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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Are we on section 4?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I move amendment No. 8:In page 7, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“(1C) Subsection (1A) does not apply to a person in respect of a drug specified at reference number 6 in column (1) of the Schedule where the person is the holder of a medical exemption certificate which indicates that at the time at which that drug was found to be present in his or her blood it had been...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I appreciate where the Minister is coming from. I served on the southern regional drugs task force in recent years. Cocaine, cannabis and other inhibitors are very prevalent in the south-west region. What the Minister is suggesting will create mayhem for gardaí in Garda stations. Gardaí will know if people have taken drugs but will not necessarily know what drug they have taken...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: May I ask a question?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Will this be up for review again?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Deputy Murphy more or less covered the issues I was going to raise. I come from a local authority background and the process of introducing by-laws is lengthy. Given the legalities and paperwork, many county managers prefer to pool all the by-laws into one book and, therefore, the proposed speed limits could take a few years to introduce. There will be a rash of applications to reduce the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Some regulation is needed urgently. These are commercially-operated vehicles. While there might be three types of rickshaws, pedal, battery-supported and mechanically-operated, there are issues of fair competition and road safety too. I see them at night when they can shoot across town without due consideration. Sometimes, they may not be properly lit up. If one is a cyclist, one is...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I can see from where Deputy Imelda Munster is coming, but if we were to go down this road, it would not even be possible to make a telephone call using a hands-free kit while driving because obviously one has to scroll to find a telephone number. For example, if a person was seen using a mobile phone while driving and he or she was stopped by a garda, would the garda have to check the phone...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I am well aware of the tragic incidents and I know both families. I appreciate where Deputy Ryan is coming from and I ask for the situation to be reviewed. I am concerned about making people guilty and over things like the onus of proof. How does one prove that the parents took a casual approach? Many years ago, young people took the keys and went out the back of the house to learn to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cereal Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received the Teagasc report in respect of the tillage sector for 2016; if so, the number of hectares sown in 2015 and 2016, by county, in tabular form; and the total combined yield of grain tonnage for 2015 and 2016. [37789/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications will be accepted from tillage farmers for the TAMS II scheme. [37791/16]

Flood Insurance Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is about the amount of it. It is working; I have seen it on the ground. I ask that the Minster allow this Bill to move forward to Committee Stage.

Flood Insurance Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I commend my party colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, and urge the Government to accede to his request to allow this Bill to go forward to Committee Stage where amendments can be discussed. This Bill will compel insurance companies to provide cover to people in areas where flood defence works have been completed, including demountable defences. If these defences are not good enough for...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (29 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I, too, pay tribute to Peter Barry. I welcome his family today and I know Deirdre. As young fellows we all looked up to Peter Barry for the role he played in foreign affairs. The Barry name is synonymous with County Cork, and although there are many other Barrys, Peter Barry, I am sure, would be up with the likes of Kevin Barry and Tom Barry. Peter Barry's ancestors came from north Cork,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the speakers for their in-depth deliberations which I found informative. Ms Graham made the point that she needs €10 billion over the next 20 years to be on schedule, but, already, she is short €150 million per year for the next three years. Can funding be fast-tracked from the Government? Dublin Airport is on a par with several airports around Europe and the world...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I was speaking about the next decade and the need to make Dublin more accessible to people from the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The sales have started already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I have been the shortest earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I have just two questions, one of which is on a good note. Ms Graham stated that the National Transport Authority reviewed its overall strategy, the Dublin Transport Initiative. Originally, I was led to believe, an outer orbital route was proposed because of the M50 being overloaded. Has that gone off the plans? On a good note, as we all will be aware, the IRFU is bidding for the 2023...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Is it still on the table?