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- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013 is important legislation that will simplify the rules and regulations around declaring a vehicle as off-road, and will bring clarity to the situation for car owners and those enforcing the legislation. I welcome the main tenets of the Bill, as will all honest decent car owners and...
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: I cannot believe that in these difficult and hard times a Deputy would be so innocent and foolish as to come into this Chamber and make statements like that. This is €1 million that can be found and which would make the quality of lives in rural areas much better. If roads were better this would encourage tourists into our areas. It would help people to carry their children to...
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: Facts are facts.
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: The town centre.
- Order of Business (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: I invite Deputy McGrath to my office any time.
- Order of Business (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: If Deputy McGrath calls into my office, I will give him an update.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: Are members happy with that? Mr. Mueller has provided a very realistic assessment and we have covered a lot of ground. This committee is very committed to the last mile which is a big issue for members in their dealings with the public. We are sufficiently realistic to know that Mr. Mueller is constrained but An Post provides a public service. People are very committed to An Post and they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: Mr. Mueller has many different areas to cover.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: Is 150 a recent figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: Deputies Noel Harrington, Eamonn Maloney and Terence Flanagan are offering. Does anybody else wish to ask questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: I would like to ask a lot more questions but I will be fair to members. There is a full attendance this morning, so Mr. Mueller can see the huge interest in this topic.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: No doubt there will be many questions related to Mr. Mueller's experience in the business world. In that respect, he brings a lot to An Post. Is he aware of the report on this area carried out by the committee? We were aware over the years of the difficulties facing many rural and small post offices in terms of their viability. We carried out a report and it involved a great deal of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: Did Mr. Mueller pick anything out of it that stands out in his mind as a way to provide a sustainable future for the post office network?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (1 May 2013)
Tom Hayes: The purpose of this morning's meeting is to meet with the chairman designate of An Post, Christoph Mueller, to discuss the approach he will take in his proposed new role and his views on the challenges facing An Post. Members are aware of the Government's decision in May 2011 to put in place new arrangements for the appointment of persons to State boards and bodies. The committee welcomes...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Assist Scheme (30 Apr 2013)
Tom Hayes: 332. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of JobBridge placements that have commenced nationally; the number of placements that have commenced in County Tipperary; the number of placements currently ongoing in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20344/13]
- Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)
Tom Hayes: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important Bill. A change in company law has been under consideration since 2000. This Bill will allow for a company to be composed of one person. After many years of consultation and reports, the Bill is before the House for debate. The Government has worked hard to create jobs and to encourage an atmosphere conducive to job...
- Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)
Tom Hayes: The Deputy likes quoting him.
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Tom Hayes: The Deputy must confine his remarks to the Bill.
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Tom Hayes: The Deputy is straying from the Bill.
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Tom Hayes: Is that agreed? Agreed.