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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Irish Rail is currently progressing that project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to bring in one more speaker and we are caught on time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I call Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: There are four minutes left in the meeting and I want to bring in one other contributor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to bring in another speaker. The meeting must finish in two minutes as a result of the Covid restrictions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I call Senator Craughwell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Senator needs to get to the point more quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Going back to the foundation of the State, there were private railways. Has the Minister considered public private partnerships in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: How long will the rail review take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance and engagement with the committee in the Dáil Chamber. I hope it was productive. Many views were exchanged and there is a lot more work to be done. The meeting is adjourned. The next meeting of the joint committee will be a private virtual meeting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, 10 March 2021.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Taoiseach not find it extraordinary that 16 individuals in Davy made a substantial gain back in 2014 on the same Anglo Irish Bank bonds on which many ordinary people lost their life savings? The director of finance in the Central Bank told the finance committee yesterday that she could find no evidence of criminal activity in this matter. How do we reconcile a situation whereby if...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 345. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will request Fáilte Ireland to include counties such as Tipperary in the outdoor dining grant scheme as requested by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12851/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will opt for a back-and-forth exchange with the Minister. Supply is the issue at the moment. If we had a supply of vaccines a lot of the issues that are arising would not arise. I want straightforward answers. We talk about what is happening outside the EU, but I want to talk about within the Union because that is the procurement process we signed up to. Is the issue with the European...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: My question for the Minister is whether the issue is with us. If the issue at the moment is that we are not getting our pro ratashare from the manufacturers of the vaccine a couple of things need to happen. The Minister must have a direct meeting with the suppliers of the vaccine. There must be a meeting with the European health ministers on the issue and there is also a need for a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if concessionary school bus tickets can be retained by students (details supplied) for the coming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13788/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Deputy Matthews. The purpose of our meeting is to discuss the viability of and opportunities for the post office network. On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the Irish Postmasters' Union, Mr. Ned O'Hara, general secretary, Mr. Sean Martin, president, Mr. Ciaran McEntee, vice president, and Mr. Tony Wall, union treasurer, and from the Independent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The committee is very supportive of the post office. Mr. O'Hara should understand that there is cross-party support for the network and members of the committee feel very strongly about the issue. We are here in a cross-party capacity. The issue is not a political one for any of us. We want to see the post office network survive and we will work in a cross-party way. I invite Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Mr. O'Callaghan to bring his remarks to a conclusion as we are very tight on time due to having to delay the start of the meeting. I ask him to summarise his remaining points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is collective and why the committee has come together in order to hold specific meetings in the week of St. Patrick's Day with the postmasters' unions and An Post. We regard this as a critical and central issue. That is why we are holding the meeting today. I fully agree with the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. O'Callaghan. I will ask a number of questions. I read the Grant Thornton review, which is very a comprehensive and good report. Since the report was done at the end of last year, 11 post offices have closed. We are now down to 888 postmasters' post offices and 45 which are operated by An Post directly. The postmasters make up approximately 95% of all post offices nationally....