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Primary School Funding: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: Last week, a number of teachers in the audiovisual room spelled out to us in great detail the situation with primary school funding. All of us across every constituency are very aware of this. We deal with schools up and down the country that are in dire circumstances, particularly in the area of special needs education. We have waiting lists there and families trying to find a classroom...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (25 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: 120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how much of Dublin Airport’s PRM levy goes towards enhancing accessibility for disabled persons who choose to navigate the airport without assistance; what actions are being taken to improve its accessible infrastructure and what funding is attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26955/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (25 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: 121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how many Irish airports have plans to provide a changing places facility and a dog spending room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26956/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: 310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give an undertaking that the re-wetting of land under the nature restoration Bill will be on a voluntary basis for farmers and that it will not be made compulsory in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26857/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: Yesterday many of us went over to Buswell's Hotel where the Irish Cancer Society held an event to speak about its pre-budget submission on the many issues for cancer patients throughout the country. One of the issues I was struck by was raised by two radiation therapists I met there, one from Dublin and one from Galway. They spoke about the large shortfall in radiation therapists throughout...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: Is there a timeframe?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: Have you identified-----

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: From discussions I have had recently with childminders who mind children and provide a service in their own homes, while they accept the need for change and have no difficulty with it, there is a certain scepticism and difficulty with this Bill. They fear being overburdened with regulation. One person I spoke to asked whether visitors coming to their home would have to be vetted. Those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA (19 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. Some of the issues have been dealt with. Returning to the car parking spaces, what is the prospect of getting a lease agreement on the deal the DAA did that did not work out? Is there any progress in respect of that which would relieve the immediate situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA (19 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: Is that a legal problem it has with anyone or just with DAA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA (19 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is regrettable, to say the least. Mr. Jacobs mentioned that 35% or more of people are using the bus for the airport. That works for some people but, for an awful lot of people, the option is not there. It is the only international airport on the island with no rail. The bus is fine but it does not suit an awful lot of people. We need to see the metro happen but it will take time....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA (19 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: On the issue of choice as it relates to Cork and other more regional airports, what more can be done? I understand there is one major airport in the country. It is the one that has the most flights and gets the most traffic. It is obviously where the carriers want to move from and to, but we have the resources of the other airports. We have capacity at Cork Airport, which is represented...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA (19 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: Are there any issues at the other airports with regard to noise? There is clearly a problem in Dublin. I respect that it was said the noise level is more or less where it used to be, or where it was planned to be or set out in the planning, but an awful lot of the public living in that area feel that it is a lot "more" than it is "less". That is a problem. If we were to see expansion in...

Hospitality and Tourism Sector: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the proposers of the motion for tabling it. The tourism and hospitality sectors are vital industries in many parts of the country where there is little else to employ people or provide them with opportunities. For a long time now, particularly during the Covid pandemic, the sector has faced a huge difficulty in trying to survive. Many of its members were very grateful for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Consumer Durables: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank both speakers for their opening statements. The direction of travel here is clear. We need to see more of the goods and products that are sold being repairable and options being put in place for people. A lot of goods, particularly electronic goods, are imported from outside of the European Union. Some are CE certified while some are not. How will that play into all of this?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Consumer Durables: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: In that case, the distributor would be obliged to ensure the product he or she is selling is repairable. That obligation follows back up the line and it is likely that unrepairable goods would be cut out of the chain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Consumer Durables: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: Does this have potential to increase the price of goods? The old Dunnes Stores slogan, stack them high and sell them cheap, has been around for a long time and we still see that in many cases. What we are talking about here is trying to move to a higher quality of product. That could pose problems for people, especially those on lower incomes or who have difficulties with their budget....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Consumer Durables: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: I will come back to my first point. How much of this is being done in other jurisdictions outside of the European Union such as America, south-east Asia and places like that? Is there a trend towards more repairable and better quality goods? A nephew of mine recently visited China. When we hear about China, we hear that it is a completely wasteful society. However, he told me that 80% of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Consumer Durables: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: Will there be jobs in all of this? That is the-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Taxi Regulations (13 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the support his Department plans to provide for taxi drivers to ensure they are not at risk of losing their SPSV licence due to the VAT liability created by platforms using the ‘reverse charge’ mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25801/24]