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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Ms Anne Graham: It is not that easy to say because they are working on a national basis. They may be doing contracts within Dublin but they could also be working on contracts in rural areas. It is not that simple. We would have to conduct a detailed process on how that would be divided up. The Deputy referenced the Dublin transport office. When it was doing transport strategies on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: ...of this Action Plan, more new programmes have come on stream. In 2021, Equipment services engineer, healthcare assistant and scaffolding came on stream. In 2022, Bar Manager, Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician, Transport Operations & Commercial Driving, and Cybersecurity Practitioner Level 8 were added to the offering. So far in 2023 we have seen launched a Sportsturf Technician...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (19 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the taxi licensing system in view of dropping numbers and a lack of services particularly in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45914/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: ...of this Action Plan, more new programmes have come on stream. In 2021, Equipment services engineer, healthcare assistant and scaffolding came on stream. In 2022, Bar Manager, Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician, Transport Operations & Commercial Driving, and Cybersecurity Practitioner Level 8 were added to the offering. So far in 2023 we have seen launched a Sportsturf Technician...

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023) See 16 other results from this debate

Violet-Anne Wynne: I commend the Rural Independent Group for tabling this important motion. Young constituents reach out to my office all the time who are unable to take up further and higher education, apprenticeships and jobs because of these disgraceful delays. Towards the end of the summer, my office was contacted by a young man from north Clare, who was due to start at the college in Pallaskenry in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...14th to the 18th of April 2024 and is expected to attract up to 4,000 experts from around the world. TII is responsible for the delivery of the TRA 2024 conference on behalf of the Department of Transport, which is the official host for the event. We emphasise it is very much an event as opposed to just a conference. The Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the Minster of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Park-and-Ride Facilities (17 Oct 2023)

Jack Chambers: ...I am aware from engaging with people who are commuting and have family members of the importance of this to the people in Cavan. There are a substantial number of people in regional towns, the rural hinterland and, to a lesser extent, in the metropolitan area who do not have ease of access to high-quality public transport, either through walking or cycling. Appropriately located and...

Funding for Persons with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: ..., as we all know, falls short of what the Minister of State needs in order to try to make an impact on improving the lives of people with disabilities. I want to concentrate on two things. The first is transport for people with disabilities. In 2013, the motorised transport scheme and the mobility allowance scheme were suspended. People who were on those schemes are still getting...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I and every Member of the House, particularly Deputies from rural constituencies, appreciate the importance of the school transport system. It is for this reason that the system is underpinned by significant funding, with almost €339 million expended last year. An additional €50 million has been provided this year to ensure greater access and to allow children to avail of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Transport Authority (17 Oct 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...being here. It is really appreciated. It will not be a surprise to anybody listening in or to anyone in the Chamber, including the Minister of State, that I am speaking about the issue of public transport in Kildare. The population in Kildare has grown in a huge way in the past years. Many people who live in Kildare travel to Dublin for work and for other reasons. It is hugely...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 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 Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (17 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: 148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 19 January 2023, if he will outline the outcome from the engagement with the Minister for Rural and Community Development or the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media, on this issue concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45262/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Oct 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 the rollout...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (17 Oct 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 responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of Park and Ride facilities. As a background, it is the intention of the NTA, in conjunction with TII, Irish Rail, local...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Health 982 Housing, Local Government and Heritage 7 Justice 5 Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform - Rural and Community Development - Social Protection - Taoiseach's 1 Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Thomas Pringle: .... It is also important that local government is given greater autonomy. Councils are best suited to make important decisions for local communities rather than national governments. Areas such as rural development, housing and the arts should be the responsibility of councils. Issues such as mica are better understood and could be better addressed by councils, and particularly...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2023)

...2021. That was massive progress. There was a lot of opposition to the many measures that it took to bring road deaths down to 137. There was a lot of opposition in the House to then Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, and others who earned the wrath of many Deputies who said he could not do this or that. He did it, however, with the Road Safety Authority, RSA, and the late Gay Byrne....

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023) See 8 other results from this debate

Seán Canney: ...for people who are not used to filling out forms and who, really and truly, have a lifelong disability. There is an issue in the context of ensuring that people with disabilities have some sort of transport supports in order that they are not left grounded or isolated, especially in rural areas. The Ombudsman, Peter Tyndall, in his most recent report stated that we cancelled schemes...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2023)

Lisa Chambers: .... He is right to point out that it was not. The Brexit measures were finite and once-off but the ongoing agriculture budget was not reduced. I take on board the Senator's point about the cost of fuel in rural areas. This is always going to be a challenge because we do not have sufficient levels of public transport. As the Senator rightly pointed out, public transport would not be an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Oct 2023)

Jack Chambers: ...for the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021–2030. The Review, which was published in September, considered Irish evidence and experience to date, best practice internationally and extensive transport modelling scenarios. A Working Group was established to oversee the Review in early 2022. The Group was co-chaired by the Department of Transport and the Road Safety Authority, and...