Results 41-60 of 356 for long speaker:Martin Kenny

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...underfunding of the health budget this year will have an effect the length and breadth of the country, nowhere more so than in my constituency of Sligo-Leitrim. As we know, the hospitals all along the western seaboard from Donegal to Limerick and including Sligo are those that have some of the highest rates of people waiting on trolleys to be seen. This is because there is nowhere else...

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...or appropriate considering the number of people who need it. The Government has to come up to the mark and ensure it can provide the service for everyone. There are people waiting for far too long in all areas of the country. Some are waiting up to a year. Saying new staff are being added and that things are progressing is not sufficient, as they are not progressing anything like they...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (17 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider filling the two vacant positions on the board of the Road Safety Authority; to outline the recruitment process; to outline how long these positions have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45150/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...They are all being presented to the public as one-off measures or payments they are going to get in three instalments, which will be very easy to take away in the future. What is being done is not long term in nature and is not sustainable. That is one of the big issues. I see that with transport in my area. The cut to fares for buses and trains, while it is welcome, has been extended...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Martin Kenny: Why would it take a long time?

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...four months later in November? Families all over the country are in a dismal situation now, having waited and waited to get appointments, to be seen and to have operations. For a very long time, people have been approaching every Deputy and Senator about significant problems with access. Dealing with conditions like spina bifida and scoliosis is terrifying for any family because they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Martin Kenny: ..., the average income of everyone would go up by an awful lot but it would not do a lot for everybody else. It is a similar scenario here. We find that in certain areas, people are waiting very long periods for a car test. I booked one today in Carrick-on-Shannon for 13 October. That, in fairness, is pretty good. I have talked to people in other places who have been waiting for four or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...car was tested. Something like that needs to be considered to bring balance back to the situation. There are an awful lot of angry people out there who have waited to get their cars tested for a long time and find that when it happens, it is only a short period until they have to get it done again. A car that passes the test is obviously roadworthy and should be roadworthy for at least...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...not want to be back here next year, the year after and the year after that doing the same thing over and over. If we are obliged to implement emergency legislation on an annual basis for decades, it is no longer emergency legislation. We need to recognise that. We want to build consensus. If we can do so, then we will support that consensus. I was disappointed when the Minister stated...

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...an asset to the companies in question. However, we need to acknowledge that a tiny minority of companies and businesses treat their apprentices badly. Sometimes apprenticeships are kept on for a long time and are not treated as they should be. We need to recognise that. The areas of the economy where we have the greatest opportunities to develop people's skills include the health...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...'s priority to deliver this road, it is not sufficient to provide a little fig leaf toward it by giving it some money for this year and then to stop it after that. It has to be a broad and long-term commitment to ensure that the road is delivered and that the proper infrastructure is put in place for public safety and also for economic development. The Sligo region and particularly Sligo...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: .... That is how we can build an economy in the parts of the country where we have the most potential to have that economy. Certainly in the west and the north west, that is the case. For too long, rural Ireland has had to see what crumbs come off the table from other places. That cannot be accepted any longer. We need the investment and the infrastructure to be put in place. Finally,...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: I commend the Minister and his staff. This is extensive legislation that covers myriad issues that have been around for a long time. Some of the more modern problems we have, such as those relating to scramblers, needed to be dealt with effectively. I still have some fear about the issues relating to public space and so on but it is nonetheless a great advance on where we are. The issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...on holidays and if they have luggage, they will need to park. I appreciate that there are parking spaces. In fact, my daughter went away the other evening and her car is parked there. There are long-term car parking spaces, but it is restricted and it is tight. That is what people are concerned about. There is an issue with regard to the quick-park car park that Mr. Jacobs has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Kenny: In the context of metro north and the possibility of it happening, we have been a long time waiting for it. That route has been mapped out at this stage, as has the location in the terminal that passengers coming to or leaving from the airport would use. I assume the location of that would have an impact on any future planning that the DAA would engage in. Earlier, Mr. Jacobs mentioned the...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...is huge frustration with the time it is taking. Almost a year later, they are finally getting to a stage where they are going to appoint an architect. They have the site. It is just crazy how long everything seems to take. There was also the possibility of an opportunity in Cloonamahon House in Sligo, where there are two purpose-built bungalows for people with disabilities with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...small details. It is my understanding that more densely populated areas are the ones in which we would be able to have most impact because we can put public transport in place that is not going long distances and is moving rapidly through the area. As the Minister mentioned in his opening remarks, these reductions will require making more space for public transport. I am aware the idea...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...challenges that lie ahead. The Department of Finance published a document last week, titled Future Proofing Public Finances. I read it and much of what is mentioned is about putting things on the long finger. This even includes issues to do with climate change. The document does not speak about investing to ensure there is a proper service from Dublin Airport into the city centre. Nor...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: .... I often hear people say it is unsustainable for people to live in rural areas, as if they were building a house hundreds of miles from anywhere. We have a network of roads and we build houses along those existing roads. We also have group water schemes that provide water, which is a critical part of the infrastructure in place in rural Ireland. Nobody builds a house that is not...

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...on this in his term because many are desperate to have their needs assessed and dealt with appropriately. The disability sector seems to be a forgotten one and has been left behind for far too long. Some years ago, I went to Ballyshannon and met a wheelchair user, Ms Vicky Matthews, and spent half a day going around with her to see what it was like to manage, given the terrible...