Results 6,361-6,380 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Collins must call a Minister by his proper title.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness, we have to stick to the title of the office he holds.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: To clarify, the NTA's proposal is for areas where there is no service at all. Is that correct? Its representatives are not talking about existing issues separate from what the NTA is proposing. This proposal is for areas where there are no services, no taxis, no hackneys, nothing. That is what we are talking about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness, the proposal is a pilot. The facts are that two services are being proposed in each of the 17 areas. It is a start.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, there would be a community service and a private service. In fairness, the Deputy can make any points he wants but he must deal with facts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Not at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I do not know if the Deputy heard but it is hoped to introduce the services before the summer. The Deputy must be fair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is a good one all right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: To give the Deputy some information, I checked and there are 160 services in Kerry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I was, and I know the road from Cloghane to Brandon as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: One of our witnesses this morning spoke about a relationship between Irish Rural Link and the private sector contractor. Perhaps the NTA witnesses could elaborate on that. The impression I got this morning was that the Local Link and the private service contractors would work together and the bus services and the hackney and taxi services could be linked up. It would be a paid or subsidised...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy has made his point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Only the penalties have changed. One cannot drink and drive, full stop. There were seven or eight people killed in both Louth and Kerry two years ago. That is the number of lives that are saved by the new legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is a matter of clarifying a question the Deputy asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Ms Graham is answering the questions asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Initially.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Does Deputy Michael Collins wish to ask another question? I will then call Deputies O'Keeffe and Munster.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: There will be two companies - a community company and a private company.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Link and Rural Transport Programme: National Transport Authority (27 Feb 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.