Results 5,001-5,020 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, that will go up on our website.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Correspondence No. 2019/547a is an email from Mr. Tim Doyle of Student Transport Scheme Limited, containing the text of a Sunday Business Postarticle regarding the school bus scheme, etc. He has attached correspondence No. 2019/547b, which is FOI correspondence from 1 November between Student Transport Scheme Limited and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I propose to note that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Any meetings the committee wants we will have as soon as possible. I agree with Deputy Catherine Murphy. Holding meetings four days before Christmas of such a controversial item leads me to believe that what she proposes makes a lot of sense, particularly in early January. We should have a full meeting with the people concerned in the full light of the post-Christmas clarity. I very much...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Seven months at least.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I think there is a consensus that we want transparency and accountability from the FAI. Ipso facto, if and when we get that, quam celerrime. I do not know if there are any Latin scholars here. That means as quickly as possible. I remember that from my leaving cert. We should encourage and support Sport Ireland in its analysis and the restoration of funding with the Minister’s consent.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Okay I think we have vented all sides of the debate and are all on the same page. Correspondence No. 2019/552 is an email from Larry Larkin of Friends of Irish Athletics, dated 7 November 2019, seeking to arrange a meeting with Friends of Irish Athletics and the Minster for Transport, Tourism and Sport. It is proposed to note the correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. Correspondence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Absolutely. Correspondence Nos. 2019/562a/b/c/d, is an email from the Minister’s office, attaching three documents for the joint committee’s consideration, a letter from the Minister to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport requesting early consideration of the general scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019, and a copy of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Deputy Rock for asking for this matter to discussed at the committee with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Road Safety Authority. It is important that we are going to have this discussion. I remind everybody to turn off their phones. From the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, I welcome Mr. Ray O'Leary, Ms Mary Lally and Ms Lorraine Maher. From the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Just on a point of information, 500 submissions were made-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Will the Department be publishing them on its website?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: They would have to be redacted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Will the Department publish the submissions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I think it is important that the submissions be published, notwithstanding redaction-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We all have black markers but I appreciate that having to use one 500 times is not easy. That said, people only write their name once so we are talking about blacking out 500 names and addresses. I say that respectfully. I wish to raise one other small point. It relates to an item of correspondence, an email from the private secretary to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I will now move to members' questions. When they ask questions, our guests can answer whenever they wish and should not feel shy about making a response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy MacSharry can put as many gloves in the box as he wants but we are only dealing with this issue today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The points have been well made on both sides. Was the Deputy going to proceed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: A point the Deputy has made again and again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I think it is a very good report.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy has made his point.