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Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, to delete lines 1 to 10 and substitute the following: “ Reference Number (1) Drug (2) Level (units in whole blood) (3) 1 benzolecgonine 50ug/L 2 cocaine 10ug/L 3 delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (cannabis) 2ug/L 4 ketamine 20ug/L 5 lysergic acid diethylamide 1ug/L 6 methylamphetamine 10ug/L 7 MDMA 10ug/L 8 6-monoacetylmorphine (heroin)...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 4:In page 18, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 2 of Road Traffic Act 2004 22. The Road Traffic Act 2004, is amended in section 2, by the insertion of the following:“ ‘housing estate’ means an area consisting of a self-contained group of dwellings with a single or multiple entry points for mechanically...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: Amendment No. 2 proposes to increase the number of drugs included in the Bill. The Bill is restrictive because it only includes heroin, cocaine and cannabis. There are many other drugs and the inclusion of other substances would strengthen the Bill. The Minister said on Committee Stage that he guaranteed the drugs raised in this and Deputy Troy's amendment would be considered for...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (8 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: Will the Minister in his rental strategy address the issue of landbanks held by local authorities for housing? I know from his reply to a parliamentary question that the Minister does not have any data on it, which is quite worrying. It is a grievous error that in the depths of a housing crisis the Department has not collated the landbanks local authorities have zoned for social housing....

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: It is blatantly obvious that by saturating the competitive routes the public transport network will suffer. Particularly on urban routes competitors are coming in and creaming off the most profitable routes and leaving the least profitable ones for the public network. The Minister did not answer my question. I asked him that if the Government was genuinely interested in resolving the...

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: They are founded in fact.

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: The Minister did not answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: The public transport system is in a perpetual state of crisis. In the past 12 months alone we have seen Luas and Dublin Bus workers go on strike and a very troubling rail review by the National Transport Authority . Bus Éireann is facing catastrophe. On Tuesday the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport told the Government that Bus Éireann was facing insolvency within two...

Other Questions: Motor Insurance (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: Will the Minister give support for this?

Other Questions: Motor Insurance (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the current situation regarding motor insurance; the measures he has taken to address it; if he has met the Minister for Finance on the matter; the proposals his Department has on the way to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38839/16]

Other Questions: Motor Insurance (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I seek the Minister's view on the current position on motor insurance. What measures has he taken to address the problem? Has he met the Minister for Finance on the matter? What proposals does his Department have on how to resolve it? Will he make a statement on the matter?

Other Questions: Motor Insurance (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: The Minister did not quite make it clear whether he had seen or read the joint committee's report on the rising cost of motor insurance. The rising cost of motor insurance is extremely troubling. The Minister said in June that explanations were required and that further investigation was needed. I am glad that he met representatives of Insurance Ireland and the Minister for Justice and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with his Northern counterparts on matters relevant to his portfolio, particularly in the areas of infrastructure and tourism, in view of Britain's intention to leave the EU in the next two years; his plans to maintain and improve current cross-Border engagement with relevant organisations; the interactions he...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: In light of Britain's intention to leave the EU in the next two years, what engagement has the Minister had with his Northern counterparts on matters relevant to his portfolio, particularly infrastructure and tourism, his plans to maintain and improve current cross-Border engagement and what interactions, if any, he has with the Assembly in the North on the changes that will come about when...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I welcome the Minister's confirmation of his one-to-one meeting with the Minister, Chris Hazzard. Has the Minister met with cross-Border groups such as Tourism Ireland to discuss Brexit in particular and with a view to ensuring EU funding secured for cross-Border projects remains in place? On the hard Border issue, has the Minister had any discussions on, for example, the need for...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I am sure the Minister will acknowledge that continued under-investment has been the root cause of the crisis in which we have found ourselves since 2008. The public transport network receives a much smaller subvention than in many countries across Europe. Cutting off links and services that are failing should not be the automatic response, given the economic and social benefits public...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the future of public transport here in view of the serious issues raised by the NTA's rail review, concerns regarding the future of the Expressway bus service, ongoing industrial relations issues surrounding a number of national carriers and previous industrial action taken by Dublin Bus and Luas workers; his further views...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: My question on the future of public transport has been topical since the Minister took office and even more so in recent days, the Minister having acknowledged that Bus Éireann is in crisis. Has the Minister considered re-evaluating his approach to public transport and his engagement with the sector?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: The Minister is aware that public transport is the main option available to us to reduce congestion in cities, improve links in economies in regional areas, meet our carbon targets and continue to ensure rural and social inclusion through our public transport network. In fact, it is the main solution to the myriad transport issues we face. I am sure the Minister understands that public...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (7 Dec 2016)

Imelda Munster: I am the only one here. I can have a field day. Has that additional money been spent already? Was that the additional money agreed in January because of the storm damage etc. or is it additional funding from the Exchequer?