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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: In the Carrick-on-Shannon case, the emergency centre is an entire building that was used previously as bed and breakfast accommodation, whereas in some cases the accommodation is just rooms in a hotel or whatever. Is it a short-term or a long-term contract? Earlier it was mentioned that one individual had spent nine months in the same emergency accommodation. We understand these contracts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: Are fire certificates and safety procedures always checked in advance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: I do not know if any research has been done on this. On the other side of the justice sector, what percentage of people, either during the time they were seeking asylum or after they received asylum, have come into contact with the criminal justice system from a negative point of view? Has any research been done on that? I imagine it is a tiny number; that is why I asked the question.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (18 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: I want to focus on the directly elected mayors and the Citizens' Assembly. The Taoiseach has announced a Citizens' Assembly in respect of the directly elected mayor for Dublin. It strikes me as odd that a similar process was not put in place in advance of the plebiscites in Cork, Waterford and Limerick. The people of Galway are also to have the question put to them without any meaningful...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (18 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: We need some direction on it. What is the timeframe in regard to the Citizens' Assembly in Dublin? Are there similar processes proposed for other cities that have not been put in place for Galway? What is the situation with regard to other large urban centres throughout the country? Is it envisaged that if the process of directly elected mayors for Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Galway and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: The issues relating to President Trump range from Brexit, his attitude towards it and his ignorance of its possible impact on Ireland to climate change and other matters. The issue I want to raise with the Taoiseach is President Trump's continued support for Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. It might be of interest to note that the Israeli Prime Minister only last Sunday...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: We will not get into that at the moment. I understand that the situation is that this issue was not raised with First Minister Sturgeon at the recent meeting and at the time the Taoiseach said that it was decided not to escalate the matter. In addition to that, in response to a parliamentary question last week, the Tánaiste said that the issue of Rockall was directly raised with him as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the technical standards for the design of forest entrances from public roads will be reviewed; if clear guidelines will be developed for the granting of planning permission for design and construction of forest entrances from public roads especially in the vicinity of dwelling houses; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (18 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in each county in receipt of the basic farm payment; the number who receive less and more than that amount respectively, the national average payment per hectare in their basic farm payments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24994/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. One of the things that always strikes me in regard to the equine industry is that we always have people from Horse Racing Ireland and various sectors coming into the committee and we are usually talking about big prize money, very valuable animals and so on. Yet, at the other end of the scale, we have this situation which is causing huge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: They are slaughtered in Ireland for export.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: I was going to make a similar point on the small amount of the sector that are not microchipped. When we talk about horses are we covering horses, ponies, donkeys and everything in the equine sector? I imagine that the high end is looked after, which is probably 50% or more, and it is that other sector that is not being taken care of. In some cases, as has been mentioned earlier, we come...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Funding (13 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: There have been some developments in recent times, particularly in the area of greenways, which are very welcome. We are awaiting funding for two greenways, one of which is the Sligo to Enniskillen greenway. I know the Minister visited the Ballroom of Romance in Glenfarne earlier this year and walked some of the greenway, or may have danced with somebody there, although we will not go into...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Funding (13 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: I am writing it down.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Funding (13 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: I brought a delegation from the Leitrim Tourism Network to meet the Minister last year about this issue. There has been a decline in tourism in the north west and the Border region in particular. There was a 16% decline last year. Brexit is part of the problem because traditionally that area has relied on tourism from Britain and that is a cross-Border issue we have faced over the past...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: Mine is also a cross-Border issue, as it happens. In the early days of this Dáil, we banned fracking, fortunately. Deputy Tony McLoughlin, who is behind the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, is one of those who were instrumental in that, as was former Deputy Michael Colreavy. Unfortunately, the jurisdiction extends only to 26 counties. A company that got a licence here previously for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Towards a New Common Chapter Project: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. This is one of the big issues facing us where I live in rural County Leitrim. We are next to the Border with Fermanagh and we are very conscious of the potential of Brexit to heighten the difficulties that already exist for many people living in rural communities. It can be seen from travelling around the Border region that much of it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Towards a New Common Chapter Project: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: Education and tourism are highlighted in the charter. It has always struck me that in the past 20 years, the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process did something on this island that has not happened in many countries throughout the world. Some of the peace process was a high-wire act between political parties but an awful lot of it was done on the ground between communities involving...

National Development Plan: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: Many people in rural areas and the west would like to see much of the plan happen faster. That is one of the big issues. One of the aspects of the plan relates to climate change. It is about balance in the economy and balanced regional development. One of the big issues for the people living west of the Shannon is that we do not see enough infrastructure being built fast enough in order...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Places (11 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take in the case of a person (details supplied) who was refused access to a PME primary masters programme due to an insufficient level of Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24173/19]