Results 341-360 of 1,737 for speaker:Noel Rock
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: The Deputy has two minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: Mr. Hyde and Ms Kenny may answer first. I appreciate they have many questions to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: That is a supplementary round of questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: I, of course, have not asked any question yet so-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: They call me Red Rock for a reason.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: I shall proceed to Dr. Norton and Mr. Corr.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: There you go, Senator Boyhan. I am not a member either.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: I thank Dr. Duffy and call Mr. Spain.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: I thank the delegates for their contributions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: That is a course that is worthy of consideration. The clerk and his team will look into it. I thank the delegates for their time and for sharing their expertise. I acknowledge it was a long session and I appreciate their forbearance in sticking with us. I thank members also. I trimmed my contribution to one question in order to allow them make their contributions. The next meeting of...
- Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: It is January. Can Deputy MacSharry not count?
- Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: I thank the Minister of State. The Fianna Fáil Bill is a positive move. It is a step in the right direction, as are the moves the Minister, Deputy Ross, has made in recent months. I have been raising this issue in the Dáil since 2018 by way of a number of Topical Issue debates and parliamentary questions. I am glad the Minister has recognised now the need, first, to legalise-----
- Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: -----but, second, to regularise the usage of electric scooters.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: He has commissioned the Road Safety Authority report. In fairness, I did not heckle the Deputy or any Member on the Fianna Fáil benches.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: Deputy MacSharry read out my press release on the matter, which goes to show my commitment to the issue. I have been committed to this issue for two years. We need to be future-focused and facing forward in our transport policy and recognise that more than 5,000 of these devices are being used in and around Dublin. That number will only grow. Accordingly, we need to recognise the...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the lack of enforcement being undertaken by An Garda Síochána to prevent private vehicles using bus lanes in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42461/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: 205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process in order to avail of the new communal chargers for electric vehicles for apartment blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42460/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members, witnesses and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off completely or switched to airplane or flight mode, depending on their device, for the duration of the meeting. It is not sufficient to put telephones on silent mode, as there may still be interference with the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: I thank Mr. King. I now call Mr. Benson to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)
Noel Rock: I thank Mr. Benson. I will call members of the committee to ask questions in the order in which they indicated. The Deputies each have five minutes initially and then we can go back for a second round.