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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: What change is required to move us from four or five years behind to one or two years behind? What is the prescription required?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: Following on from that, it was mentioned that Scotland had a big auction for floating wind. The particular advantage we have in Ireland is that the west and south coasts have huge potential due to high wind speeds. They also have very rough seas. Has the technology reached the stage to enable putting floating offshore in the types of waters we have? We have been hearing up until recently...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Keating. Coming back to the use of rail for the carriage of freight, my understanding is from speaking to somebody recently who told me he had expertise in these matters, but who can know, that one of the issues was that a great deal of the containers that come into Ireland are widely distributed. Containers come in off a ship, and if we were to put them on a train, it would not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: The electric trains will do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: Mr. Kenny did not get in at all yet. He is listening intently. I am conscious that many of the freight terminals were closed in the past ten years. In fact, nearly all of them were closed. Are there plans to reopen them?

Retained Fire Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: I was a member of Leitrim County Council for 12 years and during that time I got to know many of the retained firemen in my local community. They are part of the community. They live in the community. They serve that community. They are there when the most terrible crises in life happen for so many people. In most parts of Ireland, when a crisis happens, when there is a huge accident...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: I am sharing time with Deputy Ó Murchú. The issues relating to rural Ireland have been well voiced during the debate, and for the vast majority living in rural areas, the big issues that face them are similar to those that face the rest of the country, namely, those of housing and health. For an awful lot of people living in my constituency, when they look for health services,...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: One of the issues that has come up continually around the country is the flagrant abuse of road traffic incidents. I saw a recent case where there was a scooter on the M50, which is terribly dangerous. It was a dashcam that picked it up. I am sure that if there are cameras there, they need to be used in that respect. It brings to mind one of the aspects of this where often it is the...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: I commend the Minister and his staff. This is extensive legislation that covers myriad issues that have been around for a long time. Some of the more modern problems we have, such as those relating to scramblers, needed to be dealt with effectively. I still have some fear about the issues relating to public space and so on but it is nonetheless a great advance on where we are. The issues...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (13 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of penalties and deductions for Dublin Bus service disruption between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (13 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of penalties and deductions for service disruption by a company (details supplied) between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27313/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an examination has been carried out on active travel and public transport connections in higher education institutions, including in rural colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28672/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of accessibility facilitation works across Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, DART and Irish Rail services, including the annual maintenance cost of lift access at all DART and commuter stations. [28687/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual spend on disability accessibility works undertaken across all public transport services between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28688/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual spend on the safe routes to school scheme between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28689/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual spend on the Connecting Ireland scheme in 2021 and 2022. [28691/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of deferring the upcoming toll increases. [28692/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual spend on the school transport scheme between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [28690/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: 113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel scheme from five to ten years after returning to work for those previously in receipt of payments (details supplied). [28673/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank both representatives for their contributions so far. As I am one of the final contributors, many of my questions have already been asked.