Results 321-340 of 7,322 for speaker:John Brady
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) John Brady: Do we have a figure for the renting of land and premises on which to put these modular units in 2023?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) John Brady: I do not mean to go back to asking about Wicklow all the time, but those modular units are predominantly being put onto land not owned by the Department. Again, therefore, how much is it costing to rent spaces in which to put those modular units? Ms McNally is saying it is permanent but in many cases it is of a temporary nature in terms of the location.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) John Brady: If I could go back to the Wicklow situation, land is being rented from a rugby club, a GAA club and a tennis club-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) John Brady: They may be small numbers but in Wicklow, it cost €6 million in one year to provide temporary accommodation by renting land, renting prefabs and so on. That is not value for money, in my book. It is a failure by the Department to forward-plan to provide education for pupils who, as a right, should have it in appropriate settings. I will give Ms McNally an example. One of my...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) John Brady: To finish, although I might come back in on this, when the Ombudsman for Children has stated there is an unacceptable level of stress, particularly for children with special needs, and when there is a figure of more than €320 million having been spent last year on the provision of temporary and modular accommodation, that speaks volumes about the failure of the Department and the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) John Brady: Fine Gael's policy is anyone over 70 years should not drive any bus. That is chaos.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 May 2024)
John Brady: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application for a family (details supplied) can be escalated, as the applicants' travel date is imminent and the applications have passed the target issue date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21010/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 May 2024)
John Brady: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what funding and supports are available to students studying psychotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20946/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Licences (8 May 2024)
John Brady: 116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on an application for a Master 500 captain licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20279/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (8 May 2024)
John Brady: 475. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, in relation to amendments to the Maternity Protection Act 2004 allowing for the postponement of maternity leave in the case of a cancer diagnosis, he still supports his public commitment to this policy; what actions he is taking to ensure this legislation passes through the relevant stages of the Oireachtas...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: I welcome all our witnesses. I have had ongoing engagement with Ms Graham and Mr. Creegan on many issues that relate to my constituency, Wicklow. I will follow up on the issue of Go-Ahead Ireland, which will be no surprise to Mr. Creegan and Ms Graham because we have had plenty of conversations on its performance across the State and particularly in Wicklow. The licence was issued to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: The contract was issued in 2018.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: It was initially for five years.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: The NTA would argue the point, but it is the privatisation of bus routes. I stand over that. The evidence shows that the privatisation of these routes has failed. I will ask about performance-related fines. Does Ms Graham have figures for the fines imposed on Go-Ahead Ireland in 2018?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: Does she have them for 2019?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: Okay, the widely publicised figures are that in 2021 it was just over €437,000. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: The widely publicised figures for 2022 are more than €3 million. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: Yes, Go-Ahead Ireland.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: Dublin Bus provides many more services than Go-Ahead Ireland. I am focusing solely on Go-Ahead Ireland, which received fines of more than €3 million. Does Ms Graham have the figures for 2023?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
John Brady: Dublin Bus provides far more routes. Go-Ahead Ireland received fines of nearly €1 million despite ongoing rhetoric-----