Results 241-260 of 7,126 for speaker:Alan Farrell

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: Thank you. I was trying to find correspondence I received and my office has managed to find it. It is about services on the Wexford line. Apparently there is a five-hour gap on weekdays between the 8.20 a.m. service and the 1.58 p.m. service. The battery on my device has gone; I knew that was coming. It was something I looked at. While the times on the email I received are not quite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: I will get that along to you. I would appreciate it. Deputy Cathal Crowe heard there was a Clare man in the House so he came in to join us at the last minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: Sorry, but how many cars are there per set?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: As they are not local authority car parks, I am conscious Irish Rail's car parks are sometimes used as dumping grounds for vehicles. I have seen it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: Up to and including two vans I reported in that were sitting in Malahide. They move around a little, but I am not sure either is taxed or insured. I totally agree with Deputy Crowe's suggestion. It would be helpful. I have often looked, and I think offhand that Portmarnock is the only place Irish Rail has expanded an existing carpark. I appreciate there are constraints and there is not a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses for their time. To refer to Mr. Meade's opening statement, the past number of weeks have highlighted how critical punctuality and reliability are to the services Irish Rail provides for daily commuters. It is why a lot of upset was experienced in both its offices and our own as emails and phone calls started to come in because of the inconvenience meted out to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Meade-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: We would be interested in having a look at that. I visited the new DART battery electric carriages in Inchicore, but I am sure there are other things. I would be delighted to see the real thing. There is no substitute for seeing the real thing.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: It has nothing to do with the issue; it has to do with the Deputy's timing. The Deputy had loads of time to deal with it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: The Deputy is just grandstanding now.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: Deputy Gannon could have raised this issue during Leaders' Questions. He had a slot with the Taoiseach and he did not ask him to answer those questions.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: Deputy Gannon knows the Taoiseach is not going to be here to answer those questions.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: Deputy Gannon could have asked him about this issue during Leaders' Questions.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: This is pointless grandstanding.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: 49. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress to develop community healthcare options in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39011/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (2 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: I am delighted to see the level of funding being allocated by the Department. I commend the Minister, his officials and the Government on the level of attention paid to this crucial area. The national childcare scheme has been a game changer for hundreds of thousands of people, which is tremendous, but there are some constraints, particularly in large urban settings where childcare places...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (2 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: The Minister's colleague in Dublin West, Senator Currie, has brought this up and brought it to the Minister's attention before. I am delighted to hear the Minister has been so proactive as to get together with local authorities across the State. It is crucial. On the publicly funded model of early years education, I wonder whether the capital scheme would involve the Department...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (2 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: 8. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on his Department's efforts to further reduce the cost of childcare in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39013/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (2 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: Timing is everything. I would like to ask a question about the Minister's vision for budget 2025 and the further investments he proposes to reduce the cost of childcare for parents up and down the country but also in addition to the question that has been legitimately asked, and that is about public childcare funding. I am delighted to hear the Labour Party reiterate its position on that....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Poverty (2 Oct 2024)

Alan Farrell: 49. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on his Department's efforts to tackle child poverty in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39014/24]