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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (27 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: On the report that was done, I am long enough around to know that when consultants are employed to carry out reviews, they very often have in mind what the result is going to be before they actually carry it out. That is very much the case in regard to the reviews that were put in place here. There has long been a reluctance on behalf of the Department of Transport to have anything to do...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered via the Cost Rental Equity Loan, the Affordable Housing Fund and Project Tosaigh in Sligo for the years, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planned to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme; and average price of units by unit size, in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered via the Cost Rental Equity Loan, the Affordable Housing Fund and Project Tosaigh in Leitrim for the years, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planned to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme; and average price of units by unit size, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I come from a rural constituency, namely, Sligo-Leitrim. To follow up on the Leas-Chathaoirleach's remarks on one-off rural housing, I live in a rural parish. We do not have a town. We have a small school, which was a three-teacher school five years ago, is now a two-teacher school, and will close in another five years, because we have an...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ports Policy (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: 1. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on development plans for the ports. [20789/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ports Policy (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: I wish to ask the Minister of State about the plans the Government has for the upgrading of our port system across the country. There are two aspects of this that we need to get to grips with. The first is the opportunities there are for wind energy at sea and the issues around infrastructure given that many of our ports, particularly those on the west and south coasts, do not have the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ports Policy (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister of State. It is remarkable that a recent report said that Belfast Port is the only port on the island that has the infrastructure in place to facilitate the construction and maintenance of offshore wind energy generation. For a long time in this House we have talked about the opportunities that lie off our coast, and particularly the west and south coasts, for the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ports Policy (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: The whole issue of putting this infrastructure in place and the development of the capacity we need is completely beyond the ambition of this Government, which seems to be really lagging behind in developing the ports system in the State. It is one of the great disappointments that this opportunity exists and yet the Government is talking about publishing plans, doing reports and getting...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ports Policy (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: Is the Minister on board with that?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on safety measures for staff and passengers on board public transport. [20790/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: I wish to hear the Minister of State's views regarding safety measures, particularly for passengers and staff using public transport. For some time, in my previous role, I called for the establishment of a Garda transport division to protect people on public transport and the staff who run it. In many cases, there have been serious incidents of what is sometimes described as antisocial...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: The situation in west Tallaght is an example of the kind of problems we have. Many people depend on having a proper public transport system to be able to get to work and do their normal day-to-day business. We are encouraging people, especially those who live in urban areas, to use public transport but we find it often arrives late. Buses, in particular, have huge problems with delays. It...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: Another aspect of this is the retention of staff. It is a problem. There is a shortage of drivers across the country and across the world, especially for public transport utilities. The issue for many is that they do not particularly want to drive a bus, tram, Luas or whatever where they will be attacked or abused by people on a regular basis. Alternative employment is available to them....

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: I commend the Regional Group on introducing this motion. It is now ten years since the mobility grant was taken away. Successive Governments have continued to promise that it will be replaced and that something would be done, but nothing has happened. I welcome the Minister's reference to ambition to deliver on this, but unfortunately ambition has been very lacking among his predecessors....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline a timeline for the commencement of the Metro North/Metro Link. [20792/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: 38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the roll-out of EV charging points for the northwest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20791/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessments (3 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: 272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a regulatory impact analysis will be conducted on the sale of alcohol Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20276/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: 273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering carrying out a public health assessment on the sale of alcohol Bill 2022, as recommended by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice in its pre-legislative scrutiny report of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20277/23]

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I also live in rural Ireland in a rural area. I hear this debate about urban Ireland and rural Ireland, one-off housing and so on. I often hear people say it is unsustainable for people to live in rural areas, as if they were building a house hundreds of miles from anywhere. We have a network of roads and we build houses along those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: An Leas-Chathaoirleach had to leave the meeting to attend a vote. The next speaker will be Deputy O'Rourke.