Results 8,741-8,760 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (18 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 946. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the introduction of a scheme under local authorities, where Clerks of Works assigned to local authorities inspect building developments at regular intervals to ensure that construction projects comply with the relevant planning permission and make the information of those inspections available to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Private Home Care Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form by county, year and by care company of the amount of money spent by the Health Service Executive in the delivery of private home care for elderly persons and vulnerable adults in their own homes from 2007 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38074/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Private Home Care Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1479. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to cover minimum standards, complaints procedures, reporting mechanisms, inspection procedures and other issues as he sees fit, for the protection of elderly persons and vulnerable adults who are cared for in their own homes by public and or private organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38075/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: If that were done, the second issue would no longer exist. I am certain people are being deprived of having a licence by the knowledge test. If the knowledge test reflects the area in which the person serves, we will not require the second system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is not necessarily the case. If someone is from Shannon Banks or Westbury in Limerick, which is part of County Clare, they are expected to know Doolin, Lisdoonvarna and Lahinch, yet they are in a suburb of Limerick city. That is ridiculous. They will never go to those areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Mr. Murphy's knowledge test, by his own admission, is covering areas that people do not physically cover.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: No. It covers the functional geographical area of the local authority. In the case of Limerick, it covers all of the county of Limerick and Limerick city. If someone lives in Montpelier across the bridge from O'Brien's Bridge, which is less than a third of a mile, his or her knowledge test will include areas such as Athea and Abbeyfeale but not O'Brien's Bridge, Ogonnelloe or Clonlara,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: No. It is not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not want to hog the meeting, Chairman, but that is not the case. The area knowledge test does not cover that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The reason for the huge failure rates is that what Mr. Murphy requires as a chief executive officer in terms of the knowledge test is not what is being delivered. There is a major problem in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I acknowledge the presence of the representatives of the National Transport Authority. I hope the knowledge that local administrators have will be retained. In my area the administrators do more than just make sure a bus turns up. In some cases they are socially connected to the people in the sense that if a person is missing from a particular service they are often the first to alert the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: What about the €20 million from Spencer Dock?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: What about the management costs that have been reduced in each of the four companies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: In the first contribution that was made, reference was made to sale of the interests in Spencer Dock. Can Ms Jupp elaborate on how much was realised? Witnesses must excuse my ignorance, as I am from the country. Was that a historic CIE site or was it bought recently? If it was bought recently, when was it bought and how much was paid for it? In respect of the €36 million, could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Election of Chairman (18 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I nominate Deputy John O'Mahony.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Election of Vice Chairman (18 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose Deputy Paudie Coffey.

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Before I speak to the Bill, I seek your guidance, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, about some of the comments made by the previous speaker. Will your office or the Office of the Ceann Comhairle have the speech just made examined by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges? People have been named in the Chamber and they are not here to defend themselves. It is the worst abuse of parliamentary...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am formally complaining-----

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have the floor.

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will speak through the Chair, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, and the ignorance of foreign channels trying to break through will not deflect from what I am saying. It is the worst abuse-----