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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Ryan: I thank the committee for the invitation today to review our Climate Action Plan 2023 and to outline actions that we are taking to cut emissions in the transport sector. I am joined by my officials from the Department of Transport, including Mr. Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin, assistant secretary responsible for the Department’s climate pillar; Mr. Naoise Grisewood and Mr. John...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Transport Policy (21 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: ...infrastructure. Approximately €50 million worth of damage was done to local roads across the east Cork area. That is according to Cork County Council. Several roads remain closed, especially rural and secondary routes and quite a significant amount of infrastructure, including bridges, drains and embankments, need sufficient funding if they are to be fixed. We saw a huge...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

John Brady: ...where decisions have been taken to place refugees? As far as I can see, none are being carried out. In my own constituency of Wicklow, there are more than 100 Ukrainians now in the small rural village of Carnew, which has a part-time GP service, and it currently takes two to three weeks for people to get an appointment. The local secondary school is at capacity. They are relying on...

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Rose Conway-Walsh: First, I express condolences to Michael and the Collins family at this heartbreaking time. I thank the Rural Independents for bringing forward this motion. Rural communities face unique barriers to healthcare. We have one of the lowest rates of GPs in Europe. I commend the people of Lahardane this morning on what they have done to retain the GP service within their community. They are...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...will support the mayor in driving progress in economic, touristic, social and cultural matters in the interests of sustaining employment, co-ordinating initiatives and services, funding to support rural areas and measures concerning town regeneration. It is entirely fitting that the mayor should be the person to appoint committee members, including elected members and representatives of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Róisín Garvey: I am going to focus on talking to Mr. Boland and Irish Rural Link. I think Senator Wall has spoken enough to EnergyCloud Ireland. They are two good organisations. It is great to have them at the committee. I was wondering about a couple of things. In Clare, we seem to have many community workshops happening to inform the public. Active age groups and many individuals in rural areas have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Feb 2024)

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 roll-out of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Feb 2024)

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...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rural Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Given the value of the scheme for people living in rural areas, the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, was pleased to be in a position to increase the allocation for the LIS in 2023 alone to almost €30 million. This is a record investment that signifies her commitment to the scheme. More than €120 million has been invested in the LIS since 2017. The figure I have for the allocation...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: ...with regard to the rights of those individuals. It is important we have a debate on the issue in the House. Throughout my time here, Senator Kyne has been an amazing advocate for the school transport system, as have many others, and in raising issues that arise. He is completely right that parents need to make plans around their children. While it is welcome that the situation with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...not have as its priority a sewage or wastewater system for ten houses. Ten houses in a Gaeltacht area could be the difference between keeping the local school open or not. The issue is not just with Gaeltacht areas. It affects other rural areas but the difference with Gaeltacht areas - and the exceptional case that needs to be made in those areas - is that if they do not get the...

Estimates for Public Services 2024 (14 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Marine, including certain services administered by that Office and for payment of certain grants and subsidies and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes and the remediation of Haulbowline Island and that a sum not exceeding €46,000,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (14 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Matt Carthy: 96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken to increase the number of taxi operators in regional towns and rural areas; if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6986/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Feb 2024)

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 delivering the Connecting Ireland Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...have storage by next October if you were to start today. What can we do in this short space of time? What needs to be done, considering that time is ticking regarding this significant issue? The rural economy could be affected. People say dairy farms are the big entities in that there are jobs in transport and processing. The milk pool decreased last year by 3%. The knock-on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...say that is under the Department of sports, but I want to expand my engagement into other sporting organisations. All of the strategies have a cross-government approach. Indeed, when I was in the Department of Transport, in my last remit, there was a significant rolling out of walking and cycling facilities across the country. The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Malcolm Noonan: ...426, 448, 481, 534, 538, 542, 546, 615, 616, 618, 793, 794, 1154 and 1188 as tabled by Deputy Steven Matthews. Amendments Nos. 31, 144 to 146, inclusive, 197, 198, 236, 538, 542 and 546 relate to transport-orientated development. Amendment No. 426 relates to the indicative alignment of active travel networks. Amendment No. 793 relates to access to public transport and active travel...