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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: We hear anecdotally from gardaí about the amount of red tape they have to go through to take a prosecution. Is there any way of streamlining the process and making it easier so that we can get more of their working time spent out detecting crime and dangerous behaviour?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: Regarding drug detection, many people take medicines or use cannabis oils, ointments and so on, for example. I am thinking of the slick barrister – we have a few of them in Leinster House – who can talk his or her way around that. I am not referring to anyone on this committee, thankfully. Has the Garda gone through enough prosecution cases yet to be able to determine where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: The drug test is not for a specific level, but any level. Does that create a problem? If a person consumes a drug, he or she can test positive up to a week later. Obviously, the person’s driving would not be affected at that stage. The test is just detecting the legacy of something that happened well in the past. Is discretion applied? Are there issues? Does the test involve any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: If they fail the blood test at all, though, they will be prosecuted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is also an illegal substance in the first place and not like having alcohol.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: Yes. I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: They say that peace is more than the absence of war. Some 50 years ago this country was in terrible turmoil and there was terrible death across the entire island. All the lives that were lost in that conflict are a terrible loss and a terrible tragedy to all of those families. Thankfully, we had the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago. The promise of that agreement was that we would look...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the extension of the use of Leap cards to Drogheda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21771/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to bring Drogheda within the short hop zone fares category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21772/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: 385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes built by the local authority in Sligo per year between 2017 and 2023, in tabular form. [21773/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: 386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes built by the local authority in Leitrim per year between 2017 and 2023, in tabular form. [21774/24]

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: For most people, having a child with a disability is a major cause of stress. The struggle they go through to try to find a class for them, education facilities and all of that adds to the stress. The experience for these people is that they have to fight all the way for what they need. That should not be the case in a wealthy and well-designed democratic system. We should have an...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: When we are all out at people's doors these days canvassing, as I am sure the Minister is as well, we meet an awful lot of people. That is where we get our information. That is when we find out what is really happening across the length and breadth of the country. I was in south Sligo at the weekend. I met a woman who moved home from abroad in the past couple of years. She lived in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (8 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: I nominate Deputy Cathal Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges Facing the Bus and Coach Industry: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. I have a few points. Going back to what Deputy O'Rourke mentioned regarding the 20% fare reduction, I accept there has been a certain element of unfairness concerning commercial operators. I note it was mentioned that it was made party policy at the Fine Gael Ard-Fheis. Unfortunately, we have a Fine Gael Taoiseach and it has not become...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges Facing the Bus and Coach Industry: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: Is it a similar situation with Go-Ahead?