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

John O'Mahony: It would be educational for the Minister and it would be a great sign of solidarity with their difficulties. Maybe there is a TV programme in 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: The difference is that the Minister could do something about it but we could not. We could tell the Minister all about 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: I appreciate that.

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

John O'Mahony: It is really important to be unannounced.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (6 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: Does the Senator want a brief supplementary?

Seanad: Message from Dáil (6 Feb 2018)

John O'Mahony: Dáil Éireann has passed the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 on the 31st day of January 2018, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Management (31 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: I think that is a good compromise.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (31 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Flanagan.

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill 2018: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: I welcome the opportunity to support the Bill which enables the sharing of vehicle registrations and data between EU member states, Iceland and Norway. It will be of assistance in combatting terrorism and serious crime. I note that the opt-in happened back in 2008, as the Minister said. One might wonder why it has taken until now to get to progressing the legislation. It is very welcome,...

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill 2018: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: Next Tuesday, 6 February 2018.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Roads Maintenance Funding (30 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter and I welcome the Minister, Deputy Ross. The Minister will be aware that I am a member of the transport committee, and the reason I have raised this matter is that the chief executive officer, CEO, of Transport Infrastructure Ireland raised it at the committee's meeting last week. He informed the committee that the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Roads Maintenance Funding (30 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: I thank the Minister for his response. I welcome the increase in capital spending and the new projects which he announced yesterday. I did get the list of the named roads, but as the Minister said, there is a cut in the actual maintenance of roads. The difficulty is that as a result of the severe weather, with frost, low temperatures and almost torrential rain, there has been a significant...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: The Tánaiste has indicated he wants to speak.

Seanad: Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture: Statements (24 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: I am standing in for Senator Maura Hopkins. I welcome the Minister. It is her first occasion here in the Seanad and I wish her will in her new portfolio. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the awarding of the European capital of culture to Galway. It is a signal and well-deserved honour. Many in this room and throughout the country have always known it was a capital...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: We will move on to No. 3 on today's Order of Business, namely, the Private Member's Bill, National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017. I call on Senator Paul Gavan, who has 12 minutes to speak.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: I understand the Minister of State wants to speak now. Is that agreed?

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: The Senator may indeed do so.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: That will be a matter for the House when the question is put.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

John O'Mahony: The Senator's interpretation may be correct but the question will have to be put to the House on the conclusion of Second Stage.