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Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: An issue relating to the Citizens' Assembly has been covered in the media today. It has been announced that there was an issue with people who voted on 13 and 14 January and the how they were selected. They were the personal contacts of a recruiter. Obviously everybody would agree that the Citizens' Assembly has done a useful job in the past couple of years since it was appointed....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Public Bodies (21 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: I thank the Cathaoirleach. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton will stand in for Senator Frank Feighan, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Public Bodies (21 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: I will be very brief. I thank all of the witnesses for coming to the committee this morning and giving the presentations. From these presentations the witnesses have a great knowledge of what the challenges and opportunities are. On the face of it they seem very well equipped to take over the positions. I shall address each witness in the order of his or her presentation. I shall turn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Public Bodies (21 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: I thank Ms Cassidy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Public Bodies (21 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: Okay, that is not a problem. I will go through the four. I shall now turn to Mr. Cormac O'Rourke of Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Mr. O'Rourke has said that the cutbacks, or savings as he puts it, were estimated at €3 million and they were up at €10 million. Mr. O' Rourke believes that it had gone too far. What practical effect has this had? Mr. O'Rourke said that it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Public Bodies (21 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: When the European Commissioner for Transport appeared before the committee she indicated that TEN-T was not due for review until 2020 but that that would probably change owing to changing circumstances from the Commission's point of view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management, Congestion and Public Safety at College Green, Dublin: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: I will be brief and will defer to all of my colleagues, who are probably affected by this seven days a week. I want to give the outside perspective on some of the points that have been made. It looks like more planning or agreement should have gone into this in advance rather than now. I will ask everybody a global question. Is it possible to tinker with this in some way to solve it or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: When Senator Ó Céidigh came up with this idea, I was glad to support him in any way I could. I bow to all my esteemed colleagues from Galway, but I can provide a little perspective. Despite living 60 miles away, I have had huge involvement in Galway over the last 20 years. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. When I saw them, the first thing I looked for was solutions....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: Before Mr. Creegan goes on, I asked where this was going to be in five or ten years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: What indications of funding has the council got for Galway?

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: Who sold Eircom?

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: I will be brief. I want to contribute to the debate. I refer to delays which have taken place and obstacles of the past six or seven years, which are rooted in the selling off Eircom as a number of other speakers have said. Along with those obstacles, there has been a growing need in business, education and industry for broadband. As other speakers have said, plans will be announced next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: I welcome the witnesses and I thank Ms Murray for her presentation. To be honest, there is little need for any questions after what Ms Murray said. In retrospect, the committee probably should have invited people such as the witnesses as the starting point before we met the other representatives, but we are learning too from that point of view. The bottom line is that there are a huge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: Ms Murray mentioned the names of some of the people who had helped her, including Mr. Kieran Delaney. Is he working in a voluntary capacity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: The point I am trying to make is that in this day and age the system is totally unacceptable. What would be Ms Murray's ideal system? Would it be that she could arrive at a bus stop or a train station where all of the support services would be available to allow her the same degree of accessibility as everyone else? On pre-booking, Ms Murray has mentioned that is not acceptable to have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: First, I apologise again for being obliged to leave during Mr. Moran's presentation but I had read it early as I was on duty in the Seanad. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Their evidence is very valuable for us. More than anything else, individual cases can bring about change. That is important. Second, I congratulate Mr. Moran on all his sporting success. It is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: On a final point, when were the emergency buttons installed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: Irish Rail will not lower it because it is afraid children will activate it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: That is incredible. I thank Mr. Moran.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: I will be quite brief. I thank the Minister for his presentation, being frank and acknowledging the need for more funding. He also acknowledged the frustration he feels as a result of the slow progress being made. The committee is frustrated as well but how small is that in comparison with the people trying to access the system? That is key. We need solutions. I acknowledge and applaud...