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Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Local Government Reform (25 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have one question. When will the legislation be published? We cannot make progress until the legislation is published. When, in this term, does the Minister of State expect it to be published?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (25 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the support his Department is providing to help to reduce housing vacancy rates in local authority areas. [3306/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State. The one home, one visit rule needs to be amended. There needs to be consistency across all schemes in terms of what is covered and how the schemes are administered. Through the better energy warmer homes scheme, which is a grant scheme, and the one-stop shop scheme, everyone, no matter who they are, should be able to access the same range of measures. That...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The main reason I bring up this issue is that there is a new national retrofit scheme to be announced shortly by Government. Currently, there are three schemes available. There is the better energy warmer homes scheme, which is a free scheme that applies to people who qualify under a range of social welfare headings. It has been in place since 2009 but has changed over that time. In 2009,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: No apologies have been received. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, in particular its impact on people with disabilities in the transport sector. I apologise to the witnesses for the delay in commencing the meeting and thank them for their forbearance. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. John Fulham from the Irish Wheelchair Association,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Fulham and I invite Ms Kennedy to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Ms Kennedy can take all the time she needs to gather her thoughts. We will move to Ms Tinsley, following which I will come back to Ms Kennedy to conclude her opening statement. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine. I invite Ms Tinsley to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Ms Kennedy may now conclude her statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Ms Murphy for taking the time to come before our committee. All the witnesses have very personal stories. I am the first person up on the rota to ask questions. Mr. Fulham might deal with my first query. What engagement has there been collectively with the Department and the relevant Ministers on the joint proposal regarding the amendments that need to be made to the road traffic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I take it that has not happened since either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Have Ms Kennedy, Ms Tinsley and Ms Murphy had any interaction with the Department of Transport or the Ministers regarding their proposals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The committee will follow up on this issue to request that there be engagement with and feedback provided to the witnesses' organisations regarding their submissions. Apart from what we are doing ourselves in this context, the Bill itself be scheduled for Committee Stage with us relatively soon, and we will take up these points then. There is no substitute for personal experience, and in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Ms Kennedy can tell us about her own experience of having a guide dog and being out and about and the interaction day-to-day in the context of e-scooters as they are operating now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Ms Tinsley spoke about a collision with an e-scooter about eight months ago. Can she tell us about what happened and the circumstances? Can she tell us how it is impacting on a day-to-day basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: In summary then, the first request is that these scooters would not be allowed to ride on footpaths.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will move to Mr. Fulham. The Irish Wheelchair Association's submission sought that there would be two sides of the coin both in ownership and the use of e-scooters, so that they would be confined to those over 16 years. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Irish Wheelchair Association is looking for reduced speeds. Could it be done on a zonal basis so that certain areas would have higher speeds than others? Is the association looking for designated parking for e-scooters in various locations, perhaps within designated areas? Are they the two things being sought?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy, you should direct questions to specific witnesses.