Results 1-20 of 570 for speaker:Shane Moynihan

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (19 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Yesterday's announcement is very welcome in terms of the infrastructure foundations put in place to harness the economic potential of the shared island. Part of that, which we have discussed in this House, is the role of the all-island labour market and the need for focus and skills. I would love to hear from the Taoiseach about what engagement is happening with the Northern Ireland...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (19 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 27. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on the work of the shared island unit. [63180/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (18 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The other aspect of this I am worried about is that anecdotal evidence from my constituency and around the country suggests that e-scooters are being used in many cases to facilitate antisocial behaviour, and because they do not have to be registered to an owner, there is no accountability regarding the vehicle. There are concerns about...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (18 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider undertaking a review of the current regulatory regime in place for escooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63600/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (18 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Will the Minister of State consider undertaking a review of the regulatory regime for e-scooters? He will be aware of the Road Safety Authority survey earlier this year which showed nearly a quarter of regular e-scooter users have been involved in an accident and one third have been involved in a near miss. We know the number of accidents involving e-scooters on our roads is increasing and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electric Vehicles (18 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: The Minister of State will be aware of recent reports of e-scooters being sold openly in Irish shops which do not meet those safety requirements and are, therefore, illegal to use on Irish roads. My fear is we are becoming an outlier in western Europe. In France and Germany, e-scooters and, therefore, the users need to be insured. In Italy, e-scooters need to have a licence plate and be...

Ukraine: Statements (18 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak about the very worrying spectre and instance of there being war in Europe for the first time in decades. It is important to take a moment to check and remind ourselves of the sheer significance and impact of that statement, that there is war on the Continent of Europe, a plane flight away from where we are at the moment. It becomes very real...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (13 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for that answer. I am a little disappointed that we still cannot give a date for this meeting of stakeholders. I note that the passage of time is attributed for the need to evolve the presentation. I hope that, in a few months' time, we are not looking at the passage of time again as being an issue why this has not progressed to a point where it is being...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (13 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Go raibh maith agat. Before I start on the main topic of my contribution, because it is pertinent to the school in question, I will take a moment to acknowledge that the community of the Divine Mercy Senior National School staff, students and the wider school community have experienced a particular tragedy this week. They are in my thoughts and prayers and have the full support of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2026 (13 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 100. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an overview of his Budget 2026 measures to support people seeking employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62065/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the use of a standardised marking distribution also known as a bell curve for Irish as is used in English and maths standardised tests. [62490/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I apologise for being late. I read the introductory documents in advance. I have two quick questions. The first relates to the use of CPOs. I have heard the worry and concern in the witnesses' voices. What alternatives would they suggest? We know that greenways bring benefits. How else can we design the policy intervention-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I will just finish the question, if that is all right. How else can we design an intervention that allows us to deliver what is ultimately something for the common good, without necessarily impinging and creating a situation whereby there is a tension between the IFA and TII?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I read Mr. Cummins's briefing note on the Dungarvan greenway. Do we have any lessons from how that process was led or adopted? I was on the Dungarvan greenway last year and the general sentiment I heard about it from people was hugely positive. I do not know much about the process that led to it. Do we have any lessons from that process that we could apply to other greenways around the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I thank everybody very much for coming in. I have three quick questions. I will ask all of them in one go and I can get one answer at the end. What does the current interaction and consultation process look like with regard to engaging with landowners? What touch points are there? What sort of substantive engagement is there with the landowners? Turning to my constituency, I would...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (12 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 52. To ask the Taoiseach if an allocation will be ringfenced from the Shared Island Initiative funding to further cross-Border sporting initiatives in the years ahead. [55022/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (12 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 53. To ask the Taoiseach if there are specific cross-Border sporting initiatives, beyond the sports club EV charger scheme, envisaged as part of the Shared Island initiative. [55023/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (12 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports which have been provided to South Dublin County Council and Fingal County Council to bring the Farmleigh Bridge, Silver Bridge or Guinness Bridge spanning the River Liffey back into use for pedestrians and cyclists. [61513/25]

International Protection Processing and Enforcement: Statements (5 Nov 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I condemn unreservedly the attack on the IPAS centre in Drogheda and all attacks on IPAS centres up and down the country. In each of those cases, a human being has made a decision to inflict a violent act on another human being and that cannot be justified under any circumstances. I am proud to be a TD for Dublin Mid-West, one of the most ethnically diverse constituencies in the country....