Results 1,021-1,040 of 2,450 for speaker:Kevin O'Keeffe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (19 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public forms of construction contract criteria will be reviewed to facilitate variations that may arise from legislative enactment, that is, wage increases under sectoral employment order or significant price increases in materials such as insulation and steel (details supplied). [26264/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (19 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a specific area relating to the flood relief scheme recent announcement (details supplied) will be prioritised. [26525/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding two projects at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork following the recent submission of further proposals. [26606/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Cork that are awaiting a diagnostic assessment for autistic spectrum disorder. [26403/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (19 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 366. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns being expressed regarding the operation of the assessment of needs process under a new standard operating procedure and that the change in the operation of this process will have a detrimental effect on the assessment of children in view of the fact that the assessment must be completed within a maximum of 90...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (19 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in respect of their involvement in KT discussion groups. [26740/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (19 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 485. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make a recommendation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that under the TAMS, the construction of cattle underpasses be grant aided in view of his responsibility to ensure health and safety on roads. [26197/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request TII to put in place a raised plateau at the junction on the N73 in Kildorrery village, County Cork in order to facilitate traffic calming measures. [26667/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (19 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 521. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll out of a specific scheme (details supplied). [26248/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (14 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the recent decision to grant planning permission (details supplied) is in line with the national policy on waste management. [25981/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome Ms Ross. It is my first time to meet a chairperson from the group. I do not believe Ms Vivienne Jupp came before the committee. From the information Ms Ross has given us, she is a competent person for the job and I hope she brings a bit of positivity to the position. To go back to what Deputy Troy said, does Ms Ross feel her position is compromised as she was on the NTA for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: One of the concerns I have is with regard to expressway routes. As a result of the competition issue with the EU we could lose some express routes if we allow private operators to take them over.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Many private operators do not accept the free travel arrangements. That is my concern.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the witness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The Minister probably saw newspaper articles about the issue this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome the appointment of Mr. Geoghegan. I wonder how he, as a man in his prime and with his curriculum vitae, can find time to take on this role. I doubt that the paycheck compares to wages he received in previous employment given his expertise. Does he have enough time for the role? He will be under significant public scrutiny. I acknowledge the significant role played by the DAA...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: When Norwegian Airline was trying to get its transatlantic licence, was Cork used as a carrot given Norwegian was operating on a low-cost initiative? It seemed to be doing tremendous business out of Dublin. Was Cork used as a carrot to lobby the officials in Washington to grant the licence? It dragged out for a while. Any time one reads anything in the press it talks about the necessity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: CIÉ and DAA: Chairpersons Designate (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Is Mr. Geoghegan aware of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill and its potential effects on duty-free shops? Is he aware of the labelling issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I do not think the witness will get an easy offer from Mr. O'Leary. I welcome the opportunity to listen to the deliberations and I thank the people for coming in and taking time out to attend. This is being broadcast live and there are plenty of people watching us at the moment. We have had these discussions over the last few months with the various interest groups and we welcome the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: How would one get a wheelchair-----