Results 241-260 of 3,398 for speaker:Pa Daly

Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: Tá an Rialtas ag magadh faoi na ndaoine, ag cruthú scannal i ndiaidh scannail agus ag cur ár gcuid airgid amú. The sense of anger and frustration felt by people is palpable but the disillusionment and apathy is more worrying as they see their hard-earned money and public money going down the drain. Despite the promises made at election time, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: We all agree that if the service is there, more people will use it. The Minister mentioned performance reviews. I am sure he will agree that the service provided to date is not up to scratch. I ask him to confirm that is the case. The Minister mentioned penalties. We have heard stories about the farcical situation where some bus drivers commence a route at stage eight or nine of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: The Minister mentioned a reduction in fares. Only last week, there was an outrageous proposal that commuters would be punished for the Government's failure to deliver essential transport infrastructure. Last Friday, it was reported that commuters would be subject to increased fares to pay for public transport infrastructure and some of these projects have already been in the pipeline for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to make electric vehicles more accessible to rural motorists. [9453/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: The Government has ambitious targets when it comes to electric vehicles. Approximately 195,000 are supposed to be on the road by the end of 2025, growing to 845,000 by 2030. There is nothing wrong with that but with only 80,000 electric vehicles currently on the road, reaching these targets at the current rate of progress is a practical impossibility. If we do not meet the 2030 targets,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister. As he said, the question related to making electric vehicles more accessible for rural motorists. He mentioned the 400 km figure, but that confidence is not shared by people who are selling electric vehicles in Kerry, who are not confident that motorists will be able to drive all the way to Dublin, for example, in an electric vehicle. The EV schemes seem to remain the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: I am glad the Minister accepts that the works done to date are unacceptable and inadequate. The Government has slashed the EV grant and repeatedly failed to make it available for second-hand vehicles. Will the Minister consider re-establishing that or improving the grant for the purchase of second-hand vehicles? The Government wants just under 1 million electric vehicles to be on the road...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: Carbon tax is unfair.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: 95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on service level requirements for private operators on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9454/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: What are the service level requirements for private operators on public transport and will the Minister make a statement on the matter? Commuters the length and breadth of the country are exasperated because of the shambolic service some of them have come to expect as normal. Week in, week out, we receive complaints about ghost buses, late buses and students who are trying to get home from...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Network (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: There seems to be significant discrepancies between different county councils when it comes to road maintenance and repair. Some move at a much faster pace. What is the Minister going to do about that? If local authorities are expected to be responsible for the upkeep of our local and regional roads, they need resources. The Minister mentioned the Adare bypass. There is a strong...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Network (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on regional and local roads investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9452/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Network (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Déanaim comhghairdeas leat as do phost nua.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Network (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: I wanted to ask the Minister about regional and local roads investment, in particular, the local improvement schemes, and if he will make a statement in relation to it.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Network (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for the reply. There are roads the length and breadth of the country that are in a serious state of disrepair. There is no city, town or village that is not impacted. Due to years of neglect by successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael governments, road users in every corner of the State feel abandoned. It is especially true in rural Ireland where it must be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to address the phenomenon of ghost buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9420/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: 138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to address the backlog in driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to progress the big river walk, Tralee, the Tralee to Listowel greenway and the south Kerry greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: 154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to address road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9422/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (4 Mar 2025)

Pa Daly: 155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when collision data will be available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9423/25]