Results 1-20 of 359 for long speaker:Martin Kenny

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...that context. Mr. Doocey mentioned that the Sligo aspect of it has the application in for the greenway and it is at stage 2. Following on from Deputy Harkin's question, in other circumstances how long has it taken to get through each stage? If we look at other examples where greenways have been proposed, approximately what kind of timeline is there to go from stage 2 to stages 3 and 4?...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: However, that is happening now. From when it was at stage 1 to where it is now, how long did it take?

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...either adjacent properties or whatever. From that point of view, I imagine the thinking is that they make sure nobody else can put anything in that area so that it is free for what the potential long-term use is going to be, which would be a rail line. I imagine that is where this notion came from. Whether it is workable or not, we need to understand that. What we need to do is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...around the country are losing their loved ones and suffering the tragedies of road collisions and accidents. People are dealing with terrible injuries. We have been speaking in this House for a long time about issues regarding enforcement, technology and trying to get a grip of this but we seem to be making little progress.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...at that stage. The test is just detecting the legacy of something that happened well in the past. Is discretion applied? Are there issues? Does the test involve any measurement or estimate of how long before being detected the person had taken the drug?

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...in place. There is a great need for urgency in respect of it. In Carrigallen in south Leitrim there is a school that provides special education for many children in the area, some of whom travel long distances to it from as far away as Bellanagh in County Cavan and Drumshanbo in County Leitrim. They come from all over the place because it is one of the schools that provides the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges Facing the Bus and Coach Industry: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...operators was about the need for proper public transport management around events. The fact that there is no parking around Croke Park for coaches was mentioned. People have to walk a very long way to get to the stadium. Whose responsibility is that? Is it the responsibility of Dublin City Council? When an event is taking place who is responsible for ensuring that adequate parking is...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...motion to ensure a level of fairness for people who are suffering the huge impact of the cost-of-living crisis, in particular, people living in rural areas who have to travel to work and often have long distances to travel because they have no other option. People are being burdened with increasing fuel prices. The two increases to come this year will push prices up well above what they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy: Discussion (30 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...it or is able to help. There are spaces that need improvement. I fully accept this is a new scheme that will take time to bed in. In a general way, however, we have to look back. We have come a long distance from where we were years ago and massive improvements have been made. That has to be acknowledged. I will mainly deal with one issue. I look around at all the screens in the...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...a problem across the country. We need to recognise that if we do not intervene early, the situation coming down the road will get worse. The general problems in the farming sector date back a long time. Farmers are despondent and disappointed. They find applying for and dealing with many of these schemes difficult. I will cite an example. TAMS 3 has been up and running for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...we need to see in place. The committee has discussed safety. Prior to joining this committee, I was spokesperson for justice and I raised this issue in that context as well. The justice committee had long debates on having a public transport police service and I have campaigned on that proposal for a number of years. It needs to be a division of An Garda Síochána to have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: We need to recognise that the travelling public and the people who work in the service cannot all be wrong. I welcome the report and concur with everything in it. The witnesses have had a long day in Leinster House. They will get Sinn Féin’s support and we will do everything we can in the campaign to ensure this happens.

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...to fund that adequately. It has only gotten the funding in two of the past seven years, and we then wonder why we do not have the outcomes. When the Minister of State was speaking, she spent a long time on how good things are and about the good outcomes, etc. Let us imagine if the Government had gotten had gotten the proper funding how much better it could have been. That is the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...Sligo to Galway and down to Limerick. It would do more to integrate communities and rebalance the imbalance there has been between the west and east of the country. We would be putting in place long-term infrastructure around which we can build the economy. This is why I see the rail line as being crucial. I see as an advantage to the rail line the development of a greenway along with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...country in Europe. If those changes are going to have an impact on some of the people who drive vehicles of the aforementioned nature, they need to know in advance because it can take quite a long time to get tests and to put things in place to ensure they have the appropriate licence. Perhaps there will be no changes but we need to have clarity around that because there is still some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Fish Migration and Barriers to Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...this is not often looked. The opening statement mentioned obstacles, some of which are man-made. We have the weir at Drumshanbo on the River Shannon where something like that is there for a very long time and is no longer in use and while it might look nice, it causes significant problems. Sometimes it is a bridge or a pinch point on a river. A lot of commercial forestry has been...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...amendment I have proposed. The second amendment would require speed limit reviews to happen quickly and within no more than 120 days. I hear from some councillors around the country that it can be quite a long process and we need to shorten it and do this in a timely manner. That is why I have proposed these two amendments for which I hope I get the support of the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...Dublin with BusConnects and so forth. I am sure the Minister hears about bus delays in his own constituency, like everyone else. We hope these are teething problems but they seem to be taking a long time. For the people waiting at the bus stops they are very much a toothache rather than a teething problem. I hope that as this develops, the level of investment required will be enhanced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...all out and how it will proceed, whether it is building a road or something else. The last three stages are the actual construction and moving things forward. The first four stages take twice as long as the last three stages. In most jurisdictions it is the other way around. The people who were here yesterday made it clear they felt there needs to be an examination of some of these...