Results 5,081-5,100 of 26,014 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The NTA will carry out the feasibility study that the group is requesting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Can it be done any earlier?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: But the NTA is committed to meeting the request of the metro south west group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: In layman's terms, why did the NTA not choose a light rail system in that area?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Within the latest draft, the NTA is giving a commitment that this review will take place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise to Senator Seery Kearney. I did not wish to take up her time. It was just on that specific issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Kearney-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: My apologies. I am bad with names.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I intervened with questions. I will allow the witnesses to answer the Senator's questions, and then we will go around to other members. I just wanted to speak because I had not spoken myself.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: These are issues for another occasion and I am conscious of our time. Many issues are being raised here. I ask that with future plans, there be much greater consultation at council level and local level, given they have far more information than I have on these issues in the areas. There is an element of frustration on my part because there are issues coming to us about which I have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will now move to Senator Horkan who is a member of the committee. He was not in during the last round so I will allow him the liberty of going first this round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Following up on Senator Horkan's point, Councillor Jim Gildea also contacted me about the Bray to Greystones railway line. My understanding is that the line as far as Bray is a double line and from Bray to Greystones and onwards, it is a single line. Once again, the most important question is why a double line was not considered. Is the NTA going to have a feasibility study of the plan? ...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What does that actually mean?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That term covers a multitude. I often find it covers a multitude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The NTA would?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will any of it be a double track?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the timeframe for delivering that work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about getting initial works under way, including the design and planning?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There will be a consultation.