Results 161-180 of 285 for long speaker:Imelda Munster

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Imelda Munster: ...no evidence that carbon tax works or that it is effective in any meaningful way. Taxing people is the typical go-to response, rather than bringing in measures that would be meaningful, sincere and long-lasting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (27 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: How long ago was that response sent?

Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: ...recommends that the needs of people with disabilities be central to all future transport planning. Periodic reviews, required targets for providers and research are also recommended. While the long-term goal is a move to full accessibility on transport the report also makes short-term recommendations. These include ensuring that passenger information is available in accessible formats...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: ...is also happy to stand over the unaccountable quango that is the HSE which was set up by its Fianna Fáil buddies like Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The Government stands over the closing down of public long-term care services and pushing elderly people into private nursing homes that are double charging them for basic services and therapies that they are fully entitled to receive free...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: ...34,000 people who cross the Border daily need to know well in advance what they need, how they apply for it, when they will receive it, what they are covered for, whether it costs anything and how long will it take to get it. This is about preparedness.

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

Imelda Munster: ...and feeling bullied or intimidated. It has not been a positive experience by any description. Instead of JobPath, the Department would be better off offering encouragement and assistance to the long-term unemployed so they can access the workplace. They need support to build their skill set and confidence. The privatisation of work activation schemes is typical of Fine Gael policy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Corporate Governance Framework of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Imelda Munster: ...apply such costs? This FOI request in particular was quite narrow and I could not believe it when it came back. What is the position taken on that? With regard to the data around FOI requests, how long they take and the charges attached, has the Department had any complaints about FOI requests?

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...promotion of all sustainable forms of transport, in particular public transport and cycling. A wider view needs to be taken and all planning initiatives must prioritise public transport and cycling, along with the reduction of private car usage in our cities. These go hand in hand. The best way to reduce car use is to ensure public transport is reliable, frequent and affordable. There...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...2040, I refer to yesterday's announcement of funding allocations under the urban regeneration and development funds and, first, I want to welcome the specific funding allocation for Dundalk's Long Walk Quarter. While the inclusion of Drogheda's Westgate Vision is very welcome I have serious concerns that no specific funding has been allocated to it despite the fact that Drogheda has been...

Older People: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...people. It is an issue that affects every county in the State, none more than my county of Louth. Fine Gael, with the Labour Party, the party's former partner in government, removed the 23 public long-term care beds from the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda. They also removed the 15 respite care beds and replaced them with temporary step-down beds to facilitate the transfer of patients to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (23 Oct 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...in the next 30 days? How does the Minister of State propose to rectify this? This mess was not of the workers' making. How does he propose to rectify it so the workers will not be left for 30 long days without any payment whatsoever?

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...etc. owing to the inherent safety issues involved and the risk of serious injury or death. Therefore the opportunity to actually bring these vehicles to a stop is rare. That is a remarkable statement. Does that mean gardaí are no longer able to pursue or chase people who have broken the law? The Government is clearly grasping at straws looking for reasons to oppose this...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...x20ac;1 billion in the bottom of a sock. Our roads are crumbling and have been for years but there is no money forthcoming from the Government to address this. It is another example of short-term vision. There is not even any cop-on because the longer one allows the roads to deteriorate, the more it will cost to fix them in the long run. Additional current expenditure is only €50...

Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Sep 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...It cut the respite care grant, lone parent's allowance and social welfare for young people, and introduced water charges and the local property tax. Abolishing town councils was just another item on that long list. Section 10 claims that the re-establishment of town councils will be met from existing resources and there will be no additional cost to the State. Will Deputy Howlin...

Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2018)

Imelda Munster: This motion outlines the serious gaps in infrastructure in this State. Fianna Fáil will be well acquainted with the issue, as it was in government for decades and did not bother with long-term, sustainable planning and development. After it bankrupted the country, another decade passed without investment in infrastructure. This was a policy decision by Labour and Fine Gael to punish...

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)

Imelda Munster: I welcome the Bill which has been a long time coming. In the case of Setanta customers, it has been more than four years. It is simply unacceptable that private insurance companies in this State can become insolvent without their customers being protected. I commend the work of my colleagues, particularly Deputy Pearse Doherty and others, on pushing for this Bill to ensure customers are...

Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...Humphreys, and an entourage of other Ministers visited Drogheda. Deputy O'Dowd was in tow for the photo opportunity. They were launching Project Ireland 2040 and they each arrived with one arm as long as the other. There was no firm commitment to anything for Drogheda in the plan - not to fund the northern cross route, not to remove the slip road toll on the town, not to reinstate the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (3 Jul 2018)

Imelda Munster: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-stay beds in County Louth in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; and the locations of these beds in each of those years. [29019/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2018)

Imelda Munster: .... The figures show yet again that the Government response is simply not working. The lack of a proper social and affordable housing building programme is compounding the problem further. As long as this remains the case-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...work would begin before the end of last year. It never delivered on this, however. That same pipe burst again last night. Once again, the people affected will be without water and do not know for how long. Despite the mayhem that Irish Water created last year and all that people endured, the company could not even be bothered to prioritise that work. Irish Water needs to get its act...