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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: Are there grounds for the decision? On what basis was it made? Where is the evidence that this was needed in the public interest?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: I accept that and I am not disputing that industry can put forward a very valid argument for making changes at any time. It is its entitled to do that, to lobby and to seek relief wherever it can. The question here is about how appropriate it was to put this in place and that it would recur every year, with very little opportunity for review of its impact. Even when we produce legislation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Large Energy Users Rebalancing Subvention: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: Perhaps the regulator could respond as to whether or not any reviews were done in those years. The mistake that occurred is the mistake we hear about. One of the core issues is around how valid this process was in the first place and whether reviews were done.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (18 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister of State. First, we have learned nothing new. We are aware that this has happened and that on 26 September, Sligo County Council engaged with the Housing Agency and commenced its investigations. According to the last letter I got in early December, the report was in draft form. We now need to see the report being brought forward. I am concerned about the use of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (18 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: As the Minister of State is aware, County Sligo is one of the few counties in the western seaboard that has been left out of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme. Counties Mayo, Donegal and Clare are in the scheme. Over the decades, many people in west County Sligo bought their aggregate and concrete blocks from County Mayo. We know there was a particular quarry in County Mayo that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: 298. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of life-threatening calls that ambulance services attended within 19 minutes, and the time it took to attend all other life-threatening calls in County Leitrim during 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2164/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: 307. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that the HSE provide additional ambulances and paramedic crews for County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2161/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: 308. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of critical calls that ambulance services attended within 19 minutes and the time it took to attend all critical calls in County Leitrim during 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2166/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driving test for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56402/23]

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: We are supporting this legislation. As it states, it is about ensuring a safe, predictable and trusted online environment for people who use social media and the Internet in general. We all recognise the huge advantages that have come from the advent of online platforms and media and how much people have information at their fingertips. My mother, who is 91, often picks up the phone and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Weather Events (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: I acknowledge the work of the local authority. It is appropriate that additional funding would be given to local authorities in circumstances where they have to deal with situations like this. However, the Government needs to put in place a fund that would be there so the public can access funds as well. I have spoken to people in the area. It is all hands on deck, and people are rushing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Weather Events (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: As the Minister of State will know, what happened in Leitrim village on Sunday afternoon was an absolutely freak incident that nobody could prepare for. A finger could not be pointed at anyone or any of the businesses regarding what happened. It was just one of these incidents that occasionally occur. According to Met Éireann, in certain weather conditions, small tornados can occur....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (12 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to introduce a mechanism where Irish citizens returning home from living in the USA can have their American driving licence exchanged with an Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55246/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: 503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of civil service executive officer positions that have been filled in all civil service offices in County Longford from the interdepartmental and open competitions list and also from the mobility transfer list for each month from 31 August 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: 504. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of executive officers who have been assigned to the Department of Social Protection, in County Longford in each month since 31 August 2022 to date for the interdepartmental and open competitions lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55257/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: 505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how many executive officer positions are currently vacant in her Department’s office in County Longford; when these vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55266/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: 506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the mobility transfer list for her Department in County Longford has apparently slowed down since September 2022 to date (details supplied); whether this list has been side-lined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55272/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. He mentioned that 45% of the emissions in the industrial sector come from concrete, construction and that whole area-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: There is an opportunity to pivot away from that, and we need to examine that more and more. While concrete will always be required for some part of the building materials we use, the difficulty is that a lot of the alternatives are also oil-based or industry-based products that are coming forward and that is an issue as well. Many years ago, I worked on a number of eco-projects and we used...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: They have been let down badly in the past and they are very nervous about it. I think the only way that can be resolved is if the State takes a lead role whereby people will have confidence, given it has deep pockets, that it will be able to establish a sector, which is what we are talking about here. It is not just about establishing something that is small or niche but rather a new sector...