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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: I wish to raise two issues. The Abbey Manor Hotel in Dromahair in County Leitrim received some international protection applicants in recent months. More have come in the past week. The families have been accepted by everyone and I have every confidence that they will be integrated into the community, but the problem that arises wherever people arrive is one of ensuring we have adequate...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister of State. I am aware of that legislation and its passage. I would like clarity regarding the regulations for local authorities. I understand that local authorities will have a major role here, particularly in working out what speed limits are appropriate for particular stretches of road. Many of them are too high and need to come down but many of them may be quite...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (16 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: That is okay, but I did not hear from the Minister of State as to when the legislation will be implemented to ensure that the capabilities of these cameras can actually be used for something that will make a big difference. We hope to tease that out further in the future. The Minister recently informed the media that red light cameras, for motorists who run red lights, will be up and...

Road Safety and Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward this motion. We have discussed the issue of road safety many times in this House over the past number of months. To date this year, there have been 72 funerals of people who have died on our roads. People who have been seriously injured are probably a multiple of that, and the impact that has on communities is something that is very distressful...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...of hours for the GoSafe vans. That is fine, but I have always regarded them as one-trick ponies, unfortunately. They watch one thing and that is speed whereas a member of An Garda Síochána monitoring traffic monitors everything. If there are people moving drugs, travelling in a stolen car, stealing farm machinery or up to anything, gardaí can monitor that. I always felt...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...of years. She lived in Dublin for a while. They are now renting a house there and paying quite high rent from their perspective. They are paying almost €1,500 per month, and they are trying to find somewhere to buy. However, to pay that higher rent and save to get a deposit to buy somewhere is practically impossible. There are so many people in that category. That is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy: Discussion (30 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: When will this happen? Yes, skills are being developed and people are trained to repair stuff. Around 20 years ago a local person from my area did the course on repairing household appliances with, I think, AnCO. The man repaired appliances for only a few years because he could not get parts for most of the household appliances. For example, the first part to stop working in most washing...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...the other evening in Cloone, County Leitrim and he had just four bales of silage left, with the slatted house overflowing with cattle. He said that, even though the sun was shining, they would go to their knees if he let them out into the field because it was so wet. This is the case for many farmers in areas where there is marginal or poorer land with poor drainage. They feel like they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: In addition to that, and this again comes back to young drivers, I understand the RSA is currently looking at the training of young drivers and the syllabus that is there. I recently met the Professional Driving Instructors Association. The syllabus has been the same for approximately the past decade. It needs to be reviewed and work needs to be done on it. Is there any consideration of,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)

Martin Kenny: I am watching the proceedings in the Chamber and will have to leave in a few minutes. I have a couple of short points to make. Deterrence theory and how more visible police enforcement improves the perception of a certainty of being detected and, therefore, being punished has the biggest impact on offending and on people breaking the rules of the road, etc, is mentioned in the RSA's...

Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion (7 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I commend the committee on the work that has been done. It affects every public representative in this House and beyond. We continually deal with families who have issues and difficulties with a child awaiting a diagnosis or having difficulty accessing services. Trying to struggle and manage all of that has caused huge stress and anxiety for mothers and parents throughout the country. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Fish Migration and Barriers to Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentation and commend them on the work they are doing on the issues under discussion, particularly drainage in many parts of the country. My area has had many difficulties down the years. This is the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action. One thing that always strikes me is that the impact of these flood events on the environment is often not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: That is one of the issues that I have raised numerous times. The phasing of projects of course has to happen. However, we seem to have this situation where it is difficult to move ahead while waiting for approval for phase 2, which has to be completed before one can move ahead to get funding for the next phase, and so on. I believe that is one of the things that is causing delays and...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: There is also a body of work to be done on traffic calming measures, particularly near towns or other areas where people move from a lower limit to a higher one. The foot goes down and people start driving fast. Often, this is happening in areas where there are quite a number of houses and junctions. There needs to be a re-emphasis on installing mechanisms to calm traffic in such areas. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Chairperson and Future Contributions of Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Board: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Feb 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...on the role. I have a few things we might tease out a little. Professor Collins mentioned the report and the prognosis and that there is a set of prescriptions there and a number of actions to be taken. Some are priorities and are urgent. Have any of those been put in place yet? At what stage does Professor Collins expect the recommendations of the report will be fully in line? How...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank our witnesses for their presentation. I have a number of questions with regard to the capital programme and the investment EirGrid is looking at. We all accept we are looking at a growth pattern over the next decade or more. How we shape up for that and the work that needs to be done around that are the key questions. Dr. Ryan talked about the ability to deliver the network and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Meade for his contribution and the work he and all the staff across the whole network do. Starting locally, on 10 December Iarnród Éireann announced increases to services across the country. Unfortunately, living in the north west, we did not seem to get any such increases. The Sligo-Dublin line did not get any additional services or investment. I would like an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Weather Events (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: I acknowledge the work of the local authority. It is appropriate that additional funding would be given to local authorities in circumstances where they have to deal with situations like this. However, the Government needs to put in place a fund that would be there so the public can access funds as well. I have spoken to people in the area. It is all hands on deck, and people are rushing...

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...