Results 17,481-17,500 of 26,148 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has he come back to Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is in this particular division.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that the total complement of that climate action division? What is the Department calling it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: How big is the division relative to the others Mr. Spratt mentioned?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the staff complement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: To what size does Mr. Spratt anticipate that the division will expand?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Ó Murchú spoke about the remit. What are its terms of reference? What policy or document is it working towards?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about the climate Bill?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: With the ultimate objective of delivering on the 2030 and 2050 targets.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: By way of a just transition.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Department has been very proactive. Someone has been in contact with the clerk to say that Second Stage of the Bill is expected to come before the Dáil in the first week in November. We will probably try to schedule it sometime in mid to late November. The witnesses must provide feedback to us on when it is ready in order that we can get Second Stage under way because it is very...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is under way. It is an issue that we are getting a lot of queries on from the general public and providers as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The general view is that there is anticipation that it will be in place before the end of the year. In order for that to happen, the various components must be put in place, one of those being the Committee Stage debate. I presume the Bill will go to the Dáil before it goes to the Seanad. That appears to be the way now. We will work with the Department to progress the Bill as quickly...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Senator Buttimer wish to make a further contribution?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: In that regard, there is a body of work on electric vehicles, and it is implicit in it that taxi drivers will form part of our discussion on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I might make a comment before Mr. Spratt responds. The Department ran a successful programme with schools to allow them to apply to be designated as safe schools with surrounding infrastructure. Many schools were disappointed they were not selected for the pilot programme. This follows on from the Senator's question. Would the Department consider rolling out this programme for all schools...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Would the Department consider rolling out another round such that the programme would be extended to the school that applied but that was not accepted? Obviously, there is a requirement for some form of due diligence in that regard. Is the programme paid for out of the €260 million budget?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is great news.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many schools were selected?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What level of resources have been allocated to the scheme?