Results 7,101-7,120 of 26,021 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Muldoon. I have a few national matters to raise. Going back to Deputy Cathal Crowe's point, is Iarnród Éireann considering rail specials? Take Dublin Zoo, for instance. Has Iarnród Éireann come up with specials with Dublin Zoo such that if I were going to visit Dublin Zoo in the morning, I could a train ticket at a subsidised rate? It would be a way of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I appreciate that. I use WhatsApp.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Meade, Mr. Muldoon and Mr. Kenny. Deputy Lowry is next. He has roughly seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That contribution is on top of what Irish Rail normally gets. It is carrying 70% of the normal number at the moment. When does Mr. Meade believe it will be carrying 100% of the number it was carrying pre Covid?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: With regard to Irish Rail's model, what kind of capacity must it reach to break even or make money?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am referring to the normal course of events. Irish Rail has PSOs and so forth but, with the model-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The benchmark is 80%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Meade expects to be at that point by-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is expected to hit 80% by the end of the year. I am conscious that Mr. Meade has to go. We have six minutes. I assume the members are okay. I am sorry, did Deputy Lowry have a quick question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I might let Deputy Ó Cuív in and then, if Deputy Lowry wishes, he can-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Just before we conclude, I welcome Nina O'Connor, a transition year student on placement with Senator Horkan. It is great to see young people involved. I hope Senator Horkan is showing her the insider tricks of the trade. I thank Mr. Meade and his colleagues — Mr. Muldoon and Mr. Kenny — very much for attending to engage with the committee. I wish them well. We will have...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee (16 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, and his officials to the meeting. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity outside the Houses either by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or engage in speech that might be damaging to the good...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Amendment No. 1 has been ruled out of order as it is not relevant to the technical provisions of the Bill but I will allow the members to speak on it.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is with regard to amendments Nos. 2 and 3.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: By way of clarification, the committee did carry out pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill.