Results 141-160 of 6,859 for rural transport

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (31 Jan 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: ...for the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications to make a statement on the proposed closure of Roscommon town post office. Senator Fiona O'Loughlin - The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on the timeline for the implementation of the recently announced fares determination by the National Transport Authority. Senator Tom Clonan - The need for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tree Remediation (31 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...for landowners, workers and visitors. My Department does not have responsibility for the removal of roadside trees or for private homeowners living in the countryside with ash trees in their rural gardens. As with any other health and safety matter, site-specific issues together with any measures, including any risk assessments required, are in the first instance the responsibility of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Offshore Islands (30 Jan 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 70. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to discuss the provision of subsidies for the transportation of freight to the offshore islands, the maximum cost of same and the oversight mechanisms that exist. [4304/24]

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (30 Jan 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: ...access to graduate entry medicine courses in the State and, in particular, to ensure under-represented groups have access to such courses. Senator Sharon Keogan - The need for the Minister for Transport to include the Thurles bypass project in the National Development Plan 2021-2030 during the 2025 review of the plan. Senator Erin McGreehan - The need for the Minister for Rural and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR Programme provides funding under a number of different measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation over a defined period. Since the programme was relaunched in 2016, it has supported a wide range of measures with over €70 million being approved for almost 2,400 projects...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR Programme provides funding under a number of different measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation over a defined period. Since the programme was relaunched in 2016, it has supported a wide range of measures with almost €70.5 million being approved for almost 2,400 projects...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ..., walking tracks and community gyms. Since the programme was relaunched in 2016, it has supported a wide range of measures with over €70 million being approved for almost 2400 projects throughout rural Ireland. Funding of almost €13 million for 302 projects was approved under CLÁR 2023. The measures funded under CLÁR 2023 were:Developing Community Facilities and...

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Jan 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: ...argue charities do the work the State should do, directly funded from the Exchequer. That is why they need to be supported and allowed to flourish. It is the same with housing services, urban or rural. There are hard-working charities that represent the Traveller community. I mentioned organisations like the West Cork Women Against Violence Project, an amazing charity that acknowledges...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (25 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Canney: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the NTA to support active travel projects in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3587/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Jan 2024)

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...

Committee on Public Petitions: Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (25 Jan 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

...may actually be re-opened sometime in the future. We hold a pragmatic view. What the State holds in this closed railway route is a continuous piece of land in public ownership. The Department of Transport has called it a “transport corridor”. Placing a greenway on a closed railway route is an international best-practice option to protect a route until such time as a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: School bus transport is a very important issue, especially in rural Ireland. It is very important for families. It is also important when we are talking about carbon emissions and everything else. There are two big problems in this area. One is that people over 70 are not allowed to drive school buses, even if they are medically fit. This has been raised here by me and many other people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Martin Conway: ...for 24 years and is retiring at the end of the month. I wish to put on the record my appreciation for the role he has played over many years. He has supported me and many others. The National Transport Authority, NTA, today published a report on fare determinations. It is very interesting because, unfortunately, it does not refer a huge amount to rural Ireland. There are significant...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...the mayoral programme. The committee will also examine major issues affecting Limerick City and County Council, including economic, tourism, social and cultural matters, employment, co-ordinating initiatives, services and funding to support rural areas and town regeneration. The mayor will launch and chair the Limerick Project Ireland 2040 delivery board to focus on the implementation of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (24 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Malcolm Noonan: As I recall from my time on a local authority, the LIS similarly was always oversubscribed. There are very good schemes just like the CIS. Given the scale of our rural roads network, demand will always exceed supply. We understand that the road network suffers deterioration over time and these impacts are felt by communities especially on more lightly trafficked public roads that serve...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crisis in Ireland's Inshore Fishing Industry: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

.... The sector currently provides in excess of 50% of employment in Ireland's seafood industry, with each job at sea accounting for seven onshore jobs, including those in processing factories, transportation, ship chandleries, gear manufacturers, marine engineering companies, electronics companies, as well as seafood chefs and waiters in restaurants. The inshore sector is an integral...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Update on Key Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (24 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: .... A total of 22,801 students took part in a survey on student accommodation. That shows the level of interest. As regards the 22,801 people who took part, I was quite taken by how strong their views and attitudes around public transport were. It was not a surprise to me. I had heard it many times. Exciting proposals could emerge around the development of local and rural transport and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Jan 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered plans to incentivise uptake of electric vehicles in rural areas. [3114/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to encourage safer cycling at night-time in both rural communities and in cities. [3188/24]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: In many cases, transport is provided. There is a centre in my own town in Monaghan where regular transport is provided in and out of a number of locations during the day into the centre of the town. Local Link has been very good in many areas in changing their routes to accommodate Ukrainian people who are living in rural areas. There is a lot of work ongoing at a community level through...