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- 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]
- Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)
Martin Kenny: One of the key problems with this budget that most people have recognised is the predominance of one-off measures being the way of dealing with particular issues, particularly when it comes to energy and all these things. They are all being presented to the public as one-off measures or payments they are going to get in three instalments, which will be very easy to take away in the future....
- Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)
Martin Kenny: In the two minutes that are left, I will mention VAT on fuel and electricity in respect of Financial Resolution No. 2. While it is welcome that the rate will stay at 9%, both of these commodities, which people need in order to live, are priced far too high at the moment, particularly for people with commercial premises. I was speaking to the owner of a bakery recently where the electricity...
- Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)
Martin Kenny: I will leave it to the Minister to respond.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)
Martin Kenny: For 8 o'clock in the morning.