Results 10,061-10,080 of 26,032 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- 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 Senator Buttimer concluded?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: In that context, what is stopping the RSA from being ambitious in setting a target waiting time of two or three weeks? Why are we settling for ten weeks? If the RSA was to set a target of a two or three-week waiting time, how many testers would be required in the short, medium and long term?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The RSA needs an additional 80 testers for a period of 18 months. When those 80 testers come in the RSA will be able to function thereafter on a complement of 140 driver testers, with an average waiting time of ten weeks. Am I correct in my analysis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: In that context, perhaps Mr. Naughton might provide the committee with an indication of what additional driver testing capacity would be required if the RSA were to bring the weeks down incrementally from ten weeks to two weeks. It would be a good measure to look at, and it is something we could follow up with the Department on the RSA's behalf. Sinn Féin has agreed to share its...
- 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 ask Mr. Rowland to conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Perhaps that submission could be made available to the committee. It would be welcome.
- 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 ask Mr. Naughton to repeat those figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Naughton have a total figure for Tipperary?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will circulate that list. Does Mr. Naughton have a total figure for Tipperary?
- 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 okay. I have no doubt that Deputy Lowry has already computed the figure.
- 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 assumed the Senator would be interested in all counties.
- 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 would say his members would be very interested in all counties.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Who delivers the programme? Senator Craughwell has raised a very important point regarding education and children learning how to cycle bicycles properly. Who runs the programme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is an RSA programme; is that 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: Mr. Rowland might conclude on the questions from Senator Craughwell as I think he raised other questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will move now to Deputy Ó Murchú, who was gracious to give his time earlier. He has seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Waide, do you wish to redirect the question to Mr. Naughton?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Rowland might elaborate on that a little because that is a big issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: For the public listening, ADI means approved driver instructor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Deputy Ó Murchú have other questions to put?