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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: "4. Where a section of road has had a reduction in speed limit after the commencement of this Act— (a) a High Collision Location review must be undertaken by Transport Infrastructure Ireland within twelve months of a speed limit reduction taking effect, and (b) recommendations of a High...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: The Minister of State has said that the term "high collision locations" is not legally defined. TII use this on their website as a term when looking for these accident black spots - which we generally call them - so obviously TII has a definition for it. It is very easy to define the term as meaning an area where multiple collisions have occurred over a period. To me this is a real...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: In the context of what we heard from the Minister of State, things are happening and things will improve, and that is fine. However, I am not hearing that the commitment is there to deliver. In that context, I am pressing the amendment.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 3: In page 7, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “4. Where a person is convicted of being unfit to operate a mechanically propelled vehicle as defined under the Act of 2010, the penalty points applied for this offence shall be no less than 5 penalty points, where this is the first conviction of the offence of being unfit to operate a mechanically...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: Will the Minister consider this on Report Stage?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I accept that. I withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 5: In page 7, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “4. Where a speed limit review has been initiated by the responsible local authority, the review shall be completed no later than 120 days from the day of review commencement.”

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: We have a small number of people who are recklessly carrying out delinquent attacks on buildings through pure racism, and we all know that. They are a tiny number of people. The system which has evolved is one Governments have stood over for a couple of decades since Senator Michael McDowell was Minister and direct provision was first brought in as a temporary measure. The problem is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Gannon for his submission. As the Chair said, we had the Department in last week and went through much of this. I have a couple of questions for the commission. First, class 2 licences are to deal with operators that have fewer than ten facilities. Approximately how many households or individual customers are there within each of those? How much of an additional workload will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: Of the inspections the commission has done so far, Ms Joyce mentioned there were certain powers like to not refill and to disconnect immediately if it was a more dangerous situation. Have there been many situations where that has had to happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: On the numbers, will there be any strain on the resources to try to deal with the additional inspections? Mr. Gannon stated that once it comes under this regime it will hopefully be less onerous to try to achieve the level of safety required but more inspections will need to be done. I am interested to know whether we are in a system where we have absolute assurance that this can happen...

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Rural Independents for bringing forward this motion. Rural healthcare, and particularly GP services, is in crisis across every constituency. Certainly across my constituency, we continually have people contacting our office. These are people who have moved into the area or who have moved from Dublin or abroad but they cannot get a GP. All of the GPs are full. That is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank Ms Harte for her comprehensive opening statement. It is clear there is a sector here that has not been covered by the safety regulations and that is where this proposed legislation comes from. This is welcome and it is appropriate that we are examining t that. I can see there are also little technical issues being closed off as well where there were some small mistakes or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is likely they may, if the remit is being expanded. Ms Harte mentioned a licence fee of €200. Will that be adequate to cover the cost? I understand if the witnesses do not have an answer to that question now. That is fine, but it is just something I think that we need to look at in the future. Ms Harte also mentions in her opening statement that this is not coming as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: Of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank Ms Harte.

Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: The commission of investigation process has huge merit and can deliver. Everyone hoped it would deliver. From previous forms of investigations and tribunals that cost a lot of money, ran on for years and so on, we know that this was an alternative way of doing it that would be more succinct, that would hopefully get to the point more quickly and that would cost less. It held all that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Chair and I thank the Minister for his opening statement and his remarks. I wish to address the issue of investment in key infrastructure, particularly in public transport and rail infrastructure. The all-Ireland rail review took place recently and it has a number of recommendation, as the Minister is aware. Some of these recommendations fit into the national development plan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister. I hope this opportunity will be recognised, particularly with the electrification of lines, with battery power and new technology and developments. I also wish to understand the level of ambition there is around developing more bus links in urban areas in particular. I know there are issues in Dublin with BusConnects and so forth. I am sure the Minister hears about...