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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: If a person has an Irish licence they can still drive in Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: And vice versa?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: What about the application of penalty points?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: Will this Bill deal with it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: If someone living in Northern Ireland is caught speeding in the South, does it mean that because their address is in the North, they are exempt from paying those fines and incurring penalty points?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: If people take a few panadol, how do they know if their driving will be impaired or not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: Certainty and clarity are what are required for the motorist.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: He gets some value out of his questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: Deputies Harrington and Fitzmaurice and Senator Brennan are next. With their permission, I will take them together and bank their questions because I want to get members in as quickly as I can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: We will bank the Deputy's questions, if that is okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: Could it be that the employer will have the facility to do it when he or she so wishes or will an employer be required to test statutorily?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: How would it be implemented, for example if one had three or four workers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: This is the pre-legislative stage and it is important that it is raised now rather than later. In practical terms it sounds crazy and it is important that we highlight it. While the purpose of the Bill is to save lives, we must not do it in a totally impractical way. The consensus is that this must be examined closely before it is put in legislation. This proves that it is good to have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: This is the point I made. This would be a facility for an employer who had a suspicion that something was going on. It would protect the employer by giving him or her the right to do it. However, to impose it in certain situations seems impractical.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Towey and the departmental officials for coming before it and explaining the purpose and provisions of the Bill. I also thank Professor Cusack and his colleagues for giving us their technical expertise on the effects of drugs. I speak for everybody when I say it has been a very informative meeting. We may not agree with everything we have heard but...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (15 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: 562. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make Fampyra available to multiple sclerosis suffers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14417/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: We are now in public session. I remind everybody to switch off mobile phones. Apologies have been received from Deputy Helen McEntee. The item on the agenda is a discussion with two representatives from Virgin Atlantic Airlines: Mr. Joe Thompson, director of network and alliances and Mr. Dave Hodges. The purpose of the meeting is to engage with Mr. Thompson and Mr. Hodges regarding Virgin...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Thompson for his presentation. The committee has heard from many stakeholders and interested parties and that is the reason we invited Virgin Atlantic to appear before us this morning. Our role is to feed into the ongoing debate between Government and IAG regarding this proposal. As Chairman, I can speak for all members when I state that our objective is to ensure the outcome...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)
John O'Mahony: Passengers are obviously making those decisions themselves.