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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: On the same issue, the EPA stated that even if every measure in the Government's climate action plan was implemented, the reduction in emissions would only be 29% by 2030. As the Taoiseach knows, the legally binding target is 51%. We are no closer to meeting our targets than we were 12 months ago. His colleague Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications was on the defensive...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Simon Harris: We have every plan and intention and as you said it is a legally binding target. That is why a debate in this House would be timely on that. While I accept we have a gap to close, any fair analysis of the EPA report would show that we are now on track to reduce emissions by almost 30%. Prior to this Government, we were increasing our emissions by 10% a year. To the credit of sectors of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Last week, 40 workers in the Newpark School of Music received the shock announcement that the school, which has 600 students and has been located on Newpark school grounds for 40 years, was to shut down with a week's notice. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving us an opportunity for a Topical Issue debate on this tomorrow, but I want to flag this issue now because these workers' jobs are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I join in welcoming the Waterford Crystal workers to the Gallery and the Taoiseach's commitment to meet them. This week saw more grim news on climate, with the latest projections from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, showing starkly that we are not going to meet our emissions reductions targets, have no chance of achieving a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030, even though this is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: The most important element of this is that the €3 million was very welcome and it sustains those organisations throughout this year. Their difficulty is that they cannot plan ahead and they need an annual budget. I ask the Government to ensure that an additional €3 million or whatever the figure is included in the budget at the end of this year for next year, that is, the year...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

David Cullinane: We provided €6 million in our budget.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Simon Harris: You did.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

David Cullinane: It was permanent, as well.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: However, this has declined somewhat due to what has been a reduced investment and funding priority in the 2017 to 2026 strategy the Taoiseach just referred to, so I ask the Taoiseach to address that and ensure adequate and proper funding is put in place to keep the organisations doing the tremendous work they do.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy and as he will appreciate, the €3 million was the first time we provided this model of funding to the alliance. I have met many of these organisations and I know many of them in my own county. I have met a number of these organisations around the country and the funding was welcomed as an important step. I accept it is a first step. I accept the organisations...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I wish to raise road safety schemes in County Kerry. Over a long period, Councillor Jackie Healy-Rae in the Castleisland electoral area has raised this very important issue. In 2024, Kerry County Council and our excellent director of roads and transportation, Frank Hartnett, have only received €550,000 to progress road safety schemes in the entire county. This is an increase of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Deputy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I ask the Government to look at the bigger picture, the deer roaming onto our roads and the fact local authorities are not cutting hedges and keeping trees back to gives us sight distance on our road. I am asking the Government to look at the bigger picture and when it comes to road safety and the RSA-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Deputy. We are way over time now please.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please Deputy, we are way over time.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: We should be doing more to help people on the ground.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. At the outset, as we approach another bank holiday weekend, I am sure everyone in this House will join in calling for people to be very conscious of driver behaviour on the roads this weekend. I will get to the Deputy's direct point in a moment. Let me actually get to it now because I agree with the Deputy to a point. I definitely agree that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: If the Government is serious about saving lives on our roads, the local authorities will need a massive increase in funding for road safety schemes. The RSA recently spent €800,000 on one single television advert for its 30 km/h town campaign which in my personal opinion was a glorified tourism advert for the town of Clonakilty. Yet Kerry County Council only received, again,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----to not just be looking at the one thing all of the time - penalty points and driver behaviour on the roads. Look at our responsibilities. It is all of our faults that we are not spending money at those locations. I am not blaming the Taoiseach; I am blaming all of us.