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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Direct Investment (20 Feb 2025)

Seán Canney: It is 59%, not 50%-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Direct Investment (20 Feb 2025)

Seán Canney: -----which is closer to two thirds than half. I do agree with the Deputy, though. We need to have more of it, and we need to see it on the ground. Ireland continues to be seen as a location of choice for new investors as well as long-established companies that choose to further invest in substantial expansions of their operations here. That is borne out in the IDA report from last...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Air Safety (20 Feb 2025)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for raising this question. It is interesting from a rural TD perspective to find out what is actually happening in the Deputy's constituency with drones and the delivery of fast food. As he said, it is new. From an aviation safety perspective, the regulation of both the recreational and commercial use of drones, or unmanned aircraft systems are they are technically...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Air Safety (20 Feb 2025)

Seán Canney: The Deputy mentioned a question about planning and whether it is required. It is a matter for the planning authority. If somebody has a commercial enterprise in a location, they have to have planning permission for it. That is coming from the experience of working on the council for a number of years. Aviation is a highly regulated industry and there is a comprehensive legislative...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Policy (20 Feb 2025)

Seán Canney: I thank Deputy Geoghegan for raising a very important issue we need to get to grips with. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media pending the formal transfer of functions, following Government formation. There are currently no plans to introduce a tourist tax or visitor accommodation levy but the Minister’s understanding and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Policy (20 Feb 2025)

Seán Canney: Tourism is the largest indigenous industry in Ireland and a major driver of regional growth and employment. Visitor accommodation capacity is a key infrastructure element underpinning the tourism offering, located, as it is, in every region and county. The visitor accommodation business provides significant employment, supporting livelihoods, families and sustainable local economies. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (18 Feb 2025)

Seán Canney: 721. To ask the Minister for Health if service in the Defence Forces can be used for pay purposes in terms of HSE personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5687/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (25 Feb 2025)

Seán Canney: 600. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a low-income household, where some members are in low-income employment and not in receipt of social protection, can access fuel allowance; if all members of a household need to be in receipt of social protection payments before fuel allowance will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7721/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: As the Deputy may be aware, a number of significant improvements are planned across Ireland's rail network over the coming years, including on the Dublin to Rosslare line. Last year, some changes to timetables on the line were introduced, including a new late evening service between Wexford and Gorey. I look forward to similar such timetable improvements bring introduced in the coming...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: I hear the Deputy's frustration when he suggests there should be better and more frequent services. This is where the all-island rail review comes into focus. Improvements in the line to Wexford and Rosslare are part of the overall plan. Some of the infrastructural investment that has to go in will be a challenge, considering where the line is and the infrastructure that will be required....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: We are on the same wavelength here. We need proper investment and to deliver infrastructure that suits people's demands. On the Dublin-Belfast issue, the popularity of the train service has created additional demand. That is a good thing. It means it is working. We have to keep it working right across the country and put investment into it. We also have to provide a good passenger...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy. As she may be aware, the NTA published the final new bus network design for Galway in December 2023. The redesign of the bus network is one of the key elements of BusConnects Galway, which aims to transform the city’s bus system, making public transport more useful to more people. This new Galway network redesign involves extensive analysis and public...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: I, too, question why we have to wait two years to get it implemented. It is something I will be going back on because it is important that we deliver infrastructure faster. The Government's approach is to implement things rather than strategise them. We have enough of the paperwork done. We need to get it going. We have a huge problem with traffic in Galway city. We need to push on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: The Deputy is not the first public representative to talk to me about Mervue, so I am well aware of it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: On the detail the Deputy is looking for as regards the running of the bus service and the contracts that will be in place, that is information I do not have now. I will come back to the Deputy because it is something I need to know about myself. As I said, I am just into the job so I will be finding out.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for her kind words. As she is aware the National Transport Authority published a light rail feasibility study for Galway last October for information. The study was prepared as part of a mode-specific analysis undertaken for the development of the Galway metropolitan area transport strategy, which the NTA is developing, in conjunction with Galway City Council and Galway...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: I understand the Deputy's frustration when she talks about this particular problem we have in Galway. I hope we will be able to find solutions. One of the frustrations is that we spend a great deal of time on strategies and plans when we need to spend a little bit more time on implementation so that we can actually see the improvements reaching people on the ground. The light rail...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: The Deputy is right. I mentioned earlier that rail infrastructure in Galway is being developed with the development of Ceannt Station and the granting of planning permission for the passing loop at Oranmore. It is important that we create better connectivity into the city but also that we create a city in which you can move around in comfort. On the issue of the park-and-ride facilities...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: As the Deputy is probably aware, this is a project I have been pursuing for a long number of years. The final report of the all-island strategic rail review was published in July last year, following extensive public consultation. The report sets out 32 recommendations to enhance and expand the rail system in Ireland and Northern Ireland up to 2050, aligning with decarbonisation commitments...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Canney: There is a timeline. I said that the all-island rail review mentioned a start date of 2030. However, with the review of the national development plan, and in view of the fact that the project does not need planning permission or a rail order, it is a project that can be implemented a lot quicker than that. I hope to talk to and continue to engage with officials. In the context of the...