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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The next ten years are critical if we are to address the climate crisis which threatens our safe future on this planet. The Programme for Government commits to an average 7% per annum reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 to 2030 - a 51% reduction over the decade - and to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The 2050 target will be set in law by the Climate Action Bill,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...a valid licence, tax and appropriate insurance in accordance with Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1961. As PPTs do not fall under any existing vehicle category, it is not currently possible to tax and insure them and there is no separate licence category for them. Therefore they may not be used on public roads and in public places. However, their use is permitted on private land with...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (3 Nov 2020) See 2 other results from this answer

Cormac Devlin: 398. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the bike to work scheme as part of the Budget 2021 process to allow more cohorts access the scheme, including the self-employed and retired persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32426/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Oct 2020)

...Climate Change Advisory Council has raised the issue of congestion charges and charging for urban road space but we have not made a precise recommendation as yet. It is all about making our cities work. The current way of dealing with excess cars in the city is to make life hell for drivers. There may be a more efficient way of charging. I am also interested in integrating active modes...

Seanad: Railway Safety (Reporting and Investigation of Serious Accidents, Accidents and Incidents Involving Certain Railways) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Róisín Garvey: Of course, it is very important to put safety first. In terms of light rail, heavy rail, walking, cycling and so on, everything must be safer. My own mother has stopped using trains because of the gap between the platform and the trains which frightens her. Perhaps we should look at that if it is proving prohibitive for older people because safety is key. For too long we have been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (22 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together. As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to sustainable mobility infrastructure. However, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations including the development and management of public bike schemes. Decisions, including allocations to schemes, contracts, operation and expansion of...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Pauline Tully: The €100 million in additional funding for disability services is welcome and I commend the Government on this allocation. I commend all those families and providers that worked so hard to bring this about. That they were left so long and had to fight so hard is an indictment of this and previous Governments, though, and much more needs to be done, but it is a good first step. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Minister with responsibility for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (8 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: I congratulate Deputy Kehoe on his appointment as Chairman of this committee, which covers not only education but also further and higher education, research, innovation and science. I am delighted to be here today and to be joined by my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Collins. I am conscious that the most recent CAO offers, the so-called round four, came out approximately an...

Seanad: Aviation Industry: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Róisín Garvey: It is great to see another strong woman from the west getting up the ranks. I congratulate the Minister of State and look forward to working with her. I have a few points on the aviation industry and road transport while we have her ear. I am sure she is just as aware as everybody else in the room of all the problems so I will not waste time describing them. Instead I will focus on some...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I will do my best to keep my comments relevant to the amendments but I must address some of the comments that have been made. I am sure the Leas-Cheann Comhairle deals with many representations relating to planning permission, where people make a major investment to home themselves so they do not need a house from the State. They go through the planning and An Bord Pleanála process, as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Reliefs (29 Sep 2020)

Denis Naughten: I have time for one more intervention. There were two questions grouped. I am glad that the Minister clarified that. It is important that we try to get the balance right and that we look at blended employment. I can confirm for the Minister that there is demand, but it is only a drip at present. That could be progressed along the lines Deputy Murphy spoke about. We need to look, and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (29 Sep 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Jim O'Callaghan: 298. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person can avail of the bike-to-work scheme if he or she works from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27146/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Powers (29 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Transport has primary responsibility for road traffic legislation and for bringing forward any new legislative provisions which would seek to deliver on the commitments on quad bikes and scramblers contained in the new Programme for Government - Our Shared Future. More broadly, the Deputy will be aware of the commitment in the Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...Council, Clare County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). And let me first of all say I very much welcome the development of transport strategies for the major cities. We need to ensure a holistic, multi-modal approach toward transport planning and provision and, importantly, we need to see finalised transport strategies integrated into relevant land-use plans and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (24 Sep 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for the cycle to work scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind where an employer purchases a bicycle and associated safety equipment up to a maximum of €1,500 for e-bikes and €1,250 for other bicycles for an employee to use, in whole or in part, to travel to work. These thresholds were increased...

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (23 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: This is national bike week and I thank the Minister for the initiatives that are already in place, including the bike-to-work scheme. I salute Cahir gardaí and in particular Sergeant Ray Moloney for an initiative he is going to have in Cahir day care centre next Sunday to encourage na daoine óige, na daoine aosta and their families to understand the proper use of bikes and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (23 Sep 2020) See 2 other results from this debate

Patrick Costello: I raise the issue of the regulation of quad bikes and scramblers after a young toddler ended up in hospital as a result of a crash between a quad bike and a scrambler in a public area in my constituency. This is obviously a wider issue given the fact that two Deputies from different constituencies are here to speak on this issue. Five people were killed in accidents with quads and...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (23 Sep 2020)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Paul McAuliffe and Patrick Costello - to discuss the issue of illegally driven scrambler bikes in Dublin; (2) Deputy Neale Richmond - to discuss the provision of prefabricated accommodation for Goatstown Educate Together...

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges: — the number of Community Gardaí across the State has fallen from 1,182 in 2010 to 710 in July 2020, with a drop in Community Garda numbers in the Dublin Metropolitan Region decreasing by 45 per cent from 508 in 2010 to 278 in July 2020; — the number of Gardaí assigned to the Dublin Metropolitan Region in August...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Question Nos 175 and 177 together. The next ten years are critical if we are to address the climate crisis which threatens our safe future on this planet. The Programme for Government commits to an average 7% per annum reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 to 2030 - a 51% reduction over the decade - and to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The...