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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Noel Rock: ...is fair enough. I understand the position. I will move on. Given that the FAI is often audited and that Sport Ireland often cites such audits as a sign of the health of a sporting organisation, does Mr. Treacy feel this sort of problem could exist elsewhere? As the Chairman has outlined, this sort of forensic audit only happened as a consequence of the insistence of the Chair and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Noel Rock: ...has eroded significantly further from when the 2018 accounts were published. There is a view that it is continuing to erode as time passes, for example, as a result of losing its main sponsor. Does the Department have a view on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Noel Rock: I have a final question. Does the FAI have the money to pay the senior team ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 matches? I presume there would be a conflict with UEFA intervening in respect of that tranche of funding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Mr. O'Leary referred to the legal grey area, saying, in effect, it does not exist. Let us dive into that. E-bicycles are obviously considered legal and road safe by the Department and are, in effect, treated like regular bicycles. What is the difference between an e-bicycle and an e-scooter? As Mr. McGinty will testify, in order for me to commence my journey on an e-scooter, I need to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: .... Road safety is paramount for me, the Department and the Road Safety Authority, RSA. These vehicles are in use. There is somewhat of a reluctance to enforce actions against them. Mr. O’Leary does not need to speak on this. When they go through the city centre, they pass gardaí. They go down Kildare Street and Merrion Street and they pass gardaí but they are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: ...rods we see around the city now. Merrion Street is an example of that, as are Griffith and Collins Avenues in my constituency. This could have been done yesterday but they are not being done. Does Ms Murdock feel that enabling the use of scooters on our roads would put a greater focus on the need for this infrastructure to physically separate people on cycle tracks from the rest of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Will the RSA's previous report form part of the consultation or does the consultation supersede the work it has done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Does the Chairman want to place that remark on the record? I am not sure the microphones picked it up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Personal Powered Transportation: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: ...and I have no doubt that it will come before us again. I have a question for both organisations on the taxing and insuring of this vehicle. It is impossible to tax an electric scooter because it does not have a vehicle registration number and, therefore, it is impossible to tax.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Does Deputy Darragh O'Brien have anything to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: ...outside that realm. Mr. Coleman has experience of working in NAMA and in an organisation that is outside FOI. He correctly compared and contrasted the different natures of the two organisations. Does he believe the core functions of the LDA would be able to exist if it were subject to an FOI regime and if head 39 were changed? Would it infringe on the LDA's ability to work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: ...to possibly reconsider. The replacement of the No. 1 route in Santry is a broadly welcome move. It is one of the positive things in this iteration. There are some improvements. What timeline does the NTA expect? Our guests informed Deputy Coppinger about taking some considerations on board in Blanchardstown, for example. I presume they will come back with a third iteration of a draft...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Does the NTA have the resources it needs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: How long does testing take, in the main? I think Mr. Gleeson said that three samples have been sent off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: It is a long time. Does Ms Farrelly think that is good enough? Do any consequences arise from this and can Ms Farrelly outline them? What accountability will there be? Deputy Ó Broin outlined this well. Some 600,000 people are affected by this. Businesses, families and communities are affected by this. They will be out of pocket and inconvenienced by this. What accountability is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Does Mr. O'Leary wish to come in on the point about bottled water?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: ...it is representative of the sector and those who are living in approved housing bodies. That is the main area. I refer to the inspection, appointing inspectors, standards and that type of thing. Does Mr. Lemass see any type of interaction with the RTB or the local authorities? There may be an issue with standards and the regulator will have the right to appoint inspectors. Who will...

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: The committee has discussed the matter and I intend to propose that it does a forensic, deep-dive review of construction costs and the factors that are inhibiting us from realising our house-building potential now. When looked at line by line, it is surprising to find the components that add up to a house and particularly an apartment. Dr. Ronan Lyons suggested analysing construction costs...

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: Does that come back to the specifications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: That is fair enough. Does Deputy Ó Broin want to direct questions towards anyone else specifically?