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Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...executive and directors general are appointed is consistent across local authorities. We want to get the best possible talent appointed. We have a very good chief executive at the moment in Dr. Pat Daly. We want to ensure the systems are robust. Ultimately, when it comes down to it, any appointment that comes through the Public Appointments Service has to be ratified as a reserve...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, in respect of its tolls and the public private partnership, PPP, tolls. We are joined by Mr. Peter Walsh, CEO of TII, along with his colleagues, Mr. Pat Maher, director of network management, and Mr. Cathal Masterson, director of commercial operations. They are very welcome and I thank them for coming in at relatively short notice. This is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of Transport and the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Hildegard Naughton. On behalf of the committee I welcome Ms Debbie Byrne, managing director of An Post Retail and Mr. Pat Watt, head of operations, An Post Retail. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: To our second session, I welcome Dr. Michael Scott, cybersecurity expert and former head of the school of computing in Dublin City University, DCU, who is attending remotely, Mr. Pat Larkin, CEO of Ward Solutions, who is here in the committee room, and Mr. Padraic O'Reilly, chief product officer of CyberSaint Security, who is also attending remotely. Mr. Larkin and Mr. O'Reilly have appeared...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Pat Larkin was a witness before the committee yesterday. He said that he measured Ireland versus the UK spending in cybersecurity per capita. Mr. Larkin expected that we should be spending in the order of €50 million per annum, but we are spending about €5 million per annum. Does the Minister of State believe that the National Cyber Security Centre is under-resourced?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of how delicate the situation is. Nevertheless, as a committee we want to deal with it and contribute in real time. That is the purpose of today's meeting. I welcome the expert witnesses: Mr. Pat Larkin, CEO of Ward Solutions; Mr. Padraic O'Reilly, co-founder and chief product officer with CyberSaint; Ms Bláthnaid Carolan, cybersecurity recruitment expert; Mr. Paul Walsh, chairman...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges Facing Travel Agents and the Aviation Sector: Discussion (5 May 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of the second part to our meeting is to discuss the challenges facing travel agents and the aviation sector. On behalf of the committee, I welcome to the meeting Mr. Pat Dawson, CEO, and Mr. Paul Hackett, board member, of the Irish Travel Agents Association. I thank the witnesses for attending the meeting at such short notice. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ..., and Mr. Hugh Creegan, director of transport and planning investment and deputy chief executive. From Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, I welcome Mr. Peter Walsh, chief executive, Mr. Pat Maher, director of networks management, and Dr. Suzanne Meade, senior engineer in TII's safety section. They are all most welcome and I thank them for agreeing to participate in this meeting at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Facing the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...is to examine the challenges facing aviation workers and travel agents. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Paul Hackett, board member of the Irish Travel Agents Association, ITAA, and Mr. Pat Dawson, its CEO. From the Irish Air Line Pilots Association, IALPA, I welcome Mr. Evan Cullen, president, and Mr. Alan Brereton, vice president. From Fórsa, I welcome Ms Ashley...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...to Renew, the public consultation element of the plan. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Peter Walsh, chief executive officer; Mr. Nigel O'Neill, director of capital programme; Mr. Pat Maher, director of network management; and Mr. Sean O'Neill, director of corporate communications, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. I also welcome Ms Anne Graham, chief executive officer,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...financial officer of the Dublin Port Company. I also welcome Mr. Glenn Carr, general manager of Rosslare Europort, Mr. Barry Kenny, corporate communications manager of Iarnród Éireann and Mr. Pat Keating, chief executive of Shannon Foynes Port Company. Witnesses representing the Port of Cork are attending virtually. From this quarter I welcome Mr. Eoin McGettigan, CEO, Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Sector: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy Joe Carey for stepping in as temporary Chair in my absence last week. I am grateful to members for the sympathies expressed on the passing of my dad and my uncle. Thank you. We are dealing with issues affecting the aviation sector. I welcome Dr. Chris Horn, former chair of the aviation task force; and Mr. Pat Dawson, chief executive officer, and Mr. Paul Hackett, board...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: A Future Framework for Accountability in the Banking Sector: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Mr. Crowley. Things have changed considerably in Banking and Payments Federation Ireland. One of Mr. Crowley's predecessors, Pat Farrell, was probably one of the best known people on the airwaves for a number of years because there were such issues. I was a member of the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis. When it came down to it, it was all about risk. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to raise two items. Along with my colleague, Senator John O'Mahony, I wish to pay sympathy to the family of Anthony Foley. It has been a time of disbelief and shock for people in the Limerick and Clare area. Anthony Foley embodied everything that was good about Irish rugby and particularly Munster rugby. Looking back, he had something in common with Brian Ború. He was very...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: Okay, can I Chairman, can I ... is it in order to direct Mr. McCarthy to the e-mail that Pat Farrell would have submitted to him? It was in the book of evidence-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (15 Jul 2015)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...very simple, it says: Dermot, we need your support on this - IFSC banking has been completely overlooked. The issue is as relevant to retail banks and has to covered bond banks at IFSC. From Pat Farrell. That was on 15 October. I want to direct you to Vol. 1 of your own book of evidence, and it specifically deals with page 95, which is the IFSC Clearing House Group, which was the...

Mid-West Task Force: Statements (28 Jan 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to share my time with Deputy Pat Breen.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State, Deputy Martin Mansergh, stated the cuts did not apply to the NTMA but that the pension levy did, yet the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Pat Carey, stated: "The rule of thumb will be that if one is affected by the pension levy, the reduction to the rates of pay will also apply." This is a complete contradiction. Once again, clarification...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...to take place. It is important this measure be put in place to preserve, in the eyes of the general public, the integrity of the independence of the Judiciary. I note the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey stated in his speech that "Ministers of State will take a permanent reduction of 10%", and yet in Table 1 the figure for a Minister of State is "8 per cent of remuneration". The...