Results 1-20 of 39 for going forward speaker:Joe Carey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)

Joe Carey: ...) (Amendment) Act 2022, which the Minister brought through successfully. We were in breach of it and we only came out of that in January. We cannot ignore this, which is why the Lacey report came forward. It examines the multimodal model, and I do not think there is anything wrong with that. It is a good start for having a fully independent and fully resourced chief investigator. How...

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Joe Carey: ...the pleasure of accompanying the Tánaiste on a visit to the plant at Ardnacrusha. We were given a tour and an aerial overview of the development of the facility. Following the oil crisis in 1973, the then Government decided to reduce our dependence on oil for electricity generation and started construction on the coal burning station at Moneypoint in County Clare. This has produced...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Joe Carey: ...the implementation of the Lough Derg strategy. It is vital for that region. I strongly support Clare County Council's application to the rural regeneration and development fund regarding Holy Island. I look forward to that receiving funding in the coming weeks. We also need to examine further schemes such as the Wild Atlantic Way to attract even more visitors to Ireland. There are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation at Dublin Airport: Discussion (26 Jul 2022)

Joe Carey: ...in Shannon, Cork and Dublin as well. That deal comes to an end in September of this year. I would like to get the airline management's thoughts and plans on Shannon and the use of those slots going forward. Will any account be taken of the two years those flights were not used? During Covid, Aer Lingus's decision was to axe the Heathrow service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation at Dublin Airport: Discussion (26 Jul 2022)

Joe Carey: ..., which we have been discussing today. On the region I represent, Mr. Moriarty has given strong assurances that it makes sense commercially to have a strong presence between Shannon and Heathrow. Going forward, can he give a stronger commitment that the Shannon-Heathrow route will be there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jul 2022)

Joe Carey: I support the proposal put forward by Senator Buttimer. I commend him on raising this issue. The email he read out encapsulates the issue. What is happening is totally unacceptable. Aer Lingus is in receipt of State funding. It has been supported throughout Covid-19. It is in receipt of funding directly from the State to reinstate routes as opposed to discontinuing them. It is...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Joe Carey: ...housing estates, five local authority housing estates and 11 large-scale public and private dwellings. I strongly believe this is a conservative estimate and many more affected homeowners will come forward given that County Clare is now eligible for this scheme. The headline aspects of the new Bill are welcome and include the increase in the maximum grant available going from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Carey: ...was clear for everyone to see. As we emerge from the pandemic, this injection of money is really welcome. It gives postmasters and postmistresses certainty for the future. They can plan and look forward to developing their businesses and their services further. It is very encouraging to hear the Minister of State say that the State will be there. She is not just saying it. She has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Carey: ...airports programme. It is being put to good use. We are in competition with the likes of Dublin, so it is not an even playing field. Surely we should be included in the airports programme going forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Joe Carey: Mr. Henry is very welcome to the committee. I thank him for his opening statement. I had the pleasure of meeting him in Shannon a couple of weeks ago. His passion and his ambition for Shannon are very clear and he has set them out in his opening statement. It is clearly evident that Shannon has not reached its potential. One of the key reasons for that is national aviation policy. Mr....

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Joe Carey: ...Ireland has a significant role to play in this regard in that it campaigned long and hard to achieve a UN Security Council seat for this year and next. It appears we had intelligence that the invasion was going to happen some months before it occurred and that the united nations of the world could not prevent it from happening. What if any democratic nation had a right to request the...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Joe Carey: ...mid-west, with the incorporation of the former Limerick Institute of Technology, LIT, and the former Athlone Institute of Technology. It has been warmly welcomed throughout the mid-west and I look forward to the many new opportunities it will bring, including the expansion of educational facilities into many new campuses. This will include the campus in Ennis, County Clare. When that...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Carey: ...that Shannon Airport has been included in the regional airports funding programme, for which this committee also pushed. While those supports are to take account of the current position, looking forward, can the Minister of State give an assurance Shannon Airport will continue to be included in that funding programme? With respect to the €90 million allocation, can she give a...

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Joe Carey: ...Bill seeks to rectify that situation following the embarrassing judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union entered against Ireland on 9 July 2020. However, this Bill simply does not go far enough as it does not address the fundamental failures of our marine casualty investigation system. The refusal over the years to fix these problems has led to multiple unnecessary deaths...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Joe Carey: ...raise the issue of 34 RSA driver testers who are set to lose their jobs if sanction is not given to retaining them in their posts. It is my understanding that ten of the 34 testers are to be let go in December, with the remaining 24 to be let go in May. These people were hired in a costly recruitment campaign in 2017 and 2018. Their contracts have been repeatedly extended. The only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: ...community and the tourism industry over the past week and they have responded positively to Mr. Ó Céidigh's appointment. He is a shot in the arm for both the mid-west and the western seaboard. I look forward to working with him and rebuilding the potential that is in Shannon. Even prior to Covid-19, Shannon Airport was struggling to gain market share. The key issue is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Covid-19 on Driving Instructors: Unite the Union (18 Mar 2021)

Joe Carey: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. To go back to the issue of trying to reduce the backlog, and to follow on from Deputy Darren O'Rourke, because of time constraints the witnesses did not get an opportunity to finish what they were saying. They are putting forward very practical solutions and I want to give them the opportunity to expand on those proposals. I ask Mr. Brophy or...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Promotion (16 Jul 2020)

Joe Carey: ...sites will be closed at a time when we are encouraging people to stay in Ireland cannot be allowed to happen. We are reaching out to the Minister to ask him to consider and fund the proposal put forward by the Shannon Group. The temporary wage subsidy scheme will provide a significant amount of the money required. We ask the Minister to support the submission made by the Shannon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: ...for north Clare, for County Clare as a whole and for the mid-west. It is a testament to that particular fund and shows how the funding can be used for the benefit of the whole community. I am looking forward to work being completed on Lahinch Seaworld as part of the application. Going back over to east Clare, to Lough Derg and Holy Island €920,000 was allocated to that programme...