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Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: This legislation is obviously a welcome advance. Farming has become a part-time occupation for many. Farmers need to have a job along with it in order to have an income. Central to that is the architecture we have around payments, assistance and having schemes in place to assist farmers. Very often, because of weather and the nature and topography of the land that people are trying to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 465. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the actual spend per county of the local improvement scheme between 2018 and 2023, in tabular form. [30753/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 466. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the budget for the local improvement scheme from 2018 to 2023, and where there was a discrepancy between budgeted spend versus actual spend, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30754/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Road Projects (11 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 467. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of roads per county or local authority which applied for works to be carried out under the local improvement scheme, in tabular form. [30755/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Road Projects (11 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 469. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of roads per county or local authority which were approved for funding from the local improvement scheme, in tabular form. [30757/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Road Projects (11 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 468. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of roads per county or local authority which were not approved for funding from the local improvement scheme, in tabular form. [30756/24]

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is welcome in recent days that the election in Britain has brought a new Prime Minister. Hopefully we will see better relations between the European Union and Britain in the post-Brexit era. Brexit has had such an impact on this island, particularly the North. I represent a Border constituency, and we see the full impact Brexit and the divisive Tory Government have had. We look forward...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank Ms Graham for the opening statement. It is clear from it that the number of passengers is growing across all the services. This is very welcome news. I see we have increased numbers on the buses, the Luas services and everywhere. We have increased the use of public transport and this is all very welcome. What springs to mind immediately in this context is capacity in this regard....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: Regarding capacity for the construction of those projects, are there any issues there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: At what stage will that project go to tender?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: Have any pre-tender documents been prepared or anything like that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: Regarding extending the Luas to Finglas and similar projects, are there timescales for how long it is expected construction will take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: I understand that, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: Okay. To move the rural issues, Local Link has provided a great service in many areas and has been revolutionary for some areas. Many areas are still left behind, though, and do not have required frequency and so on. I know some projects that have been put in are awaiting funding. Is this a case of waiting for the budget and hoping it is a giveaway one on the eve of an election or what is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: When Ms Graham says multi-annual funding is required to be able to achieve the existing target, will there be a need to see this funding increased year on year and, if so, by what value?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: With regard to the delivery of projects in rural areas as well as urban areas, is the same problem of finding drivers the biggest obstacle or is it actually finding the buses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: Mechanics were also another issue that was spoken of. Is that still a problem?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: It is a brand-new facility.