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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The purpose of today's meeting is for the joint committee to receive a quarterly update on matters relating to the Minister of State's remit. We are joined by the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Jack Chambers, and his officials. I welcome the Minister of State. I think it his first meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive opening statement. I will now move to members. Our first contributor is Deputy O'Rourke, who has four minutes. He will also have one minute to wrap up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: The next contributor is Deputy Matthews, who has four minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I remind colleagues that each member has between three and five minutes and Deputy Matthews has spent three minutes on his opening statement. He made valid points but we are very short on time. As we must be out of here by 4 p.m., I ask members to keep their questions as short as possible to allow the Minister of State more time to respond. I wish to emphasise that what I have said is not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I will try not to repeat points made previously. The Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 is on its way through the Seanad. When will that conclude? The Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland, MIBI, appeared before the committee recently. Its representatives told us they estimate that almost 200,000 cars are taxed but not insured. It is a frightening to think that so many cars are on the road...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: That is when a local authority can seek to license an e-scooter operation or operations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: When might we see these e-scooters?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: They will have to go through the tendering process on advertising.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It will probably not be before 2024. When in 2024 might we see these e-scooters in operation on our streets?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Does the Minister of State think so?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: We might, therefore, see them before the end of the year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Okay. In terms of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, the Minister of State said he had a meeting with the Garda this morning. The MIBI appeared before the committee the week before last and its representatives told us that almost 200,000 cars on the road are taxed but uninsured. There are probably more that are both untaxed and uninsured. Where are we in terms of being able to tackle...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: From all our perspectives, people who are likely to go out on the roads uninsured are probably more dangerous drivers than people who are willing to comply with all the rules.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: For the rest of us who are paying insurance and trying to obey the rules as best we can, it is frustrating to discover that so many vehicles on the road are uninsured, and possibly more we do not know about. There are many issues I would like to talk about but we do not have much time. One that the Minister of State might put on his list of issues is mutual recognition of licences from...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I am sorry; yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)
Gerry Horkan: That is great.