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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: Will the Minister of State revert to the committee?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: Does the Ennis bus route fall under the remit of the Minister of State?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: It has been spoken about for many years. It is at an advanced stage. The National Transport Authority, NTA, is looking at introducing a new bus service for Ennis. Some routes are being tested. It will go right through Ennis, from Clarecastle to Barefield. It is a really exciting time. This will tie in with many of the investments the Minister of State's Department is making around...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: The RSA pushed those testers into an open competition. It would not take them on as permanent testers and made them apply again.

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: We are coming from a dark place as we emerge from the impact of Covid-19. I acknowledge the work of the Minister and her officials in County Clare and throughout the country in respect of what the Department has done to support our most vulnerable people. Little did we think we would have a war break out on the Continent, and an illegal war at that. God knows when it will finish. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (17 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: 37. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider dramatically increasing the number of participants in the basic income for the arts pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56505/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a report in relation to the large-scale sports capital programme by the overall list of the grants that have been made available to successful applicants under this scheme, a list of the clubs that made valid appeals under the programme, the grant amounts awarded to clubs that successfully appealed her...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: 75. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the measures that he has implemented to tackle the cost of childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56216/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: Mr. Walsh is very welcome. I have listened to most of the meeting. I have a deep interest in Shannon Airport and the Shannon area. I note his comments in respect of the airport and the hope is to progress. He is aware of the chaos we all witnessed at Dublin Airport and other airports across Europe, particularly where there was a dominant airport. That chaos stemmed from a lack of staff,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: Mr. Walsh will be aware of Shannon Airport's proposal that a public service obligation, PSO, route be established from Shannon to another European hub. Is Mr. Walsh aware of any other European country that has a PSO in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: Sustainable aviation fuels, as opposed to hydrogen, which is the ultimate, look like they are the way forward for the next ten or 20 years. Does Mr. Walsh believe there is an opportunity for Shannon in the servicing of planes with sustainable aviation fuel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: Another interesting point concerns the flying-taxi concept. Avolon has 500 VX4 aircraft. What does Mr. Walsh think of the concept?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: Mr. Walsh touched on the availability of pilots. What is the scene around Europe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: Have we a good academy in Ireland for the training of pilots?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: I thank Deputy Leddin for putting forward this question. It is an issue we have both worked on. We have had meetings with the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, and the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. There really needs to be a coming together. Why not have a joint venture between both Departments? There is an identified solution there. It was originally costing €20 million. Both...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: We move to the Labour slot. Deputy Sherlock has ten minutes.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to widen the criteria (details supplied) for qualification to the vacant property refurbishment grant scheme to include such properties in rural areas which are outside towns and villages and to bring them back to the housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56379/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (15 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: 432. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a report on the establishment of a UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56360/22]

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: I welcome this important debate on water policy. Developing a water policy with so many complex issues and competing demands is not an easy task. Over the past decade we started to make some inroads. The two main issues are to provide safe, clean water to all of us and to treat all our wastewater so that when it is returned to the environment it does not cause damage to our health, to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Nov 2022)

Joe Carey: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and location of charging points for electric vehicles in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55779/22]