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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: I do not see in the minutes a reference to the junket or trip to Germany last week. Could the committee be furnished with a report outlining its cost, the reasons for it and its benefits?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: I, too, was glad to hear the Minister say that it was not a commercial product. I was glad to hear him speak of improving the quality of life and talking about connectivity between rural and urban areas. I smiled when I heard that because that was the argument many of us made against the proposals to put some Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus routes out to tender. That is exactly what it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: It is 11.30 p.m. I believe pubs close a bit later in the summer. If the bus is beeping outside the pub at 11 p.m. and a person has just walked in, it is hardly worth his or her while. Will the Minister give consideration to that? People generally go out much later in the evening, particularly if they live in a rural area, so 11 p.m. does not really suit the purpose of the scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: As the Minister is aware, this problem has been on the radar for years. As mentioned by Deputy Troy, many countries have managed to regulate rickshaws. They enhance tourism and the experience for tourists, with a huge increase in take-up at weekends. They are an additional form of transport for students and so on. Many countries have managed to regulate rickshaws. Is the Minister saying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: I referred to Deputy Troy's long list of countries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: A period of 18 months has passed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: No, I am correcting the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: I will come back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: I never mentioned London.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: I referred to the list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: I did a quick check and the Minister mentioned London. I referred to the list from Deputy Troy. These vehicles may legally operate inside London as stage carriers under the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869. They can also apply for hire on any street in greater London charging fares per passenger. Outside London there are pedicabs that are classified as hackney cabs. There is clearly...

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: On the programme for Government’s investment in social, regional and economic infrastructure, last year more than 100,000 people in Drogheda, south Louth and east Meath were left without water for eight days and forced to wait on water tankers coming from as far away as Kilkenny and Thurles. Following that, in September, Irish Water announced it had signed the contract to upgrade and...

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: The people of Louth, east Meath and Drogheda need to be assured. We have had enough of this chaos. We need to know this is the last time it will happen.

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: We heard that last year.

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: It is.

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: The Minister and Irish Water have had a year to do it.

Priority Questions: Public Services Card (12 Jun 2018)

Imelda Munster: 35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason his Department was unaware of the legal standing of the policy in regard to the mandatory nature of public services cards for those who wish to obtain a driver's licence or theory test; the reason his Department and the Road Safety Authority appear to have had a significantly different understanding of the policy; the way in...

Priority Questions: Public Services Card (12 Jun 2018)

Imelda Munster: Will the Minister clarify what appears to be a change in policy by his Department over the mandatory nature of public services cards, PSCs, for those who wish to obtain a driver's licence or do a theory test? Can he clarify how it came about that his Department was unaware of the legal standing of this policy? Can he clarify why the Department and the RSA appear to have had a significantly...

Priority Questions: Public Services Card (12 Jun 2018)

Imelda Munster: According to the RSA, in March 2017 the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport instructed that PSCs were to be mandatory in the process of applying for a driver licence or a theory test. Last year, the PSC became mandatory for theory tests. PSCs were to become mandatory for driver tests in April. In March, just one month before the card was to become mandatory for driver licences and...