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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

John Cummins: My colleague, Senator Seery Kearney, sends her apologies. Regarding the links from the RIAI, those are not working for us. It would be good if we can rectify this because it would be useful. I will use this time to tease out the low-rise medium density element. This is an imminent issue in the context of the density guidelines the Department is due to put out for consultation shortly. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (28 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to cycling and public transport infrastructure. Details regarding revenue and usage of public bike schemes fall under the remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA) working in conjunction with the relevant local authorities. Noting the NTA's responsibilities in the matter, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (28 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware property marking is a process where a physical mark is made on a piece of property (eg bike, laptop, plant machinery, etc.) which is etched into the property. It is very difficult to remove and can be repeated a number of times on the one item. The mark is made by a specially-designed machine which embosses the property item with small dots in the pattern of the...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Except water perhaps, but we know the negative impact drugs have. However, similar to that debate about the issue of the eighth amendment, we also know the reality and complexity of life and what is in our control and what is not in our control. Rather than us fleshing it out in full today, because it is not really the principal focus of the debate, and I do not often agree with Deputy Boyd...

Seanad: Rail Network: Statements (23 Feb 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister for coming in. I thank him also for being the first Minister for Transport to invest in rail transport in about 70 years. It has been going rapidly downhill for a long time. There had been little meaningful difference made, and I can say that as someone who has been using the train for the last 30 years to travel to Dublin, Limerick and Galway from Clare. I have been...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The development of a rural proofing model is a key commitment in Our Rural Future. In conjunction with other Departments, the work on it is progressing well. We have identified the areas we want to focus on as part of a pilot, including sustainable tourism, which has a significant impact on rural economies. We have also launched the national outdoor recreational strategy, which will have...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Feb 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Brian Leddin: 56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proactive steps her Department is taking to work with the Department of Transport to explore and realise the potential of e-bikes for rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9230/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: The criminal acts carried out in Ballyfermot the other day were the responsibility of the those who decided to carry out those criminal acts and attack members of An Garda Síochána and injure a serving member, to whom we all send our best wishes and wish a speedy recovery. I am very satisfied that the full rigours of the law will apply in that case. I have already outlined the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: It was €5,000, which was probably too low. I am sorry; that is not good enough. If a local authority really wanted to do it, it could have done so. It was disappointing. We have amended it, however. My understanding is that Fingal is one of the leading, more ambitious and better councils, which the Deputy will be glad to hear. We should go with those who are willing to lead. One...

Civil Defence Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Minister for Defence is responsible for Civil Defence policy with up to 70% of the cost of funding Civil Defence. The Department provides training for volunteers instructors and supplies equipment, vehicles, uniforms and PPE for Civil Defence volunteers. Civil Defence volunteers undertook 9,500 tasks during the pandemic, including transporting people to medical appointments, testing and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Not the best party. I welcome all the witnesses here. I seriously acknowledge the work everyone does. From my time in the Department with responsibility for tourism, I got to see first-hand just how important all our airports, particularly the regional airports, are in bringing visitors, particularly visitors from overseas, to the regions, the huge economic spinoff from that connectivity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Raising Awareness of the Lived Experience of Congregated Settings: Discussion (9 Feb 2023)

Emer Higgins: ...committee next door. There is a great deal of synergy between it and this discussion. I thank the witnesses for attending. It is people's lived experience and the experience of organisations working on the ground that inform this committee. I wish to put on the record my thanks for, and recognition of, the work of Peamount Healthcare and Stewarts Care in my constituency. They have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Construction Industry (8 Feb 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I am encouraged by the Minister's reply in relation to ETBs throughout the country rolling this programme out. I also acknowledge that he is prepared to meet representatives from the Irish Plant Contractors Association in his office. I am lucky to have someone in the business, unrelated to me, who was able to educate me on all of this. I am told we need to start opening courses for new...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (8 Feb 2023)

Jack Chambers: The safety of all road users, and particularly those more vulnerable road users, is at the forefront of my department's work to progress legislation for light electric 'micromobility' vehicles such as e-scooters and e-bikes. I believe that e-scooters have a role to play as a form of emission-free micromobility. At the same time, they have to be legislated for in a way which will ensure the...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Ollie Crowe: On that point, the issue of scrambling bikes and quads is not significant in Galway but is in Dublin. I understand from talking to my colleagues in Dublin, particularly Deputy McAuliffe, that it is a matter of gardaí having access after the event. Naturally, they would have information that an event took place, so it is a matter of them being able to search a storage area or garage. A...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Ms Lucy Moran: I thank committee members for inviting us to address them today. We are a parent group of children with Down's syndrome based in Carlow. For the past three years, our children have not received the therapeutic services, namely, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, that are essential to help them reach their full potential and improve their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (31 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Department is continuously exploring ways to encourage the uptake of cycling as a mode of transport. The popularity of e-bikes is growing and they serve to encourage an even wider demographic of potential cyclists to choose an active mode of transport over the private car.  I was pleased to see the thresholds for the Cycle to Work scheme increased by the Minister for Finance in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...element of that is new mobility car sharing centres. The reason Deputy McAuliffe is interested is because we have already introduced one in Finglas village, and it provides a model that we need to roll out across our cities in particular and across the country. It is the council providing the land and it is working with the ESB on the grid connection. It is both a charging and a car...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (19 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Shared mobility services, such as car-share clubs, escooter or bike-share schemes and other short-term rental or sharing models, particularly those which can be obtained ‘on demand’, are an effective mechanism for reducing car dependency. This was recognised in the recent OECD Report 'Redesigning Ireland’s Transport for Net Zero', which underlined the transformative...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel and public transport infrastructure. My Department is continuously exploring ways to encourage the uptake of cycling as a mode of transport and it is evident that the popularity of e-bikes is rising. Our National Sustainable Mobility Policy examines the different behavioural change...