Results 401-420 of 955 for speaker:Terry Brennan
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: We can have a debate to see if we can get 300 or 400 jobs in the Leader's home city of Waterford.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: It is nice to bring good news.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: Did the Chairman say 9.30 a.m.?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: I am always present, though.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: I do not expect Ms Nolan to answer the final question I posed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: No, I asked what Ms Nolan does in her spare time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: Ryanair and Aer Lingus are both increasing the number of aircraft they operate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: Is there anything in particular which Ms Nolan would like to achieve during the next four years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: I wish Ms Nolan every success for the next four years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: I must get quicker at putting up my hand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: I am only joking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: I am not going ask Ms Nolan the question that was often asked of me when I was going around the country looking for jobs, which is "Why should I give you this job?". If I got that question it was certain that I would not get the job.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: I am not going to ask Ms Nolan that. I congratulate Ms Nolan on a successful four-year term and I imagine she is delighted to be asked to do the job for a further four years. I understand it is a four-year stint.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: Ms Nolan must be doing a good job and that is being recognised. One of the people who interviewed me when I was looking for a job - I have read about him since then, Lord be good to him - was a man Ms Nolan may have come across in her day, Mr. Brendan O'Regan. He had a magnificent vision for Shannon, the surrounding region and Shannon Airport. Many of the achievements at Shannon were down...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: It is dwindling, but it will not interfere with future pensions for people who have contributed, in some cases, for 30 or 40 years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: Are there any new developments in the airline industry that will have an impact on how the Irish Aviation Authority conducts its business? Ms Nolan's tenure will end in four years' time. Does she have a vision of what she will have achieved in four years? What does Ms Nolan do in her spare time?
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: Tourism has been mentioned by a number of colleagues in the House. The Garth Brooks concerts are proving to be the secret weapon of the tourism industry this year. I understand 100,000 of the 400,000 tickets for the concerts were bought by people abroad. This will provide a great boost for trade and tourism and, no doubt, generate further tourism in the years ahead. The Minister for...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: May I not raise it with my colleagues who pass it every day?
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: I support Senator Sheahan's call for an urgent debate on procurement procedures by all Departments, as well as the Office of Public Works and the HSE. I know of small companies that cannot get on the procurement lists for whatever reason. I do not know who is responsible for grass cutting and other garden maintenance in the grounds of Leinster House. Although we do not have that much...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Terry Brennan: I support Senator Denis O’Donovan's call for a debate on the fishing industry. I hope such a debate will include the inshore fisheries sector, such as the oyster, mussel and lobster fishing industries, and that we would discuss first-time licences and the time it takes to have one renewed. Many families throughout this island are involved in inshore fisheries. Will the Minister...