Results 681-700 of 1,003 for speaker:Róisín Garvey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the witnesses for their time. I had to leave the meeting to attend another committee and I hope my questions have not already been asked. Which Department funds SFI? Is SFI a State agency or a semi-State agency? As regards STEM, when I visited the SFI website I saw very little on climate. I would love to hear about SFI focusing on STEM and getting people to look at the green...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I am aware of that. I am working on a Private Members' Bill on that next month. That is not what I am asking about. I am asking about the current cohort of guidance counsellors who are very enthusiastic about promoting apprenticeships but are finding it very challenging to get access to information about all the new apprenticeships that have come online. That is something I would like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: -----there is no mention of climate anywhere until about four clicks in. Maybe that is something that could be put more towards the front to attract researchers on climate issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (3 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I welcome our guests. Clare County Council, for one, had access to funding to retrofit the social housing stock, so I am not sure if I agree with the point about needing to give money to local authorities. It is a question of getting the local authorities to spend the money and do the work. In Clare, we set up a community energy agency, or social enterprise, that gives free workshops...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (3 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: One thing the Society of St. Vincent de Paul could do is call on local authorities to access the money that is there to retrofit the housing stock separately from the retrofit programme of the SEAI. Deputy Joan Collins mentioned local authorities, but the issue is not that the money is not there. It is that the local authorities are not making it happen quickly enough. It is different from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (3 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Okay. I wonder whether the council has requested more money. It is not the issue in Clare, although I suppose every county is different.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Is oth liom a rá gur seachtain an-bhrónach í an tseachtain seo. River Inagh has been killed stone dead. Thanks to a big dump into our river, we have thousands of dead fish, insects, eels and so forth. I spoke on the news about it but that does not really make a difference because that will not clean up the river. What has happened in River Inagh could happen anywhere. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I put it on my agenda to attend this meeting because I feel so strongly about the important role rural transport plays in rural development. I do not know whether the witnesses have appeared before this committee previously. Perhaps Mr. Boland or someone else from Irish Rural Link has. I live 5 km from the closest village and 17 km from the closest town. I am a member of the Green Party...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I would love a guidance note on bus stops. If the matter is left to local authorities then services will be haphazard because some of them do not believe in providing rural bus stops and they have too much to do anyway. That is my personal experience from dealing with lots of local authorities in my previous job. The NTA must outline a minimum target for local authorities because if it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I quoted the key message of the Connecting Ireland plan. I read up on it this morning again and the plan states: "Over 100 rural villages will benefit from frequent public transport services." The plan will also see a 25% overall increase in rural bus services and "There will be over 60 new connections to regional cities from surrounding areas."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: So it is 25% for one year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: What percentage is envisaged for the full programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Mr. Gaston does not have to tell me now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: A very low base.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: To go back to the subject of bus poles, I hear what Mr. Gaston is saying, namely that capacity seems to be a huge issue. Has the Minister been asked for additional funding to get people on the ground? The local authorities are telling me they have new active travel staff but that none of their jobs requires them to have anything to do with bus stops. They are busy working on walking and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Even with the existing bus stops, the timetable is four years out of date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I just mean in villages and towns for starters, where we do not have any lock-ups.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: The local authorities told me that if Bus Éireann instructs them to do so, they will erect bus poles but they do not have manpower and that is part of the delay. Bus Éireann is not coming on board with where the poles should go either because the NTA is still unsure about the design. I am not sure where the whole thing is at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Brilliant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Yes, absolutely.