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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Road Traffic Offences (8 May 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...Park Transport and Mobility Options Study Post-Consultation Report was published in 2021 which included a number of key recommendations including a reduction of the speed limit in the Park from 50 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour. The lower speed limit was introduced for public safety. There has been a reduction of speeds within the Park with a noticeable change in driver...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Members for their contributions. Amendments Nos. 47 to 66, inclusive, have been grouped for discussion so I will speak about them as a whole. Amendments Nos. 47 to 50, inclusive, seek to change how council members and others are to be appointed to the advisory and implementation committee. The role of the committee will be to support the mayor in preparing and implementing their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (23 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...making a difference. In 2023, the HSE national service plan provides for an additional 43 residential places as well as 23 residential care packages to young people ageing out of Tusla services. In 2023, €6.7 million new development funding was made available to further expand respite services. I note Deputy McGuinness's strong advocacy in the area of respite. The Minister of...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: ..., in my role as Minister of State with responsibility for local government and planning, I will go through some of the key elements. We have made a significant contribution of €421.9 million to the local government sector in 2024. A significant portion of this contribution will cover the impact of the national pay agreements on the payroll of local authorities, ensuring local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (20 Sep 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...arisen over the years, the existing rights of individuals, as well as the lack of significant scientific and environmental impact data on the natural resource. Prior to the commencement of Part 5 of the Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021 and the establishment of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority or MARA on the 17 July 2023, Section 3 of the Foreshore Act provided for the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy for his question. Under Housing for All, in the period 2022 to 2026, the Government will deliver: 47,600 new build social homes; 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing; and 28,500 new affordable homes. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of more than €4 billion per annum, through an overall combination of €12 billion in direct...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (22 Feb 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...that certain properties will take time but we will certainly follow up the case he highlights in Tobar Naofa with Kerry County Council. The process has started this year and a further €5 million in funding has been ring-fenced for planned maintenance under this year's planned maintenance-voids programme to support the implementation of an ICT asset management system for the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...I am worried about happens when we do a body of work, so let us consider the state of aviation in Ireland and the realities of it were put in context for me when we visited Holland. As many as 71 million passengers use the main airport of Holland, which is Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, and that country has a population of 17 million. By contrast, Ireland has a population of 5 million...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: So €5 million is being put aside.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The State is providing roughly €13 million with €5 million coming from the council's own resources.

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: .... We need to see a plan from the DAA as to how it will ensure that passengers can get through Dublin Airport on time before the upcoming bank holiday weekend when the numbers will double from 50,000 to 100,000 passengers per day into the summer period. We need to understand how this situation arose last weekend. Was it simply rostering? I accept there is a mismatch with the staff...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the fine for a corporate the higher of €5 million or 10% of the turnover, and for an individual the higher of €500,000 or 10% of annual income?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Am I correct in understanding that the cost of the network will be €1.1 billion? The poles will cost €900 million over a 25-year period. There is a contingency fund of €500 million. The total cost of the scheme over 25 years is anticipated to be €5 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: That allocation of €15 million is less than 5% of the overall budget. The point I am trying to make is a very simple one. It is about how money is spent. The benefits from this initiative are enormous for every town, village, rural area and urban area. Of the 170 schools, what is the breakdown between primary and secondary schools?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...aspect. My second point is on a recurring theme here. We accept all the work done by the NCSC and the Minister of State, but we had an expert in here who said that if one was to base the €7 million - of which approximately €2 million is capital spending and €5 million current, if I am correct - per capitarelative to the UK, we should be spending approximately ten...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...a witness before the committee yesterday. He said that he measured Ireland versus the UK spending in cybersecurity per capita. Mr. Larkin expected that we should be spending in the order of €50 million per annum, but we are spending about €5 million per annum. Does the Minister of State believe that the National Cyber Security Centre is under-resourced? Does he agree with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Currently there is an annual budget of €5 million going into the national cybersecurity centre. Is that sufficient?

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...what is happening at this moment in time? Can the capacity review be expedited in view of what is happening? There are currently 29 staff in the NCSC at the moment. Is that sufficient? The budget is €5 million. Is that sufficient? A cyberattack took place late on Thursday night or early on Friday morning of last week. Are cyberattacks continuing to happen or is it purely...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (2 Dec 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister for his reply but I must take issue with it. He referred to delay of the project. There is €5 million allocated to the project for this year. There is no issue with funding here. This is an issue of sign-off from the Minister to allow this road project to go ahead. He stated it is now getting to construction decision stage. If he walks the route, he will see...