Results 401-420 of 1,109,193 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Máiría Cahill OR speaker:Catherine Murphy OR speaker:Gino Kenny OR speaker:Verona Murphy OR speaker:Joe Flaherty OR speaker:Richard Bruton OR speaker:Martin Heydon OR speaker:Mary Lou McDonald OR speaker:Micheál Martin OR speaker:Claire Kerrane OR speaker:Richard Bruton6 OR speaker:Peadar Tóibín OR speaker:Seán Crowe OR speaker:Carol Nolan OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh OR speaker:Paul Donnelly OR speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill OR speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú OR speaker:Joan Collins OR speaker:Frank Feighan OR speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:Mairead Farrell OR speaker:Noel Grealish OR speaker:Peter Burke OR speaker:Jim O'Callaghan OR speaker:Norma Foley OR speaker:Pearse Doherty OR speaker:Chris Andrews OR speaker:Danny Healy-Rae) in 'Committee meetings'
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Good.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)
Eamon Ryan: It is the stop-start nature of it. The proof of this can be found when we look at what happens when we do not do things that way. If we look at when we built out the motorways programme, which was done in a strategic way, with long-term certainty, money guaranteed and contractors knowing they had two decades of work, we see we were, in international comparative terms, able to deliver...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)
Question No. 51 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
Matt Carthy: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of flights that he is aware of that have illegally trafficked weapons of war through Ireland; the details of same; the munitions which have been illegally transported; the response of his Department to such; and if the Department has reported a criminal breach of Irish law to An Garda Síochána. [42029/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 9 September 2024, the steps he is taking on foot of reports that aircraft carrying munitions of war operated in sovereign Irish airspace without exemptions, given that the air transportation of munitions of war across State airspace without an exemption is an indictable offence; the number,...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
Paul Murphy: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to stop overflights carrying weapons to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42116/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
Matt Carthy: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the standard operating procedure of his Department, and-or agencies under his aegis, should he or they become aware that an aircraft is currently transiting sovereign airspace with undeclared weapons of war. [42030/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
Paul Murphy: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take against airlines illegally overflying the State which are carrying weapons to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42115/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
Duncan Smith: 110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on his Department's work to identify and stop any overflights of arms shipments destined for Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of media reports that aircraft carrying weaponry from the US to Israel are continuing to fly through Irish airspace; the action he has taken to end such flights since this first came to light in August 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42108/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
Matt Carthy: The Minister previously gave commitments that Irish airspace was not being used to transport weapons bound for Israel. He now knows that not to be the case. He mentioned some ambiguity earlier. I put it to him that there should be no ambiguity at this stage. What is the total number of flights through Irish sovereign airspace that the Minister is aware of that have been used to illegally...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Navigation Orders (17 Oct 2024)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52, 74, 79, 88, 92, 110 and 111 together. In my earlier answer, I outlined the requirement to receive an exemption to carry munitions of war on civil aircraft in Irish sovereign territory or on Irish-registered aircraft wherever they are operating. I outlined the two categories the majority of granted exemptions fall into. I also outlined the difference...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Go raibh maith agat.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)
Eamon Ryan: I will conclude as I have a minute of speaking time remaining. This will give us time to start ramping up what I see as key strategic projects, many of which have already started. There is the likes of the western rail corridor where we have started clearing the line this year. There is also building a rail link to Shannon, which refers back to what we said earlier about how we get better...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)
Eamon Ryan: In this way we could create a cluster.