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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it fair to say that Bus Éireann is capped until June 2023 for 90% of its fuel costs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: And that hedging was done in December 2021.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: One must acknowledge prudent management. That was very good management.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does that enable Bus Éireann to maintain fares at the current rates? Does Ms Hughes see fare increases or that they would be maintained at the current rate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is there any way that Bus Éireann would be able to allow some of its hedged fuels to be used on those routes for school transport? There is a situation where Bus Éireann will run some of the routes. There are quite a lot of school bus services out of Limerick. The staff are excellent. We deal with them virtually daily. They are always trying to be accommodating. There might be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Those drivers came before us recently. Guests from the Irish Coach Drivers Association were witnesses to the committee. They are struggling badly with school bus runs and they were looking at particular measures that could be brought in. It is something we are following up on with the Minister. Is there active engagement between Bus Éireann, the bus drivers and the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would have thought there is something in the fact that CIÉ has been so prudent that it has a contract for school transport. I know Bus Éireann is administering it apart from the Department of Education. Maybe it is something Bus Éireann could look into. One aspect would be to see if some benefit from hedging could be given to the private school bus operators and more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Ms Hughes to repeat that last point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I appreciate that but I suspect that they are all near enough. It is a mechanism that should be looked at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We have been having difficulties with our connections but I will try to get Deputy Carey or Senator Dooley in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. Owens there? We cannot get through to him. In the circumstances we will conclude. Ms Hughes has given a good account. We might follow up with her on queries that members may have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath: Chairpersons Designate (5 Apr 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Great. I thank the witnesses, particularly Ms Hughes, for attending and for the engagement with the committee. We will follow up and write to the Minister to confirm that Ms Hughes has been before us. We wish Ms Hughes well in her formal application.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (31 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 73. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17025/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (31 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will have a response to their application for incremental credits for a special needs assistant, which was made to her Department in January 2022; if the candidate is successful, will their payment be backdated to 01 January 2021; the reason the application is taking so long to process; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Today, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, announced the preferred routes for rail and road for the M20. It is very welcome. I have two questions. TII is proposing bypasses of Banogue, Charleville, Buttevant and Mallow, and it is then proposing that it will be a choice between tier 1, the highest level of dual carriageway, or motorway on the route itself. TII advised me today there is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to get value for money.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a good news story.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: No, the next row is-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (30 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State for that positive update. I welcome the fact that the OPW is taking care of the structural repairs on King John's Castle. I welcome the fact that it is formally coming under the guardianship of Limerick City and County Council. As the Minister of State is aware, Limerick City and County Council had Grant Thornton prepare a funding gap report which she...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (30 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for facilitating me in bringing up this important issue. King John's Castle is synonymous with Limerick city. If one looks at items in the media, the first place one sees and thinks of is King John's Castle. It has been part of the Shannon Group for many years and prior to that it was within the Shannon Development Group. An agreement has been reached...