Results 1-11 of 11 for troy speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy Troy for his comments and his question, and indeed his support for the delivery of Government housing policy. First, in relation to An Bord Pleanála, we now have 15 board members in place. It was as low as five last year. That is the highest number of board members that we have ever had. That was permitted in the legislation that we brought forward late last year. ...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (Resumed) (15 May 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I wish to clarify matters. I spoke at length on 18 April about this and about the fact that this whole section is in the Bill at our insistence. It is amendments Deputy Troy and I tabled, which were carried, that take the noise insulation scheme and the voluntary purchase scheme away from DAA and give them to the competent authority. That is what this section does. That is factual. There...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Troy spoke about health. I have lived right beside the airport for my whole life and, like Deputy Clare Daly who worked there, I know many people who work in the airport and depend on it for their livelihoods, to pay their mortgages and to put their kids through college. It is a very important economic driver, of that there is no doubt. I have stated that at every stage. What is of...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I want to back up my colleague, Deputy Troy. I thank the Minister's officials as well because we have discussed this at length and we have discussed it on Committee Stage also. If one looks at the section within the Bill from page 45 to page 46, as Deputy Troy said, this would be giving the oversight to the competent authority, which is the right thing to do so that the DAA would not be the...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I circulated the exact note to the residents and to the group at the time. I actually put it on the floor of the House again yesterday, as did Deputy Troy. That is the unfortunate reality of it. We must now ensure, as we did yesterday evening, that residents' health is absolutely paramount in any surveys carried out in respect of decisions of the noise regulator. It has to be clear and...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Ryan knows that it will. That is all he is saying. He should let Deputy Troy speak.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: ...we are left with a Bill very late in the day that had been flagged for nearly two years. We are dealing with an imperfect situation. On Committee Stage I spoke to an amendment tabled by Deputy Troy, our transport spokesperson, about a separate unit within Fingal County Council, to try to find a mid-point. We could not use the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, because of legal advice the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee Stage (16 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: ...with amendment No. 47, that this balance is struck. By putting this amendment forward, Deputy Clare Daly is striking that balance and showing a balanced approach. I agree with Deputy Troy about possibly allowing the competent authority to decide on each case so that a complaint or observation can be made but that the competent authority cannot be directed to deal with every single one...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank my colleague Deputy Troy for sharing time. I have attended briefings with the Minister's officials and I have attended the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport. I have also spoken to the Minister directly on this issue. I have lived beside the airport my whole life and I am aware of the importance of the airport, not only for our local economic area...

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank my colleague and our transport spokesperson, Deputy Robert Troy, for tabling the motion. It shows the importance Fianna Fáil places on this issue that it is our first Private Members' motion post the summer recess. It is a major issue that may affect Dubliners. Deputy Robert Troy has covered some of the positive aspects of BusConnects, in which we welcome the investment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Bhí mé ag féachaint ar an teilifís so chuala mé freagra an Aire. I will not detain the Minister because my party spokesperson, Deputy Robert Troy, and Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe have detailed some of the issues we have. As the Minister and his officials will know, for a long number of years I and my party have supported the development of the airport and the second...