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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Museum Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Mary Butler: To reiterate, a number of organisations, including Dublin Port and the local authorities in Cork and Limerick indicated their interest in taking the LÉ Eithne as a museum piece or a tourist attraction, following her decommissioning in 2022. However, despite extensive engagements and lengthy discussions and inspections all these parties withdrew. Dublin Port commissioned two reports in...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Museum Projects (16 Apr 2024)
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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Museum Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Mary Butler: However, I will relay the Deputy's disappointment.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Customs and Excise (16 Apr 2024)
Customs and Excise
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Customs and Excise (16 Apr 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the office of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue and the Minister of State for being here this evening. The Port of Cork plays a key strategic role in the economic life and development of the south and south-west regions. It is recognised as a port of national significance, tier 1. It is the Government's position that these ports are considered to be of...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Minister of State. It is a substantial scheme; there is no question about that. The Minister of State can imagine the situation for a resident who, fundamentally, just wanted footpaths and to be able to walk to the shops and to Togher or Ballyphehane. They would have liked progress to be made an awful lot more quickly. As good as the scheme may eventually be, this still...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Mary Butler: I think the rest of this response will answer some of the Deputy's questions. I thank him for his views on this matter, which is obviously a very important issue to the residents of Lehenaghmore Road and the wider community. The safety of road users, especially vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians, is paramount to the Department of the Minister, Deputy Ryan. The...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Museum Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Museum Projects
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Museum Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for taking the question. There seems to bit of a Cork contingent here tonight, for a change. I wish to read into the record a statement from the Sinn Féin spokesperson on Gaeilge, the Gaeltacht, arts, culture and heritage, Deputy Ó Snodaigh. It is to do with the scrapping of the LÉ Eithne. It states: Opting to scrap the vessel without even...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Museum Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Mary Butler: I am taking this Topical Issue matter on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence. I thank the Deputy for his statement and interest. In July 2022, the then Minister for Defence accepted the recommendation of the joint civil military working group on decommissioning that the decommissioning and disposal of three Naval Service ships, namely, the LÉ Eithne, LÉ Orla and...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Land Issues (16 Apr 2024)
Mary Butler: The Deputy has made a very important point in talking about disputed routes. Two weeks ago, I was in Cashel to launch the St. Declan's Way walk. It is another part of the strategic plan. It is the most fantastic walk between Cashel and Ardmore. What struck me on that walk was the number of landowners who were present, who had engaged and who had made the walk the success it was. There...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Road Projects
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This has been a saga for the people of Lehenaghmore and Lehenagh Beg. To give the Minister of State some context, since she might not be familiar with the locality, this is an area just south of the link road in Cork city. Hundreds upon hundreds of houses have been built there in recent years but, effectively, it is an island. It is within walking distance of Ballyphehane and Togher but,...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Apr 2024)
Mary Butler: The Department of Transport has responsibility for the provision of funding and setting of policy on transport issues, including active travel. The National Transport Authority has responsibility for the allocation of funding to projects at local authority level and works with the local authorities to ensure delivery of same. The Deputy will be aware that a significant increase in...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teaching Qualifications (16 Apr 2024)
Is féidir teacht ar Cheisteanna Scríofa ar www.oireachtas.ie. Written Answers are published on the Oireachtas website.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (16 Apr 2024)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Land Issues (16 Apr 2024)
Land Issues
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Land Issues (16 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: I want to discuss the issue of public rights of way in the country. I expect this is a matter for the Department of Justice but I nonetheless want to thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for being here tonight to take this issue. The background to me raising this, apart from having some experience in dealing with rights of way issues where we have tried to include them in county...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Land Issues (16 Apr 2024)
Mary Butler: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle agus leis an Teachta. I convey the apologies of my colleague, the Minster for Justice, Deputy Helen McEntee, who regrets she cannot be here for this issue. On behalf of the Minister, I thank Deputy Steven Matthews for raising this important issue and for giving me the opportunity, hopefully, to provide clarity on it. Deputy Matthews...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Land Issues (16 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State for the response. Having spent nine weeks and 126 hours so far in the basement dealing with the new Planning and Developing Bill, I believe that many of those sections referred to by the Minster of State will no longer be relevant because of the new section numbers of the Bill. I take the Minister of State's point on this. I have been through county...