Results 9,221-9,240 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: No, it is news to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: As a committee we agreed that the pilots would come before us first this afternoon, not at 5.30 p.m., but they decided not to come at that time. That was Mr. Cullen's decision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: No; I actually raised this issue with the clerk and he can confirm that I was unhappy with the submission we had received. I asked him to contact the pilots association to give us a full and proper submission and he did, but the association did not give us that submission. That is the point. I would be much happier to do what has been proposed. I will make a decision as Chairman to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not particularly want to put it to a vote. I think I have the authority to adjourn the meeting sine die.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have no issue with that. We need to get to the truth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Working Hours of Pilots and Pilot Welfare: Irish Air Line Pilots Association (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: That will provoke a very important debate on all of these issues. We will organise what has been proposed as quickly as possible. I thank members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise for being late but I had an interview and work to do for another committee. I welcome the professionalism and the presentation that I have heard here today. I wish to stress that my following comments do not relate to anyone present. My first question is a generic one that has already been asked. I refer to who is and who is not a builder. In other words, who registers? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is what I have said. A network exists. The house was recently built and it is only occupied for less than two years. Without doubt it is a well designed house but it does not have a damp-proof course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes. Somebody built the house and somebody signed off on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: The point is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: What can we do about the matter? What do the witnesses suggest I advise the person?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: To be clear, I am not asking the witnesses to take up this case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am saying how in the name of God can a professional body stand over such work. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am saying how can a council stand over it and what can a tenant do about such a matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does Senator O'Sullivan agree that it is a damn disgrace?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Design is about the number of floors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: About two years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Again, I have been speaking to builders about this. The damp-proof course is a significant event.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Therefore, it is not just something that might or might not happen. Somebody would have to sign off on that.