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All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment. It is good to have someone from the west in this role. I know he has always had a strong commitment to the development of the western rail corridor. It always strikes me that the western rail corridor only extends halfway up the west. We need to bring it the rest of the way. It is clear from the map produced with the proposals in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be sought for a smart demand responsive transport service between Belleek in Fermanagh and Ballyshannon in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36631/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: Is there an increase or not?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: 51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will provide additional funding to Sligo County Council and Leitrim County Council for the housing adaption grant scheme for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35416/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (1 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: 435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on funding for the project to protect the corncrake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35197/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: 572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a review will be conducted into the IPAS centre (details supplied). [35699/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied) and provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35712/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: 821. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Carrick on Shannon primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to date 2025. [35976/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: 822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians based at Drumkeerin health centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [35977/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Martin Kenny: 823. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff based at Geevagh health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [35978/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: I raise the dermatology service in Sligo University Hospital. I was written to by Dr. Dermot McKenna, a consultant dermatologist. He informed us he was taking leave until the middle of July and no locum had been put in place to replace him during the period. It is a service that is under extreme stress. There are over 3,000 patients in the Sligo area waiting for new dermatological...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: It is under serious pressure and we need action-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: -----to ensure services are put in place.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: It is an example of-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: -----the north west being left behind again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements, for being here and for all of the work the Department's staff do to ensure farmers get their payments. That needs to be acknowledged from the outset. It is a big task and we recognise that. To go back to ACRES, one of the frustrations for farmers was they applied for the scheme, there was a lot of work involved with planners coming out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: “Simplification” is the word we continually hear echoing around everything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: Non-productive investments were mentioned in the second-last paragraph of the opening statement. This is another issue for farmers in that they did not know when they were going to get paid. We are now almost halfway in and many farmers still do not know what is happening. Can anything be done to reassure people with regard to the money they had hoped to get when they went into the scheme?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: To come back to the TAMS issue, the Minister has flagged there may be an order of ranking in TAMS going forward. Do we know where that will be at? What will be prioritised and will not be? Obviously, the level of funding is getting a little bit tight in respect of that. How much additional funding would need to be in place to ensure that would not happen, that is, there would not be that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: If additional money was required, how much?