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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister. The key factors that made a difference in the past in reducing road deaths were around education and enforcement. Yet, these are the two areas where we do not seem to be getting action from the Government. One of the things I noticed over the weekend, which I heard about on the news this morning, was that the Garda introduced an enforcement campaign over St. Patrick's...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I am glad the Minister acknowledged that but the problem is the resources are not being put in place for An Garda Síochána. We do not see enforcement happening on the roads. I saw a GoSafe van on the N4 this morning, which is a road with a 100 km/h speed limit. That road was absolutely open with practically no traffic on it but that was where the van was sitting. That is the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can provide an update on the national aviation strategy and its impact on Dublin Airport and regional airports. [13497/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I raise with the Minister the issue of the national aviation strategy and where we are going in respect of that. I had cause recently to visit both Dublin Airport and some regional airports. I am very much aware that the airports themselves are under pressure in some cases and, certainly, the regional airports are prepared to come up to the mark and to provide more services without huge...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: We recognise that there has been some investment in some of the airports but key issues are causing great difficulties. One of those is accessibility. We see, in particular, huge problems in Dublin there is not a proper public transport system in and out of airport, apart from a bus terminal. We have a similar situation in Shannon. Will the Government consider putting rail services...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: We will agree to disagree on that. A rail link to Dublin Airport from the city centre is something we should put in place because it can happen with speed and haste, whereas we have waited 20 years for the metro and nothing has happened. Even if we started it tomorrow, it would be at least another ten years before we would see it in place. That is an issue we can come back to. Another...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can provide an update on the proposed changes to category W licences; if he has engaged with the RSA to discuss the changes prior to the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13232/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I want to ask about category W licences, about which there was some controversy in the past month or so. These are licences for work vehicles including tractors, agricultural vehicles and vehicles used in forestry. The licensing authority stated recently that these licences could no longer be used on building sites or other environments where they are widely used. This issue must be dealt...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate that is the case now but the premature change announced on the website caused a lot of difficulties for many people, particularly those for employers whose employees use W category licences for the work they carry out. The driver licence directive which we expect to come into operation in September will mean that changes will have to be made. What I want to know is whether the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I welcome that response but I reiterate the point that we need to work out this in advance. When the EU directive is published it may contain changes which will be expected to be rolled out in every country in Europe. If those changes are going to have an impact on some of the people who drive vehicles of the aforementioned nature, they need to know in advance because it can take quite a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding to a school (details supplied) to provide a SEN class to six pupils enrolled for the class to start next September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12810/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (20 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: 1292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will retain GP services in the Swanlinbar primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11916/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: 1446. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical scans on patients that require a scan on their kidney, bladder and urethra are being cancelled because of a lack of funding in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12656/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans to tackle the practice of learner drivers continuing to drive on learner licences for a number of years by repeatedly renewing their learners licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13233/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: 282. To ask the Minister for Health why the children's disability network team have re-categorised a complex need in children and children with autism are no longer categorised as having a complex need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13356/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: 22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can provide a breakdown of the number of Croí Cónaithe grants (including the vacant property refurbishment grant) paid out across Sligo and Leitrim since the beginning of the scheme. [15675/24]

Committee on Public Petitions: Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: I am very glad these hearings are happening. Anything that gives us an opportunity to speak about this and try to tease out the difficulties and how we can progress all of these projects is very welcome. Ultimately, we need to see the western rail corridor fully developed the whole way along. This is the ambition of the vast majority of people living in the west and we recognise this. We...

Committee on Public Petitions: Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: I am sure that in County Mayo the pathway for the greenways being developed required deviation from an old railway line. I know this happens in many areas. There are negotiations with farmers to enable it to happen. In my experience, there is always a solution to be found if people come to these things with a solution-focused mindset and try to find a way around it. This is certainly the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: One of the first things that jumps to mind with regard to efficiency is that we would probably be employing one set of engineers rather than two. This is one of the big costs I always see when any of these things come into play.

Committee on Public Petitions: Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is feasible and more practical to do it in this way.