Results 861-880 of 3,996 for speaker:Martin Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (19 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Atlantic Technological University, Sligo has been approved for purpose-built student accommodation funded by his Department; if he will outline the process of a Higher Education Institution receiving approval to build student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45638/23]

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: We will be supporting this motion. I thank the Rural Independent Group for tabling it. Driver testing delays are affecting people all over the country. I am sure every Deputy from every constituency, rural and urban, has been contacted by people about huge delays and the huge difficulties faced by family members in getting tests. We had the representatives of the RSA and various...

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: New subheads do not cut it. The tragic reality is that people are dying on our roads and the Government is not doing enough to make roads safe and keep them safe for people. We recognise that the measures the Government talks about regarding road safety, such as decreasing speed limits, may be appropriate in some cases. However, there is too much emphasis on decreasing the speed limits....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I second the proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: Please continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Several of our Senators are away voting, so Deputy Lowry is first on the list to ask questions or make comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: None of the Senators are back and Deputy Dillon is no longer here so I will ask a few short questions. Most people, when they think of transport, think of buses and trains and it is obviously much more than that. In the context of our ports and the potential of offshore wind and developments around that, particularly off the west coast, will segments of the conference deal with those types...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: Yes. Looking to the future, there will have to be developments in our transport systems, including the electrification of rail, charging points for cars, etc. What developments or best practice are we looking at from other countries in that respect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I understand from what I have read that 4,000 attendees are expected at the TRA conference, which is a large attendance. I expect a large proportion of them will be from overseas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: Have reservations been made for hotels in Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: That is one of the first problems.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: The other issue I will focus on is aviation. Being an island, we are conscious that we will always need aviation. The fuels we use for aviation are obviously changing very slowly. Will there be a segment in the conference dealing with where those developments are taking us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: Will the conference also look at regulations around the use of drones for delivering goods to houses and all sorts of other things happening now that we would not have thought of ten years ago? Drone delivery is just one example. As more of that happens, regulatory controls will need to be put in place. I am sure there are other things we have not even thought of yet. To what extent will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: It is tremendous that Ireland is hosting the conference. It is really good for the country and I wish the best of fair winds to all the efforts involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I have two brief points. Are the research papers that the Department has accessible? Can people look at them for free? Are they on the Department's website and available for people? Secondly, how much does it cost for an individual or a company to go to the conference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I am just thinking of schools.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I also raise the issue of road safety. We have had many tragedies on our roads in recent weeks, and particularly last weekend. It seems the Government's main effort is around reducing speed limits, which is something that certainly needs to be looked at. However, as a colleague raised earlier, enforcement is the problem. We have seen road policing numbers cut by one third. When I look at...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (17 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider filling the two vacant positions on the board of the Road Safety Authority; to outline the recruitment process; to outline how long these positions have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45150/23]