan has had to leave to attend another meeting but she may be back. At request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are asked to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are switched off or turned to flight mode. It is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister. We agreed in private session that we would do ten-minute sessions to question the Minister. It is up to members how they use that time, because if they use the whole ten minutes to speak without going to the Minister, then he will not have the opportunity to come back in. I will indicate when five minutes have elapsed and it is to be hoped we will get a few sessions....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: We are running over time. I have to move on to the next person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: This should be the Deputy's last question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Minister has gone over time in responding. Deputy O'Brien was not present for the private session at which the committee agreed the time allocations for the first round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: However, as there are many issues to which the Minister has not had time to respond, once the first round is completed I will allow him ten minutes to follow up on questions which he has not addressed. Deputy O'Dowd is next but he is allowing Deputy Barry to speak first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: Do the Deputies wish to speak for ten minutes each?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Minister has ten minutes to reply to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: I ask the Deputy to be careful about naming people outside the Houses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Boyd Barrett was not here when I read the note on privilege. It is up to him if he says it, but I remind him about the note.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: If the Deputy wants the Minister to reply, I am allocating a few minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will give the Minister ten minutes to reply to some of the questions he did not get to answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will give the Minister ten minutes without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: We are not getting into a back and forth discussion because we are well over time and we need to go into the second round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister. We have very little time left, so I will allocate three minutes per member. Deputy Ó Broin is first, then Senator Boyhan, Deputy O'Brien and Deputy Boyd Barrett.