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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Dublin is okay in so far as the majority of public transport is wheelchair accessible. Outside of Dublin, however, it is a different story. In some rural areas, there is no bus service from one end of the week to the next. Is there a particular focus on putting the new coaches into rural areas where there is an ageing population and accessibility issues? It is worrying that, in 2019, we...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Ms Graham referred to bus stop infrastructure. As I said, this is a major problem when it comes to wheelchair lifts. Are bus stop infrastructure works funded by the NTA or by the local authorities?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Has the NTA surveyed all the local authorities in this regard? How does the authority ensure that all the infrastructure is being put in place?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Might Ms Graham furnish us with the list of all the locations that have been done so far and the locations remaining to be done?

Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Let me start by saying it is disgraceful how the Government has used Brexit to block a rise in the minimum wage. We are talking about 30 cent an hour. At the same time, it managed to raise the carbon tax and did nothing to tackle rents or the cost of living. We have a government that looks after the wealthy and continues to hand out tax breaks to the well-connected. There is this thing...

Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: 518. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 3 October 2019, if the one completed third-party project application to the midlands fisheries fund referred to is that of instream fisheries enhancement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41685/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: 519. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 3 October 2019, if one completed third-party project application to the midlands fisheries fund is the sum total of stakeholders applications to the midlands fund for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41686/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: 520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 3 October 2019, if he will consider allocating funds to the 2020 Inland Fisheries Ireland budget to allow the IFI to reinstate its invaluable design and supervision service for the IFI and OPW capital instream fishery enhancement programme to recommence in 2020; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: 521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of instream fishery enhancement plans that have been provided by the external panel of consultants that Inland Fisheries Ireland has assembled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41688/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: The delegates are welcome. This is the first time I have seen an all-female panel at any committee, which is good. Does the CSR stakeholder forum have figures to demonstrate the impact of initiatives on local communities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Does Ms Phelan have any idea of the percentage of companies' profits that are dedicated to initiatives to promote social responsibility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: I raised the point because inclusion initiatives were mentioned. We can all agree that poverty and class are the ultimate barriers to inclusion. Let us take companies operating in the docklands, for example. What inclusion initiatives do they have? The area suffers from high levels of deprivation. Do the companies offer apprenticeships or scholarships to local people who might want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Dr. McHugh is not aware of apprenticeships or scholarships offered in areas of high deprivation and no records are kept. How is the effectiveness of the initiatives gauged? There is a list of some of the companies that offer these initiatives. We are talking, ultimately, about inclusiveness and poverty reduction. Having a job or an apprenticeship is a way out of poverty. However, if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: It would determine how effective CSR was and which companies were complying. When I raised that issue, I was also hoping some structural initiatives would be under way. Having a company sponsoring a football team is all well and good, but in areas of high deprivation there is a need for something more concrete that will have a long-term benefit. People are not looking for charity or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Does the European Union have oversight of how effective implementation is? Does the forum or the Department tie in at any stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Many large corporations outsource work or terminate contracts purely to avoid their responsibilities. Do the delegates have anything to say about this? Does the forum have oversight in that regard? As a body, what does it do to counteract it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Does the forum ever highlight the ones that do not do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: Does the forum see that there might be a benefit to be gained in doing so just to create awareness? It comes back to my question about how one gauges the level of awareness and makes other companies aware. It is about not endorsing bad practice and showing how effective the forum is as a body in performing its task.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (16 Oct 2019)

Imelda Munster: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements his Department has made with the Department of Finance and the NTA to ensure that increases in carbon tax on fuel will not result in price hikes in public transport fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42381/19]