Results 1,521-1,540 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Dec 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the Road Safety Authority regarding the decision to turn off lights near the junction 17 near Athenry, County Galway; and if safety assessments were carried out in advance of this decision. [51979/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Dec 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the slipway and sleeper lanes in the area near the M6 plaza have been closed; if this has an impact on road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51980/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (5 Dec 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána will be seeking to emulate the successful informational campaign that was carried out by police forces in the UK following the introduction of safe passing distance legislation. [51074/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (5 Dec 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or agencies within his remit plan to purchase additional safe passing mats as donated by a company (details supplied) to the An Garda Síochána in 2019. [51075/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (5 Dec 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 318. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Irish Rail survey for the Athenry to Claremorris line; and the date by which the results of the survey will be published. [50769/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (5 Dec 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the funding to implement the Climate Action Plan 2019 action 97 of the National Cycle Policy Framework with a focus on commuter specific development of greenways which satisfies the requirements of the action; the oversight needed at design stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50779/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (3 Dec 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the extra regulations that will be in place on the haulage and freight industry following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49703/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Rates (3 Dec 2019)
Marc MacSharry: 498. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that motor tax customers who choose to pay their motor tax in instalments rather than in one sum pay higher rates of motor tax; and if he has considered the inconvenience that this may present to customers who are financially unable to meet the entire cost at once. [49756/19]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I agree with the Chairman. I thank the Vice Chairman, whose parliamentary questions did us a service in terms of raising this issue. The letter from the deputy commissioner is unequivocal on this matter. I and indeed others made a proposal some weeks ago, which is in our report, that all public contracts include this. It is a point made regularly by Deputy Connolly. The belief that the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: There are a number of issues and I will try to add to what has been said, as opposed to going over old ground. At the end of the report it is stated, "A project of this scale and complexity requires specialist expertise". I find that comment insulting, and it takes members of the public for fools, not least the members of this committee. I agree with Deputy Cullinane on the lack of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I agree with the Deputy. I want to make one little clarification.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: An employer would not keep staff who make that kind of mistake.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I was not saying that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: That is a total misrepresentation of what I am saying.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Employers would not tolerate such incompetence.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: As Deputy Connolly knows, I am a great fan of hers and agree with her most of the time. However, I do not want my contribution to be misrepresented to suggest that I was sanctifying the private sector while rubbishing the public sector. I started by praising the Oireachtas Commission, as a former member of it. I was one of the people who prevented it from establishing a CEO of the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: We have it sorted. I have clarified my comments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Did the CEO of Cork Airport write to us directly as well?