Results 221-240 of 2,497 for speaker:Colm Brophy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: All the more reason more stick is needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: It must be remembered that someone paid for that park, either through general taxation or through other means. It did not appear by magic.

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: What about housing?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Extension (28 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance if the mortgage interest relief will be retained beyond 2017 on a tapered basis, in view of the fact that a substantial number of homeowners are still in negative equity. [9844/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (1 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct the appropriate officials in his Department to make a site visit to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (7 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: 51. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to support the Irish language and Irish language facilities outside of Gaeltacht areas, such as the recent allocation of €150,000 to a centre (details supplied). [11740/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commemorative Events (8 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his views on a submission made to his Department regarding the provision of lumper potatoes to schools teaching children about the Famine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12269/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Reports (21 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: 704. To ask the Minister for Health his plans on publishing the primary eye care services report; if he will be publishing a national strategy to deal with the unacceptable levels of ophthalmology waiting lists, particularly with diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and cataract which are among the worst waiting lists in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12814/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: 820. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of needs assessments by assessment of needs officers in areas (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13277/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: 889. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary health care centre (details supplied) in Dublin; the timeline for its construction and completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13482/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: I have to leave at 2.45 p.m. at the latest. I just wanted to flag that and offer my apologies.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: On a point of order, I am fascinated by the direction this discussion is going in. This is not the transport committee. In my opinion, we are going completely into-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: I am sorry, but I think we are. We are asking witnesses about matters for which they are not responsible. We are going into areas of transport policy and development that may or may not be worthy of the interest of the Chair and other members of the committee. We are supposed to be fulfilling the role of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. In all honesty, it is a bit of a reach to bring...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: I think it is unfair to our colleagues on the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport, to the Minister and to the witnesses who are present at this meeting for us to go down this route.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Nolan for the information supplied. I appreciate the Chairman letting me make the point. The point I was trying to make in the context of the interjections is that it is important, when asking about the areas to which one can contribute, to focus on the areas in which one has the direct knowledge and ability to contribute and not to other people's area. I have a specific...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: I take on board much of what Mr. Maher said. I am a daily user of the M50 and anyone who uses it can see the economic recovery in the country is directly correlated to the level of traffic on the M50. It is probably the best barometer one could have of it. I am sure the Chairman will agree with my next point. We represent the same constituency and we made it previously to colleagues of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Commissioner and her colleagues for coming in this morning. I acknowledge the apology she has given regarding the specific incidents we are talking about here and the questions that have arisen. I would like to ask the Commissioner if she thinks she should apologise for the manner and the way in which she and her senior management team have conducted themselves and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: That is very good, but the Commissioner has answered none of the questions I asked. She has said she is not making excuses but she then delivered a complete set of excuses as to why she did not do something. I asked how many people were deployed to the audit. She does not know. That is incredible. There are two aspects of this that are very important. First, the Garda conducted the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: Why was it an oversight? Was it an oversight because the Commissioner thought it was not important enough to tell the Policing Authority? Was it an oversight because the Policing Authority is new and the Garda did not understand that it had to tell them? Was it an oversight because the Garda management decided it was just not going to tell these people? Why was it an oversight?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recent Controversies Concerning An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: I appreciate all of that, but perhaps the Commissioner's colleague could answer the questions on the number of people, why it has taken so long and, if he believes it to be unacceptable, whether he or the Commissioner should apologise for the fact that this has not been concluded. Does he know how many people are conducting the audit?