Results 1,901-1,920 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: It is allowable in this case.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Senator Mooney was worried about the tensions between rural and urban councils. There are no town councils in County Limerick. There was Limerick City County and Limerick County Council so we did not have a tradition of tension between urban and rural in that sense. That did not stop Limerick County Council from approaching the boundaries of Limerick City Council to zone lands and, like...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: I have read the Schedule.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: The Senator said Waterford.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: No, there is not.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: No, I read it.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: I have read it very carefully.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Obviously it was a mindset that the Senator had which is similar to what is happening in Northern Ireland, that is, reducing the number of councils from 28 down to seven.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: The people of Coleraine or Maghera did not have an opportunity to avail of a plebiscite to make a decision but the Senator's party made the decision. I have looked at every situation in terms of a plebiscite for various areas. I thought that the most appropriate place, where there was a strong case for a directly elected mayor originally, was the Dublin region. We looked at the four local...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: I did.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: I did. Senator Walsh is very glad that we did in Kilkenny because he makes a living in the city. Population and geographical factors were taken into account and Waterford city and county will now have a population of 115,000; Limerick city and county has a population of 184,000; and Galway city and county has a population of 250,000. Senator Ó Clochartaigh will know about Galway city...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: What is the mileage?
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Then the Senator can confer with his colleagues.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: It is 50 miles from Clifden to Galway.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: It is only over the road.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: The 18 councillors would have a long way to travel to meet their people.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: A mistake.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: I read them all.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Will Sinn Féin have a plebiscite in Coleraine?
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: The Senator would be surprised.