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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (3 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated annual, first- and full-year costs of extending the 20% fare reduction to commercial operators, in tabular form. [28550/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated annual cost for 2024 and 2025, as well as the total cost, of the Connecting Ireland rural bus scheme, in tabular form. [28551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total funding commitment to the A5/N2 upgrade, as well as an annual breakdown of this commitment for the years 2024-2029, in tabular form. [28552/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated annual, first- and full-year costs of employing an additional 25, 50, 75, and 100 driving testers, in tabular form. [28553/24]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: I commend Deputies Mairéad Farrell and Eoin Ó Broin on introducing this legislation. The Rental Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2024 seeks to establish some form of contract between the householder and the tenant renting the room in the house. I have first-hand experience of this. Last year I had three in college together and this coming year we will have two going to college. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their contributions and opening statements. We are in the midst of a housing crisis. In that context, one thing that strikes me is the fact that everyone says the solution is to build more houses. That is pretty obvious. The difficulty we have with labour restrictions and everything else in this regard is a major problem. The tendency seems to be, and it is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: Are there any issues around that? I am thinking of the problems we have with mica, pyrite, etc., in the context of adhering to regulations as we move forward to come up with better materials that may have unintended consequences in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: I have just one final point. The cost of all this is the first thing people think of, and it has been the experience in the past that when you go to a greener type of building, the costs go much higher compared with the costs of traditional materials that have been used. We have an argument going on at the moment about the cost of affordable housing in Dublin. The cost of affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide information on section 29 school expulsion appeals undertaken at post-primary level in each of the past five years, including details of the outcomes (details supplied). [28025/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide information on courtroom challenges to section 29 expulsion appeal decisions at post-primary school level in each of the past five years, be that by way of judicial review or other courtroom proceedings; the number of challenges lodged by parents; the number lodged by the school board of management; and details of the outcomes of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school attendance notices issued by the Educational Welfare Service on an annual basis for the past five years. [28027/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of legal proceedings commenced on foot of failure to comply with the requirement of school attendance notices in each of the past five years. [28028/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of court-imposed penalties imposed on foot of failure to comply with the requirement of school attendance notices in each of the past five years. [28029/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's plans and intentions for formal recognition by her Department of post-primary parental representation at a national level (details supplied). [28030/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (2 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide information on the authorised staffing complement of the Educational Welfare Service of Tusla, including details of the number of persons in roles (details supplied). [28031/24]

Statutory Home Care: Statements (27 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: These are statements on statutory home care. The problem, as most speakers from the Opposition have made plain, is that we do not have statutory home care. That is the issue. What we have is a system where much of the care is provided by private providers and which is not working very well for most people. I have examples of that the length and breadth of my constituency. I continually...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: Who did that?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Postal Services (27 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: There is one comment I want to make about An Post in the context of its parcel service. The Minister mentioned it as well. Every road in the country we go down, we see nothing but couriers delivering all kinds of stuff. They are all private businesses and they are all obviously able to compete and make money. It seems very strange to me that An Post cannot be in that field and cannot be...

Pre-European Council: Statements (26 Jun 2024)

Martin Kenny: I too commend everyone involved in ensuring that Julian Assange, at long last, got his freedom and a way out of the entrapment that was put in place. As my colleague has said, he stood up for democracy, for freedom and for ordinary people having a voice when they saw tyranny going on around them. We do not have enough of that in the world anywhere. In regard to the situation in Europe,...