Results 1,081-1,100 of 2,450 for speaker:Kevin O'Keeffe
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I understand where the Deputy is coming from. There are not only Independent Deputies from rural Ireland. There are Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I told the Deputy not to go over that. I call on the Minister to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Please-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Deputies can continue this in the Dáil Chamber. What I want to say to the Minister is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: We will suspend for 15 minutes. The Minister will be in again on the rickshaws issue. No one has said this is a bad idea. As Deputy Troy said earlier, our concern is that it has not been tested.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: That is what we are worried about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: It is not an insignificant issue because some operators are lunatics. They can be a nuisance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Okay. Having said what I have just said, the rickshaws do provide competition and, with the big urban areas becoming more pedestrianised and having more one-way traffic systems, people find that rickshaws provide a good service. Taxi drivers are doing their best to compete but using a rickshaw to get from A to B can save a third of one's time, although they are not cheap. I will not be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I look forward to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: It is a pity that the Minister did not take a taxi the following night on the same route. He would see the difference in the time, but not so much in the fare.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I am referring to a journey with the same destination in mind. The time difference from A to B is phenomenal.
- Other Questions: Dietician Service Provision (29 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I acknowledge the Minister of State's response, which I am grateful for. I thank her very much.
- Other Questions: Dietician Service Provision (29 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I acknowledge the reply and hope the HSE will follow through on what has been promised. I look forward to a positive response at the end of June. I thank the Minister of State very much.
- Other Questions: Dietician Service Provision (29 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: 44. To ask the Minister for Health the community nutrition and dietetic services which will be available in north County Cork from May 2018. [23553/18]
- Other Questions: Dietician Service Provision (29 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: It would be remiss of me, being on the losing side, not to congratulate the Minister on the Government's success in amending the Constitution and I look forward to working with him on the initiative. Hopefully he will keep his commitment to providing the healthcare services that will be required. Going back to nuts and bolts, in north Cork, there is a dietician position vacant. It is...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (29 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if priority will be given to include a school (details supplied) in the DEIS school programme which is under review; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the school meets the criteria under the Pobal Maps 2016 census. [23276/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: 341. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23181/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: 438. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be brought forward. [23675/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: 445. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assisted in ascertaining the proposed medical treatment for their son. [23692/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Prices (29 May 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: 493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the current volatility of milk prices. [23640/18]