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Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ..., they will not require insurance, which high-powered scooters will require. Vehicles that count as PPTs will be under the internationally agreed framework, which makes sense. I think Senator Buttimer asked about a timeline regarding e-scooters. We will need three months after the passing of the Bill to ensure, in accordance with European guidelines, that the provisions are compliant...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I thank Senators Buttimer and Dooley. They have engaged in the committee and in real detail here. We broadly agree on the immediate need for this legislation to ensure that our MCIB board is quorate and that we do not leave any gaps in the institutions of the State, that we accept the court judgment and act on it immediately. As I said in the committee, I have committed, subject to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I am quite happy to meet Senator Buttimer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: It will not be a feasibility study. I am not sure if the Senator was listening earlier when I was discussing the development in Cork with Senator Buttimer. We will look to build a high-capacity BusConnects corridor through the city, and then when the demand is shown to rise, we would upgrade it to light rail. I think the second is a real possibility in Galway. I know the group in Galway...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...and housing. We have to pay for it, and I think we can. I am in danger of using all the time I said I would not use. I apologise for that. I will respond to some of the broader points. Senator Buttimer expressed concern about quangos. I very much understand his point. We live in a democratic constitutional Republic and it is the Oireachtas that should decide. However, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...in Dublin. Its staffing levels were significantly increased in the recent budget to enable it to replicate that in Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick. As I stated to Senators Craughwell and Buttimer and other members, we need the NTA to help the local authorities in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford to deliver those projects. The NTA is responsible for the big public transport...