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Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: The majority of people who come to Ireland come on work permits to work in industries and services across the length and breadth of the country and they do so legally. People from the European Union or Britain come here without even a work permit. Over recent years, large numbers of people have come to Ireland from Ukraine, which has put pressure on our system. We need to acknowledge that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: Mr. Strachan is welcome to his new role. I thank him for his opening statement. His role is not so much hands-on as it is about policy, direction, steering the ship and keeping it on an even keel. We need to establish our priorities and Mr. Strachan mentioned a number of them. I would like more detail on the priority being given to metro north, which has been a bugbear around this place...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: I cannot remember either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: I wanted to ask another question about rail, but go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: The point I was coming to in my previous contribution was how to get the balance right between the fares charged and number of people travelling. It brings us back to people living in sparsely populated, spread-out rural areas where it is much more difficult to provide an adequate service because they do not have the numbers using the service. The big issue for me, coming from the west, is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: The edge we have, in my understanding, is that there is enhanced funding if you go with electrification and moving freight. There are opportunities in that regard that need to be looked at in the context of the longevity of the investment. I am not saying just because funding is available, we should build railways everywhere. It clearly must be planned and done correctly. However, if the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: To return to the issue of competition for road space between bus lanes, cycle lanes, etc., a lot of that type of work is under way in parts of Dublin. I understand there are places where the road is 9 m wide and 3 m are required for the cycle lane and 3 m are required for each lane of traffic. The new buses delivered are 2.95 metres wide, which does not leave a lot of space. Has there been...

Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: The reality is that across the whole State, rents are rising all the time. The latest report from last week shows us that even in my counties of Leitrim and Sligo, rents are up again; they are up everywhere. People cannot afford to continue this and the only solution we can come up with that will solve this issue is to have a freeze on rents. The Minister says that would put people out of...

Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: That is the reality for many people around the country. The Government comes up with these schemes but it puts so many different problems, issues and conditions on them that they are unavailable to many people. The Minister needs to recognise that this has been a failure and put a ban on rent increases in place.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: 358. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ask her Department to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53409/23]

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I think all of us have complained for many years about the planning situation the length and breadth of the country and the many difficulties in which people find themselves, whether they are in a rural area looking for planning for a one-off house or trying to build something to contribute to their community, to create employment or whatever else. They find that they have to jump through...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of her Department’s plans to develop a new school campus for a school (details supplied); and the extent of engagement she has had with stakeholders regarding the campus. [52513/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I also wish to send my solidarity to the school community in the north inner city of Dublin. The events of last Thursday, where three children and the teacher were so viciously attacked, have gone to the heart of so many people around the country. We all want to send our solidarity and our best wishes to everyone in that community who suffered so much as a consequence of these events. I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I understand that a great deal of investment is going into schools in different areas. This school, however, has not benefited from much of this investment. As the Minister said, this school property is split into two campuses along the Dublin Road. It is on a very inappropriate site for a modern school building that has more than 500 pupils, and this figure is growing. The answer...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister. It is welcome this has happened. I and Deputy Clarke met with the school board and management a few months ago in regard to this issue. There is a real sense of having been ten years waiting for something to happen and so little progress having been made. If there is going to be a meeting with the patrons, that will be very welcome. I think the local authority has a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: Does the Minister have a date for that?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: I concur with Deputy Ó Cuív about the situation on the part of the line from Collooney to Claremorris. For a long time we have sought funding to preserve that line to ensure that it is in place. I note the Minister's comments about freight and everything else. We all agree that investment in rail is an investment that requires much lower funding for a much bigger return for the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: There is already a line.

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