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Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: If Fingal County Council is to be the competent authority we need to include in detail the various health aspects. There is a real sense from people that Fingal County Council should not be the competent authority. As we debated amendments last week about who that should be we all had a sense that Fingal County Council did not want the gig. Deputy Clare Daly alluded to a report by Jennifer...

European Defence Agency Project: Motion (19 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: The Labour Party supports the project to increase the military search capabilities of the Defence Forces. Increasing the skill set of our military forces in the search and detection of improvised explosive devices is a much-needed skill. We got a stark reminder of this need a few weeks ago in Derry when a car bomb was detonated within the city walls. Most of us in this Chamber have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Pensions (19 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 181. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if information (details supplied) on the professional added years schemes will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7784/19]

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: This is the third time I have played handball with the Minister. I have made points, but the Minister just bats them back and says I am wrong and that he is right. I have no interest in playing handball here all night in making the same points and getting the same responses. The Minister uses language in which he tells Members that they are missing the point. That means that he gets it...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: On Deputy Troy's contribution, I expected Fianna Fáil Members to come and sit on their hands on this issue because that is what I anticipated they would do, but I did not expect the Fianna Fáil spokesperson to come and argue the case for the Minister and against our amendments. That is shocking.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: The same position would apply.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: We are here late on a Wednesday evening and there are people in the Gallery who have made the journey in from St. Margaret's, Portmarnock, Swords and Malahide to listen to a debate on very important legislation. I have no problem whatsoever with Members coming in here to argue their point and make a serious argument in the direction in which they are intending to vote. However, what we have...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: There was unanimity on Committee Stage that it is essential that the latest body of work that is carried out in the area of airport noise is captured in some way in this legislation that we are now passing in 2019. It would be scandalous if this legislation passed without incorporating that body of knowledge from the WHO in some way. We all talked about it on Committee Stage, not...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: Would the Minister consider two phases?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to proceed with the MetroLink project from Swords to Dublin city centre as a priority; if the entire project will not delayed by the southside alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7058/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: Proceeding with the MetroLink project as planned is of the utmost importance to my constituents and indeed to the entire city of Dublin. An affordable light rail link will not only reduce traffic from Swords to the city centre, but the rail will also allow for residents to commute quickly, cheaply and sustainably. The construction of a northside line must be a priority. It has been...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: Although there have been many complaints that the MetroLink is not needed where the green Luas line already runs, I would like to emphasise that this sentiment is not shared by residents on the northside of Dublin who desperately want a rail system built to connect them to the capital. MetroLink should revise the current project plans and divide the construction into two phases. That way...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: The construction of a new rail line will allow for local small businesses to grow, along with the potential development of a new tourism sector. As Swords is the closest town to the airport, it could be a popular stay over location for tourists if there is an easy access rail line for them to use. MetroLink will provide residents with greater job opportunities because those without cars...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) applied for the prefab replacement programme; if so, the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6594/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the upgrade to the northern commuter Connolly-Drogheda line (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6371/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 594. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the plans in the short-to-medium term to alleviate the congestion on the northern commuter rail line, including an increase in extra direct bus services to the city centre; if the necessary physical infrastructure and funding are in place to provide for the upgrade; the timeline and delivery regarding same; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (7 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made since the introduction of the mortgage to rent scheme; the number of applications successfully granted since the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6070/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (7 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the primary reason for applicants being refused the mortgage to rent scheme since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6071/19]

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: The Labour Party will be supporting the Sinn Féin motion. The devastating crash caused disastrous economic mismanagement that saw unemployment peak in late 2011 at 15.9%, with hundreds of thousands of people losing their jobs, emigrating or being underemployed. The crisis of record high unemployment has largely been addressed but much work remains to help more people back into work...

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: The motion before us is to refer a motion to committee. I will certainly be supporting that proposal. I will not spend too long speaking on the motion. As I have said in other fora, if an issue has to be referred to committee for greater scrutiny we do not need an in-depth debate on it at the point of referral. We need consistency on these matters irrespective of the topic of the matter...