Results 221-240 of 6,882 for rural transport

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Kieran O'Donnell: We want people to live in rural Ireland. We want the schools to be populated. We want rural towns and rural villages to do well. Under European Union law we must comply with the habitats directive. We are currently doing an update on the national planning framework. We are meeting with the planning advisory forum, which I chair. We have a body of work commissioned with the Economic...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Dec 2023)

Seán Kyne: ...pressures people have witnessed and lived with. We all see in the small shop one might do the price increases over the past numbers of years as a direct consequence of pressures on oil prices and transport costs. It is evident to everybody what is happening and the Government has been able to respond because it is the right thing to do and because we are in a position of being able to do...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Dec 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ were published on 31 August 2023 for consultation. The Draft Guidelines set out proposed policies and objectives in relation to the planning and development of urban and rural settlements, including residential density standards. They provide for higher densities at more central and accessible urban locations, including locations proximate to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Strategies (7 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Moynihan: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the key initiatives taken to improve transport services in both urban and rural Ireland since 27 June 2020. [54399/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/23 school year, over 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (7 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: At the outset, I would like to assure the Deputy that this Government is committed to building stronger, safer communities in our towns and cities and in rural Ireland. Everybody has the right to feel safe and to be safe in their homes and on their land and property. I have prioritised the enactment of a series of laws intended to increase the safety and security of communities. Recent...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

John Lahart: ...in the country in parts of Tallaght. We now move to the burgeoning suburb of Citywest. I was a member of South Dublin County Council for 17 years. One of my objectives was to preserve the rural character of the roads that led to the mountains. We managed to achieve that. Another goal was to maintain the line beyond which development was not possible, and we managed to maintain that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Dec 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...go ahead with this increase. People rely on the roads to get to work, to bring kids to school and to attend medical appointments in different parts of the country. In particular, people from more rural areas do not have an alternative as of yet to private transport or the use of a toll road. At a time where the cost of living is really hurting families and indeed business, this is not a...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...to migrant integration, and the provision of emergency accommodation and services; — ensure that, when new accommodation and reception centres are being opened, access to healthcare, education, transport and other services are co-ordinated in parallel, with adequate resourcing provided; — convene a Government-led conference at national level as part of the development of a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (6 Dec 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am delighted to have the Minister of State in the Seanad. I am fed up, as no doubt every other politician is, with the state of school transport in this country. It is an absolute outrage, to be honest, that the Department of Education has been sitting on a report on school transport since 2021. I rise today specifically to deal with one issue in Galway around the Educate Together...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...role in supporting other commitments. Key updates regarding policy achievements in 2023 with respect to these commitments, as sought by the Deputy, are set out below. Climate Action Plan The Transport chapter of the national Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23) brought a renewed focus on the need for systemic action, at all levels of Government, to better integrate our planning and transport...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

...of the disability community, such as deaf people, people hard of hearing and people with impairments like that. Accessibility impacts on being spontaneous as a disabled person. There is a huge rural-urban divide in terms of accessible transport, services and broadband. There is a complete lack of joined-up thinking in how systems are developed in terms of accessibility, on the whole....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...capacity coming from renewable sources by 2030. In this context, a key priority is enabling citizen and community participation in the energy transition across the country, including in our rural communities including our offshore islands. This will be achieved through a combination of Government support schemes and policies to encourage and subsidise the generation of renewable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority: Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023) See 4 other results from this debate

...brief details on my background and career to date. I am a geography graduate of Durham University and a member of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. I have 40 years’ experience in transport in the UK and Australia and have run a number of train operating companies in the UK and bus, tram and rail operations in Melbourne. I was the inaugural CEO of TransLink transit...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (5 Dec 2023)

Jerry Buttimer: ...- The need for the Minster for Education to make a statement on her plans to resolve the capacity issues at Clonakilty Community College. Senator Robbie Gallagher - The need for the Minister for Transport to increase the funding for regional and local roads in counties Cavan and Monaghan and throughout rural Ireland. The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (5 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: ...Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his thoughts on the content of the response from the Department on the policy perspective and the delivery of key services to his community. The Minister for Transport believes in expanding the public transport network and increasing service levels throughout the country in the ways set out in policies like Connecting Ireland and BusConnects. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. The NTA also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including TFI Local Link services, delivering...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (30 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Seán Canney: ...At the same time, we are bringing in the residential loan land tax. We have deferred it for a year. I tell you one thing, if functional farmers have to pay that land tax, we might as well close rural Ireland and stop farming. We could have a situation where we have what is called R2 zoned lands, that is, available land if R1 is used up, and that this land could also be taxed even though...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Test (30 Nov 2023)

Brendan Griffin: .... The regular issues that I have to deal with in my office are from constituents who badly need to have full licences for work, for education and for other reasons. We do not have the public transport links, particularly in rural constituencies, that we need to have. People need to be able to drive. They need to have their full licences. They need those backlogs cleared.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (30 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...that is allowed under Article 179 of the Solvency II directive. The requirement to have insurance varies across member states. In Ireland, there are four mandatory insurance products, all for forms of transport. You must have motor insurance if you are driving a car. You also must have insurance for aircraft, light rail vehicles and ships. There is no other circumstance in which we...