Results 1,081-1,100 of 5,311 for speaker:Tom Hayes

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: Amendments Nos. 16 and 17 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: As the referee here, the bets are that it will be as the Minister suggests. The bookies will stop taking bets on it at this stage.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: We have had the discussion.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: Is the Deputy pressing the amendment?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: Amendment No. 8 is thereby ruled out of order. Does Deputy Colreavy wish to speak?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: Amendment No. 9 is ruled out of order.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: Are there some issues that Deputy Colreavy seeks to have clarified?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: As the Minister pointed out, the advice I received is as I gave it. As Chairman, I must rule on that, which is the reason they were ruled out of order. Unless the Minister wishes to clarify matters in some way, that is the bottom line. It is not my decision but I reiterate it is the advice I got from the Bills Office.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: While we will move on to amendment No. 3, if, at the end of the section the Deputy wishes to press it-----

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: Amendments Nos. 4 and 6 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: Amendment No. 5 has been ruled out of order, being in conflict with the principle of the Bill as read a Second Time. It is the same issue as previously. Does the Deputy wish to comment?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: Amendment No. 2, in the name of Deputy Colreavy, has been ruled out of order but I will allow the Deputy to make a few comments.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: I will give you the advice that I received. Amendments Nos. 2, 5, 8 and 27 form a composite proposal to retain public ownership of and association with the energy company. The purpose of the Bill is to provide for the disposal of the Bord Gáis Éireann energy business and for the reorganisation of the ownership of Bord Gáis Éireann. Therefore, these amendments are in...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: We will deal with those when we come to the sections under which they arise.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: I thank the Minister.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: I wish to inform members that Deputy Patrick O'Donovan is deputising for Deputy Paudie Coffey, while Deputy Paul Connaughton is deputising for Deputy Brendan Griffin. The meeting has been convened to consider the Gas Regulation Bill 2013. The purpose of the Bill is first, to allow and facilitate the sale of Bord Gáis Energy, a division of Bord Gáis Éireann; second, to...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 Oct 2013)

Tom Hayes: Amendments Nos. 1, 13, 18 and 21 are related technical amendments and may be discussed together by agreement.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Tom Hayes: Members should note that the text proposed to be inserted by amendment No. 65 is to be inserted before the word "under" where it occurs for the second time on line 14 on page 50. Amendments Nos. 65 to 69, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Tom Hayes: Amendments Nos. 56 to 58, inclusive are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Tom Hayes: Amendments Nos. 59 to 63, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.