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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 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 delivering...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (5 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...who require such services, and people with intellectual disabilities would form the majority of service users who are supported by these services. While day service funding does not include transport, some transport supports are provided by the HSE or funded agencies on a discretionary basis, and a variety of transport solutions are pursued in different CHO areas. These include travel...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Johnny Mythen: ...training with a new hybrid training model that would increase the numbers who complete their training and attest as sworn members. We ask that consideration would be given to establishing a public transport policing unit, especially for the DART, Luas, Irish Rail and Dublin Bus services. New figures published recently show that the Garda numbers in Wexford are the fifth lowest in the...

Seanad: Access to Third Level Places and Student Accommodation: Statements (4 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ..., and in Ballinasloe, is that it can be difficult to attract people for this type of role where there is so much driving. As the Minister is aware, this is the case if a GP takes on a role in a rural area. We fought for Westdoc funding to support them, but they are travelling long distances. It is not like a city where everything is in a small area. People can come in by public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023) See 7 other results from this debate

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome the opportunity to meet with the Joint Committee on Disability Matters today. There is a complexity to the transport issues that I hear about because the transport needs of people with disabilities are as diverse as our disabled citizens themselves. From the results of Census 2022, we know that approximately one in five persons in Ireland reported living with some form of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Grants and Bridging Finance for Community Groups: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

...overview of the organisation's role in fostering economic and social development across the west of Ireland. Established in 1997, the WDC is a statutory body operating under the Department of Rural and Community Development. Our mandate encompasses counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo, Galway and Clare. At its core, our mission aligns with the national development plan's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 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: Bus Services (4 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: Bus Services (4 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: Bus Services (4 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 Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (4 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...to the representative of the horse sport industry in Northern Ireland, it states: “One person shall be appointed by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in consultation with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, as nominated by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and Sport Northern Ireland to represent the horse sport...

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023) See 13 other results from this debate

Violet-Anne Wynne: I begin by acknowledging the Minister's well-intentioned idea of last year to provide free school transport. However, it was poorly executed, as there had not been enough forward planning and it was incredibly disappointing to see capped fees reintroduced this year. I hope that next Tuesday there will be a line in the budget to ensure there will not be a reintroduction of full fees next...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. If the scheme is run under the auspices of Local Link, it is possibly the responsibility of the Department of Transport. I will be happy to talk to the Deputy about the issue. I understand as well as she does how important it is to have transport services in rural Ireland. I will speak to the Deputy afterwards to get the details. If I can give...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...the opportunity to meet with residents in Suncroft Community, which is only a few miles outside Newbridge and Kildare. There is no proper bus service there. Senators will often hear me speaking about rural transport services and why we need to connect people, such as pensioners going to collect their pensions and young people needing to get the bus and train to third-level education....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Eileen Flynn: ...years tops. In many cases they are used for additional special classes. A few months ago, Loreto Secondary School in Letterkenny got an ASD unit. That was welcome. In Donegal and elsewhere in rural Ireland, we hear stories of it taking some children as much as two hours to get to their special schools. We should not accept that. Again, the question of responsibility is not clear. On...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Oct 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he considers it acceptable that a young person in Donegal (details supplied) who needs a car for getting to and from college and work but lives in a rural area with little or no public transport options, should wait approximately seven months before they can book a test date, then face other possible delays before the test is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (3 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...congestion at school gates and increase the number of students who walk or cycle to school by providing the necessary infrastructure. The Programme is funded by my Department through the National Transport Authority (NTA). An Taisce’s Green-Schools is coordinating the programme and funding will be made available to local authorities who will play a key part in delivering the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...term Justice Oonagh McPhillips 09-Sep-20 n/a Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform David Moloney 24-Aug-21 n/a Rural and Community Development Mary Hurley 15-Mar-22 n/a Social Protection John McKeon 23-Jul-17 n/a ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...of the licencing process. This is regardless of whether that application comes from a private individual, a forest owner or Coillte. We recognise that each licence has a value, particularly to the rural economy, where the timber is harvested, transported and processed. The equal treatment of all licence applications is borne out by the figures from 2023 and 2022. To date in 2023, my...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I raise the issue of school transport. Since the Dáil resumed, it has been a bone of contention with many colleagues around the House. I want to raise in particular Tunnyduff National School. I am using it as an example. It is a rural school and there are 42 kids to this day without their school transport. The Tánaiste and I both know that 42 kids in a rural school is a...