Results 281-300 of 6,883 for rural transport

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Tim Lombard: How will we deal with rural transportation going forward? There is a lack of taxis, in particular. People on a night out are unable to go home. Uber needs to be rolled out in Ireland. Medium and small rural towns have no taxi service at the weekend. People cannot go home so nights out are totally prohibited. Christmas trade will be affected again. The bus service in rural Ireland does...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...fuels such as petrol and diesel for the duration of 2024. It also has the effect of reducing the level of excise applied to home heating oil by more than 50% until 1 May 2024, saving households approximately €64 per tank fill. The policy objective of the carbon tax, which was announced many years ago now, was to establish a price floor on carbon-based fuels, and it is acknowledged...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: ..., Deputy Denise Mitchell, who also lost her father yesterday. I extend condolences to both families. We need to have statements, questions and answers with the Ministers for Justice and Transport on the issue of road deaths. I am struck by the fact that we have seen a spike in the loss of life, especially in rural Ireland. Some years ago we had an horrendous levels of deaths on our...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Risk Management (7 Nov 2023)

Joe O'Brien: ...sympathy to the people of north Louth, including the Cooley Peninsula, who had their houses and businesses flooded last week. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael McGrath, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys, and the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donovan, visited some of the affected areas last week to see the impact of this flood event at first...

Committee on Mental Health: Mental Health Care for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

...to leverage in relation to the opportunities digital platforms or digital tools give us around access to culturally competent services and reduced barriers to accessing mental health services. Transport in rural Ireland can be a huge barrier for those in centres. There are also inreach opportunities for bringing particular trauma-informed services into the services. The report also...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to 'open' public transport. Funding for individualised ‘closed’ transport and mobility services are outside of my public transport remit. However, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of accessible public passenger transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 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 national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural Transport Programme which operates under the TFI Local Link brand. In light of the NTA's responsibilities for TFI Local Link services,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 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 and delivering...

Joint Committee on Disability Matters Report: Motion (26 Oct 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...who want to run for election. Is there anything the Minister of State can do to help with that? I met people from the Carlow branch of the Irish Wheelchair Association during the week. Transport, as has been mentioned, is the biggest issue for people in rural Ireland, particularly in Carlow. Some of the people who spoke to me said they find it challenging to get transport to...

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Michael Moynihan: ...and getting onto the road as qualified drivers. Suggestions were made last week that it should be tied into second-level education and yes, education is gearing people for life and especially in rural Ireland we do not have the luxury of being without a car. Mandatory driving instruction at post-primary level is hugely important and students should have that facility. There should also...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023)

...the €5.77 billion provided in 2021. The primary sources of central government funding for local authorities are the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage through Vote 34 and the Local Government Fund, LGF, and the Vote for transport. Approximately 92% of the €6.04 billion was provided from these sources in 2022. In 2022, €3.2 billion of central...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: "Yes" is the answer to the Deputy's question. We are putting pressure on the NTA on the back of an incredible change in rural transport in particular. We are launching a new public transport service in rural Ireland every week, and the numbers are incredible. People are flocking to it. There was a 112% increase year on year last year, particularly among younger people in part because for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...coming back to itself and now having more people flying than pre-Covid. I say well done to the team there. It is important that we have regional balance in terms of flights. Senator Boyhan sought a debate on rural housing. I am delighted to hear that the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly went so well in my own county of Kildare. I could not agree more in terms of supporting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023) See 7 other results from this debate

Jack Chambers: ...and they need to be targeted through improved enforcement. I am not for one minute denying that strengthened enforcement can play a key role in this. We have a technology group with the National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland. People will be aware of technological interventions that have been used elsewhere to improve compliance, and there is work progressing...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Michael Healy-Rae: ...our roads budget for next year at a time when our roads are getting worse. The ongoing Green Party-backed reduction in funding for roads is deeply concerning. It is obvious we have a Minister for roads and transportation who hates roads and private transportation. It is ironic to think the man in charge of maintaining and improving our road network does not want to do that. All he...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...the need for an apprenticeship centre or hub in Roscommon and Galway that would work in conjunction with Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board, GRETB. I completely agree. I always make the point, particularly on rural areas, including north-west Kildare, because for ease of access and transport to these places, we need to have it. It is a good call. Senator Craughwell spoke...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...in how we presented the data we have. We are not in any way closed to that and we are open to taking on board the feedback we have received today and in writing in what we present. On the school transport review, as I said, I hear what the Deputy is saying. From the point of view of an official in the Department, this is the process that has been under way and my understanding is that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (24 Oct 2023)

Johnny Guirke: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if plans are in place to extend the local hackney pilot scheme to further rural areas, in particular to areas of Westmeath, such as Clonmellon, Delvin, Raharney, which have no such service at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46349/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small-scale projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population over a defined period. Since the programme was relaunched in 2016, it has supported over 2,100 projects with funding of over €59 million. This funding is making a real difference in many of our smaller and more remote communities. The...