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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I call Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: There are four minutes left in the meeting and I want to bring in one other contributor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to bring in another speaker. The meeting must finish in two minutes as a result of the Covid restrictions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I call Senator Craughwell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Senator needs to get to the point more quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Going back to the foundation of the State, there were private railways. Has the Minister considered public private partnerships in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: How long will the rail review take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance and engagement with the committee in the Dáil Chamber. I hope it was productive. Many views were exchanged and there is a lot more work to be done. The meeting is adjourned. The next meeting of the joint committee will be a private virtual meeting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, 10 March 2021.

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and I welcome the Minister, Deputy O’Brien, to the House. I have had a chance to look through this legislation on the Land Development Agency. The basic objective of the agency is very good one. I will make a number of observations on it. The Minister will appreciate that I am from the constituency of Limerick City where we have had Limerick...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: There was a question on the breakdown by county in terms of cohorts of vaccines being given out and a weekly breakdown of that.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: As the Minister is aware, the Limerick vaccination centre is technically based in Clare at the Radisson. What would be the process by which the Minister would expedite the roll-out of the vaccine with an additional mass vaccination centre based within the boundaries of Limerick city and county? We have had 17,000 vaccines delivered to Limerick to date. I believe this is way behind other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Deputy Steven Matthews. Deputy Brian Leddin is substituting for him. The purpose of our meeting is to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 and to examine delays in driver licence renewals and driver tests. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the following officials from the Road Safety Authority,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Waide. I will take the first Fine Gael slot. I go back to Mr. Waide's point that there will not be enough driver testers. There are 138 driver testers in place at the moment and there will be another 40 by the end of June to meet the commitment of an average waiting list time of ten weeks. According to my analysis of the figures, there are roughly 68,000 people awaiting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is that correct that it would go from 178 to 218?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is approximately 218. The RSA needs 220 driver testers. Am I correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will round that up to 220. The RSA has gone from 138 driver testers. It has 40 additional driver testers. Will the additional 40 be in place by the end of June?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the process by which the RSA can start to recruit the further 40 to get up to 218 driver testers? How long will it take? Are there driver testers out there? What is the process and how quickly can the RSA have them in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise to Mr. Naughton. Keep going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am considering the logistics. Has the RSA made a submission to the Department of Transport for these further 40 driver testers? The RSA is seeking to recruit 80 additional driver testers on top of the 138 it has at present. Some 40 have been approved and recruitment is under way and it expects to have them in place by the end of June. Has the RSA submitted an application to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Has the RSA had communications with the Department of Transport seeking sanction to start the recruitment of the further 40 driver testers?