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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: That is one of the first problems.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: The other issue I will focus on is aviation. Being an island, we are conscious that we will always need aviation. The fuels we use for aviation are obviously changing very slowly. Will there be a segment in the conference dealing with where those developments are taking us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: Will the conference also look at regulations around the use of drones for delivering goods to houses and all sorts of other things happening now that we would not have thought of ten years ago? Drone delivery is just one example. As more of that happens, regulatory controls will need to be put in place. I am sure there are other things we have not even thought of yet. To what extent will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: It is tremendous that Ireland is hosting the conference. It is really good for the country and I wish the best of fair winds to all the efforts involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I have two brief points. Are the research papers that the Department has accessible? Can people look at them for free? Are they on the Department's website and available for people? Secondly, how much does it cost for an individual or a company to go to the conference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I am just thinking of schools.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I also raise the issue of road safety. We have had many tragedies on our roads in recent weeks, and particularly last weekend. It seems the Government's main effort is around reducing speed limits, which is something that certainly needs to be looked at. However, as a colleague raised earlier, enforcement is the problem. We have seen road policing numbers cut by one third. When I look at...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (17 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider filling the two vacant positions on the board of the Road Safety Authority; to outline the recruitment process; to outline how long these positions have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45150/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: One of the key problems with this budget that most people have recognised is the predominance of one-off measures being the way of dealing with particular issues, particularly when it comes to energy and all these things. They are all being presented to the public as one-off measures or payments they are going to get in three instalments, which will be very easy to take away in the future....

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: In the two minutes that are left, I will mention VAT on fuel and electricity in respect of Financial Resolution No. 2. While it is welcome that the rate will stay at 9%, both of these commodities, which people need in order to live, are priced far too high at the moment, particularly for people with commercial premises. I was speaking to the owner of a bakery recently where the electricity...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I will leave it to the Minister to respond.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: For 8 o'clock in the morning.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I cannot even get a train.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I am aware that the Department is making some progress in respect of the A5 and that much of the delay is on the northern side of the Border. That being said, it needs to be recognised that this stretch of road is a vital connection from Donegal and the north-west through Tyrone and into the South. It needs to be prioritised by Governments on both sides of the Border. Unfortunately, as the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: Yes, it was.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: I understand that and it is a great frustration to everyone, bar the DUP, that the Executive is not up and running. We need to see it up and running, working and delivering for people. The delivery of this road project is vital. It is reflection of one of the idiosyncrasies of the planning process on both sides of the Border, particularly in the North, that, unfortunately, a small number...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: This road is used by people every day to come and go to work. They need to have an appropriate road in place.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: But the roads the Minister has approved-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: 5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on any engagement he or his officials have had with stakeholders in relation to the A5/N2 upgrade plans. [43065/23]