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Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: When I was in this Chamber last Thursday, I saw on my phone that a violent incident was occurring in Dublin city centre. Within a half an hour, it was clear that a stabbing had occurred and that young children had been injured. At that stage I thought to myself, if it turns out to be a person from abroad who has carried out this attack, the far right will go on the rampage. If I could see...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I nominate Deputy Steven Matthews.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. We have these Estimates every year and there is little we can do other than talk about where the money is going. We have no power to change things. Sometimes people looking in think we do but we do not. I would like to get a little more information regarding the reallocation of funds, particularly the public transport funding. I am someone...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: The other issue I want to talk to the Minister about is rural transport. While the Local Link service has been very successful in many areas and done a lot of great work and connected many people in rural Ireland, there are still gaps in it and there are still difficulties sometimes where it is oversubscribed and the bus is full when it gets to certain stops. There are also issues I see...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Will funding be made available for that?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: The issues in regard to road safety are paramount. That really needs to be where the focus has to happen, particularly in the context of the tragedies on the roads in the last 12 to 18 months. The difficulty is that the safest roads in the country are usually our motorways. It is more on primary and smaller country roads where most of the accidents happen or where there are difficulties....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I want to come back in on one issue. The Minister mentioned bypasses and particularly some of our road networks that need work in that regard. I am conscious that the Minister was in County Sligo a number of months ago. We were disappointed on that day when he told us there would not be funding for the N17. I would like an update on that. The Minister mentioned that there would be...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Are there issues, which is something we hear, in that when a project goes to the Department, one section has to be done before work can start on the next section and before it can go to the next stage? There is this delaying situation whereby Transport Infrastructure Ireland feels it is not getting the kind of flow that used to be there to get these projects moving faster resulting in delay...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: The issue I am trying to draw attention to is that when a decision is made to invest in a particular piece of infrastructure or particular road or bypass that will move ahead, instead of moving with the pace one would expect, it happens stage by stage. There is frustration there.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Yes.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Is there no solution to that?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Is work being done to change that?

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: It is appropriate we have these discussions about the budget and Social Welfare Bill. We of course recognise that some improvements are being made and additional payments being made to people. That is all welcome and needs to happen as quickly as possible. I also welcome the pay-related payments, which are hugely progressive. We needed to see that happen a long time ago. As has been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: 252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide, in tabular form, the number of road traffic collisions involving farming vehicles per year between 2017-2023. [51810/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide, in tabular form, the number of road traffic collisions involving HGVs per year between 2017-2023. [51811/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide, in tabular form, the number of arrests made during the most recent Operation Twin Tracks (November 2023). [51812/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for Sligo University Hospital, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number that were new posts; the number that were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number that were related to absence/leave cover....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: 318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CHO1, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number that were new posts; the number that were replacement posts or vacant posts [51653/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of job offers that have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for Sligo University Hospital, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51654/23]