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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will we get to a point where we have significant decarbonisation of the materials going into the construction of roads?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Llewellyn made reference earlier to the fact that, around cities and big urban areas, additional motorways are not the answer to demand. Will he expand on that? What does he think is the solution to dealing with traffic?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Where does Mr. Llewellyn sit on the idea of linking cities by way of motorways? What is his view on that? Is it important in achieving synergies and tying cities together? What is his position from his own experience?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What does Mr. Llewellyn see as the future of transport?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: In saying that, is Mr. Llewellyn referring to greenways alongside roads and motorways? There would obviously still be buses on major routes. Where does he see that enhancement coming?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: That was very informative. I look forward to Mr. Llewellyn coming back before the committee with TII. We will get an update on how he views the existing N20 route from Cork to Limerick. He is always welcome to call in if he is in Limerick. We will now move to a second round of questions from members. I call on Senator Horkan, who has five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I call Senator Buttimer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Senator. I call Deputy Ó Murchú.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: How long is Mr. Llewellyn's term as chair of TII?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Llewellyn is going to be in the cockpit for what will be an interesting time of development in Ireland. We wish him well. Once he has settled into the role, we will hope to have him back with us in the months to come for some updates. As I said, I hope he enjoys his drive from Limerick to Cork. I think he will find it insightful, informative and-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: He can go down from Limerick to Cork, and then he can come back to Limerick, stay overnight and enjoy visiting the area. Mr. Llewellyn will find that it is one of the last key major infrastructure projects outstanding. It is about connectivity, safety, to a great degree, and reducing journey times. We look forward to Mr. Llewellyn coming back to the committee. We wish him well, and we...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (25 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: 98. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of and the position regarding the changes to the carer’s allowance and the domiciliary care allowance announced in budget 2022. [57830/21]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (25 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the changes. Many of the questions I had intended to ask have already been answered by the Minister. We deal with carers as a group a great deal and they do phenomenal work, much of it hidden. I would love to see empirical work done on what they are saving the State in terms of healthcare. I do not know if that is being done, but it should be done. I welcome the increase in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (25 Nov 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: 70. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the introduction of an auto-enrolment system [57831/21]
- 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) Kieran O'Donnell: No apologies have been achieved. This morning's meeting is to consider the Supplementary Estimates for the public services in respect of programme A of Vote 29 - Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, and Vote 31 - Department of Transport. I remind members that the committee has no role in approving the Estimates. It is an ongoing opportunity for the committee to...