Results 81-100 of 7,961 for speaker:Imelda Munster

Priority Questions: Road Safety (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: What measures does the Minister intend to take, including interim measures, to deal with the problem of cars which have been written off in other jurisdictions but are being brought into Ireland, given the grave safety concerns for road users, especially with the lengthy delay in bringing forward legislation to deal with the matter?

Priority Questions: Road Safety (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: It was reported last week that 794 write-offs from Britain, a vast number, were imported into the State in June of this year alone. That equates to 10.7% of all cars imported, or 30 cars a day. It has increase from a figure of 530 in the same month in 2015. The Road Traffic Bill 2014 intended to address that matter; however, the part of the Bill pertaining to write-offs was removed....

Priority Questions: Road Safety (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: I know the Minister was hoping to have the Bill brought back to this House this week before the summer recess, but does he have any plans in the interim? There are thousands of these cars on the road. We are going into the summer season and there is no regulation or even a register for write-offs. Does the Minister have plans in the interim period to address that? Was there consultation...

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: 35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider a review of the toll charge imposed on the M1 at Drogheda and in particular the slip road tolls where persons have to pay a toll on entry and exit to the town and the detrimental effect it is having on local businesses, small hauliers and tourism and investment, in addition to adding to the congestion in an already congested...

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: Will the Minister conduct a review of the toll charge imposed on the M1 in Drogheda and particularly the imposition of a toll on slip roads entering and exiting the town? Will he review the adverse effect this has on local business and tourism, townspeople and small hauliers, and the everyday practicality of getting from one side of the town to the other?

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: Is the Minister aware that Drogheda is the only town in Ireland to be tolled? There is a toll tax on entering and exiting the town. To say that it is having an adverse effect on local businesses, tourism, parents leaving their kids to school, small hauliers and day-to-day business about the town is no exaggeration. As an example of the ludicrous situation, a person who wants to go from...

Priority Questions: Road Tolls (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: I thank the Minister for his response, but I cannot state clearly enough the adverse effect this is having on the town. The removal of these slip road tolls would not only give the town a boost but would encourage more business. It is a crazy situation and it is the only town in Ireland to be tolled. It is hard to see how that slip road toll is cost-effective, because it means that many...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made a decision as to whether sports capital grants will be made available for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22490/16]

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: Have the Minister and his colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, made a decision as to whether to release the sports capital grants for 2016, and will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: The Minister of State said that the programme for Government was committed to an annual programme. "Annual" means yearly. We are now in 2016, we are heading into the summer recess this week and there is a state of confusion among sporting clubs right across the State as to whether the funding is available. The Minister of State said that there were 1,600 applicants last year, which will...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: What a silly response to say that the only confusion is with the Opposition. There is confusion with sporting clubs and groups which have been waiting anxiously for the Minister to announce funding. Will the Minister release the grants or not? If he is going to do so, what is the delay in coming forward with an announcement, or is it the case that he has absolutely no intention of doing so...

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: I am sharing time with Deputy Ó Laoghaire. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion on what is a very important issue. It is especially so when we consider the litany of disastrous cuts which families of children who are ill or have a disability have endured over recent years, such as the removal of medical cards and cuts to the respite grant. The Government eventually...

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: If they have, I expect them to act with a sense of urgency. They can prove that when they respond to the questions asked by Deputy Louise O'Reilly. Will they expect families with sick children to wait even longer than they already have? In the next year, will they expect families to continue to go through the rigorous application process and the household audit they have had to endure to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered banning the use of rickshaws as a method of transport and as a method of carrying passengers until regulations have been introduced by legislation or other means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22486/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: UK Referendum on EU Membership (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans, in view of the British vote to leave the EU, to manage the potential losses to the tourism market given the dramatic fall in value of sterling and the fact that 40% of tourists to Ireland come from Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22489/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the recent Luas drivers' industrial dispute and ongoing talks in the Labour Court between CIE and transport unions, his plans to manage public transport services should another industrial dispute take place in 2016 on the public transport services, be that rail or bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22488/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans his Department and the National Transport Authority have to deal with the increasing numbers of rail passengers, increasing from 36.74 million in 2013 to 39.66 million in 2015 according to the NTA, given that many routes are very overcrowded, particularly at rush hour, including on the Dundalk to Dublin route; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: 828. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered banning the use of rickshaws as a method of transport and as a method of carrying passengers until regulations have been introduced by legislation or other means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22187/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: 829. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has consulted the Attorney General on the legal advice obtained by both Dublin City Council and the National Transport Authority on their respective powers to regulate rickshaws; and if not, when he intends to do so. [22188/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (19 Jul 2016)

Imelda Munster: 846. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that Dublin Bus is not providing an adequate bus service to the Easton Road area of Leixlip, County Kildare, and has stated to the Celbridge-Leixlip municipal district members that as it provides a peak-time service to and from Easton Road with no plans to extend services, as it would require additional significant...