Results 481-500 of 1,403 for speaker:Noel Harrington

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (15 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: I welcome Mr. Keegan and his officials. Mr. Keegan used the phrase "from the outside looking in". We are here to be informed as to how the local authority arrived at its decisions. In respect of something as significant as this it seemed chaotic. There were many twists and turns in the licence application from all sides. It became a circus and it is helpful to get some clarity from at...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (15 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: 384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for Intreo offices in west Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31112/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Trade Missions Participation (10 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: 9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of trade missions undertaken by his Department since 1 January 2013 including those organised by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Enterprise Ireland where there was an involvement by companies based in west Cork; and the benefits accruing to these companies and the west Cork region as a result of those trade...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Trade Missions Participation (10 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: I tabled this question because of the frustration many people feel. Cork is a large county and west Cork suffers from having the city in the same administrative area. When the IDA and Enterprise Ireland present figures, they present them for the whole county in the round. Cork city attracts a lot of investment and often west Cork does not attract the same attention from Enterprise Ireland...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Trade Missions Participation (10 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: The reply identifies the problem. Each of the companies the Minister mentioned is based in Cork city. West Cork is the size of a mid-sized county. Using Cork-based figures does not give the same appreciation of the challenge we have in attracting Enterprise Ireland industrial and commercial activity to an area the size of an ordinary county. The figures mask the reality or make...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (10 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: 233. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the free preschool year in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork may be deferred until September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30642/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE: Chairman Designate (9 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: Ms Jupp referred to benchmarking against international best practice. In her opinion, where does the CIE Group stand in the context of international best practice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE: Chairman Designate (9 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: Is Ms Jupp in a position to provide the committee with material which shows this to be the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE: Chairman Designate (9 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: I welcome the witnesses and compliment Ms Jupp on the work she has done at CIE. Ms Jupp's background is commerce and finance. Does she foresee a greater restructuring of the entire CIE Group taking place in the near future in order that it might achieve the greatest possible efficiencies and obtain the strongest possible competitive advantage with regard to the delivery of public transport...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Iarnród Éireann: Chairman Designate (9 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: I thank Mr. Gaffney for coming before the committee. As a fellow west Cork man, I am particularly pleased he has made the journey to Dublin. Mr. Gaffney's CV is very impressive and he can be particularly proud of having worked with British Rail and in Hong Kong, an extraordinary achievement. Iarnród Éireann will be all the better for his chairmanship. Having listened to his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Iarnród Éireann: Chairman Designate (9 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: That is reassuring. As other members mentioned, Mr. Gaffney's presentation demonstrated typical Glasgow, brutal honesty and paints a difficult scenario if options are not taken to support the networks. As he is aware, since the 1950s we no longer have a rail network in west Cork and can see the lost opportunities now because of the decisions taken then. If Mr. Gaffney is faced with no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Bus Éireann: Chairman Designate (9 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: I welcome Mr. Murphy. He outlined his qualifications and work experience in his presentation. From his previous work experience in logistics it is evident that he is qualified for the position. Much of the work in delivering a bus service is unseen. Consumers have very little idea of the amount of work that goes into ensuring the bus arrives on time. Mr. Murphy has stated that his focus...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: 318. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will extend the consultation process on the Cork flood relief scheme to a three-day fully manned consultation period as requested by the Cork Chamber (details supplied) with the local business community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29228/14]

Electoral (Amendment) (Hours of Polling) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: I thank Deputy Andrew Doyle and commend him on putting forward this Bill on polling times, as giving certainty to voters on the issue is very important. I use the opportunity to mention in particular those who do not work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., including many people in rural areas and especially in summer. For example, those in the farming sector essentially work from dawn to dusk and may...

Valuation Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: I welcome Deputy Cowen's Bill which results from the frustration of many people about the inflexible and hard regime that the existing rates legislation imposes on many voluntary organisations, clubs and social structures. During the more than 12 years I spent as a member of a local authority, not a week went by without a debate about how rates were being imposed and dealt with in each of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: 197. To ask the Minister for Health when will the post of visiting physiotherapist to Castletownbere Hospital, County Cork be replaced following the retirement of the existing physiotherapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28813/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Jul 2014)

Noel Harrington: 444. To ask the Minister for Health when he will extend the BreastCheck scheme to women aged between 65 and 69 years of age in line with the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28588/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (26 Jun 2014)

Noel Harrington: 17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has completed its assessment of the report submitted by Cork County Council in 2013 on the proposals to upgrade the N71 between Bandon and Skibbereen; the present status of this proposal; the possible timetable for the completion of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27104/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (24 Jun 2014)

Noel Harrington: 289. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is fair and equitable that a person (details supplied) should be at a financial disadvantage on reaching their 66th birthday and being transferred from disability allowance to the State pension non-contributory due to different regulations regarding the assessment of means; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Jun 2014)

Noel Harrington: 576. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plans to provide a helipad within the grounds of Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26876/14]