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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: County Monaghan Anti-Pylon Committee (28 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: The Commission for Energy Regulation has a part to play. Other people will come before the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: County Monaghan Anti-Pylon Committee (28 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: I thank all those who have attended. These delegates appeared before the committee on a previous occasion and I know the frustrations they are experiencing. The picture that has emerged is fairly clear as a result of the questions asked and the comments made. The committee will send a transcript of today's meeting to EirGrid and to the Minister. We met with EirGrid last week and we will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16186/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (28 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: 69. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on an invalidity pension appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16395/15]

Self-Employed and the SME Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: I welcome the opportunity to contribute briefly to this debate, which is timely. As stated by previous speakers, while much of the focus in the past three or four years has been on the large multinationals and foreign direct investment that has helped to rescue the country and provide 80,000 new jobs here, there is much that needs to happen under the radar. In my own constituency of Mayo,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: We will now deal with pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the road traffic Bill 2015. The purpose of this part of this morning's meeting is to engage with representatives of AA Ireland as part of the committee's pre-legislative scrutiny of the heads of the road traffic Bill. We will also hear from Ms Moyagh Murdock, CEO of the Road Safety Authority, RSA; Mr. Declan Naughton,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Faughnan who has given us a lot of food for thought. We will go straight to Ms Murdock who is speaking on behalf of the RSA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: I thank Ms Murdock for her comprehensive presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: In terms of the discussion on the Bill last week, the issue of the practical implementation of it for smaller companies was mentioned. Ms Murdock just made reference to a business involving a husband and wife and in that scenario, does the husband test the wife and vice versa? If have just one truck, do I test myself? What is the situation there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: Yes, but the point was made that truck drivers do their CPC training and in doing that, they are guaranteeing competence and that they understand the rules and regulations and so forth. I am still not convinced about how this can be practically implemented by individuals and small companies in the industry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: Which is more effective in residential areas - a 20km/h sign or a speed ramp?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: We have two final speakers offering, Senator Brennan and Deputy Tom Fleming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: The last few comments were concerned with road safety in general, but if the witnesses wish to respond to them briefly, rather than speak on the Bill, that would be welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: The Bill will now go through the House. In the presentations today and last week the significant need for education was mentioned. The one thing people always need and want is certainty on what they can and cannot do. Illicit drugs and prescription drugs were mentioned. If I have a bad flu and go to the local shop to buy a box of Panadol or Nurofen and to kill it straightaway I take four...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. It has been a very informative discussion and will certainly feed into the report we will produce for the Minister on the issue. We will have further hearings.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (22 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: 79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive payment on an agri-environment options scheme 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15957/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: EirGrid (21 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: I welcome the delegates. I ask everybody to ensure mobile phones are switched off as they interfere with the transmission of the proceedings. The meeting has to conclude by 2 p.m. at the latest. Apologies have been received from Deputies Patrick O'Donovan and Helen McEntee. This meeting is being broadcast live on UPC channel 207, eVision channel 504 and Sky channel 574. The purpose of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: EirGrid (21 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Slye for his opening presentation. While this discussion is about the North-South interconnector, perhaps he might clarify if he would be willing to take questions on Grid Link and Grid West.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: North-South Interconnector: EirGrid (21 Apr 2015)

John O'Mahony: Looking at the overall report, there appear to be different solutions for different areas of the country. On the North-South interconnector, the perception is that there has not been much consultation and that there has been no change in what has been proposed. That compares to Grid Link in respect of which there is a proposal to use existing infrastructure and Grid West in respect of which...