Results 7,061-7,080 of 26,356 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions that occurred through University of Limerick hospital group accident and emergency or the acute medical assessment units due to severe hypoglycaemia in each of the years 2017 to 2021 in age ranges (details supplied) in tabular form. [12154/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Road Traffic and Roads Bill should really include e-bikes and e-scooters. We will have to rename it. From Bird, I welcome Ms Victoria Springthorpe, head of policy for the UK and Ireland, and Mr. James Padden, general manager for the UK and Ireland. From Spin, I welcome Mr. Brit Moller, head of public policy. From Zipp Mobility, I welcome Mr. Will O'Brien, vice president for growth and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Ms Springthorpe has set a very good example of staying within the time limit. We will expect everyone else to follow suit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Moller for keeping to the time. I call Mr. O'Brien who has three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I call Mr. Stevenson who has three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Stevenson. We will proceed to members. We have approximately 45 minutes remaining, so I propose that each member has five minutes. I suggest that two minutes, at most, be used for questioning to allow three minutes for the witnesses from the representative bodies to answer. I ask for key pinpoint questions to be asked that will allow us to go to the representatives of all the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will go to people in the order in which they spoke initially. I call Ms Springthorpe from Bird.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Mr. Padden to be brief. I must be fair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We certainly want to hear from you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Where is the legislation in the UK currently?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has primary legislation on electric scooters been brought through in the UK at this point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: So we are not that far behind the UK.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We might come back to Mr. Padden on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: His dad and mum had him when they were very young.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: A free scooter will be on its way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The scooter has just been downgraded, Senator Buttimer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I propose that the Senator lines up his questions and then each of the participants might respond in turn. Does the Senator have a second question he wishes the witnesses to address?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There are two questions. The first concerned the older person or vulnerable pedestrian. How can we give them a level of security with safety precautions in electric scooters? There was also a question of cost. It is only fitting that Mr. O'Brien should lead us off on this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that in respect of rentals?