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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Has the NDA made any progress?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: In relation to the local authorities, is it not the case that if a new bus stop is being erected, planning must be sought and it is necessary to say what is planned to be done with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The local authority just ensures that these conform or are properly regulated. If planning permission is not required, there is a letter of compliance if there are remedial works. Is the NTA not in a position to give the local authorities money to undertake the works? For example, the local authorities maintain our national secondary roads and primary roads but they get the money from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: -----as opposed to the local authorities being expected to take money out of their own pockets, so to speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I apologise that our Chairman had to leave. I have another question for Ms Graham. I notice that more and more of our train stations are becoming more automated and we are losing the stationmaster. I picked up on something in the NTA's opening statement where it refers to Cobh, which is a good example of what I am thinking of. Accessibility has been put in place but it has lost a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Are there any further questions or do the witnesses wish to make any further comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I am sure that Senator Dolan will be keeping an eye on the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: That concludes this session. I thank our witnesses for appearing at the committee today and for their informative presentations. Their contributions will form an important part of the committee's deliberations on this important policy matter.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Professional Qualifications (1 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 258. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on an organisation's (details supplied) endeavours to be included in updated regulations in view of the service it has provided over the years; and if he will request the Department of Health to approve these amendments. [5067/18]

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The first line of the motion puts the scale of the crisis into perspective. Some 542,000 homes, schools and businesses, representing 40% of our population and 90% of our geographic cover, have no access to high-speed broadband. There is no possibility of a connection on the horizon. It has taken another Fianna Fáil motion in Private Members' time to get the Government to even discuss...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme (6 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 505. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 410 of 12 December 2017, if he will devise a mechanism that will allow the remaining capacity that was not taken up on the refit 3 scheme to be reopened for applications in view of the fact that only 254MW of the 310MW had been allocated at the time of his reply. [5574/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (6 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding for the housing adaptation grants for people with a disability will issue to each local authority in respect of 2018 allocations. [5852/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I trust that the Taoiseach is a man of honour. The Taoiseach was in Limerick on 27 January when he announced and, I hope, confirmed, the construction of a motorway known as the M20 between Cork and Limerick. At a meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport on Wednesday, 31 January, I asked a straight question of officials from Transport Infrastructure Ireland relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for treatment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [6117/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I will be brief. I welcome Mr. Moran. His experiences of being abroad are invaluable in terms of how we can get our system in place. What comes out in front of us is the loss of staff at the stations and the junctions. I see it raised locally at home and in Cobh. As Mr. Moran said, once the station becomes automated the man leaves the job but the man, or the woman, is still needed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Has Mr. Moran raised this issue with the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Welfare, Deputy Regina Doherty? Has she been brought into this query?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I will be brief. My colleague has covered most of the topics. I welcome the report and the Minister's deliberations. All one can say is that actions speak louder than words. Improving public transport accessibility is covered under the forthcoming ten-year national development plan, NDP. Ten years is a long time. Transport accessibility is covered in the NDP. Will it be front-loaded?...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is a pity we have a Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in the Chamber. I want to acknowledge that we were one of the first to propose the abolition of drink advertising at sports grounds and at sport-related events. It has been progressive. When we see the way our sportsmen and sportswomen travel abroad to attend major functions, even having taken a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (8 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 67. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the advertising restrictions imposed by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, PHECC, which will have a detrimental effect on the livelihoods of first aid instructors and smaller providers; his plans to put in place provisions or assistance to protect these persons; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the same instructors are...

Roads Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: According to the National Oversight and Audit Commission, almost 70% of regional roads have structural or surface defects. The Minister has become God's gift to the automobile industry and, in particular, to motor factor and auto spares providers. One could ask why that is so. It is because the more the roads deteriorate, the more damage is being done to motor vehicles. What is even more...