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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: The question I asked is this: is your car insured if you do not have a certificate of roadworthiness?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: It is up to the company.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: I have two questions, one related to the frustrations the RSA has with technology. Do stakeholders such as insurance companies engage with the RSA and play their part in trying to introduce positive changes? I am aware they did in the past. Does the relationship still exist? The question of busy spots is a bit like that concerning the sharing of data with local authorities. Frequently,...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: Has the RSA a role in that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: It was on insurance companies.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: To be clear, as committee members, we are all responsible. We are not saying that someone who should not be driving is asked to drive. They are driving the same bus five minutes later. That is the issue here.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: It does not make any sense. It does not seem to be based on science. If it is, we have to accept it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: I want to say one thing about the programme of work. Is a new Charities Regulator being appointed? I thought the holder of that office had retired.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: Is a change of personnel taking place?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: I thought there was. I thought there was a new regulator being-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: I accept that, but I think the person might not have been appointed yet.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: It should be here, without a doubt.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Jun 2024)

Gino Kenny: I want to see all hostages released. We all want to see peace and a settlement in the Middle East. The Minister may not agree with this, but those resisting Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank have a right to engage with the Israeli Defense Forces. They have a right because they are being occupied, murdered and slaughtered. It is an incredible statistic, but since 7 October $23...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have repeatedly condemned the bombardment of Gaza. We in Ireland have taken a number of steps to move towards a political pathway and a ceasefire. We have worked with the Arab partners like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Qatar and others to try to develop a peace process and a proper peace initiative. They have published that. We have engaged with them and also...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Jun 2024)

Catherine Connolly: We are way over time.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has been steadfast in supporting the courts and upholding their jurisdiction.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jun 2024)

Passport Services

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jun 2024)

Matt Carthy: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications on hand for more than three, six, nine and 12 months, respectively; and the measures the Passport Office is enacting to ensure the speedy processing of all applications during peak summer months. [27473/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jun 2024)

Matt Carthy: I acknowledge the tremendous efforts of the Passport Office staff, particularly at this time of the year. Will the Minister tell me the number of passport applications on hand for various lengths of time? What measures are his Department and the Passport Office enacting to ensure there is a speedy processing of all applications during these peak summer months?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for acknowledging the performance of the Passport Office and the passport service. The passport service has issued more than 625,000 passports this year. Virtually all complete passport applications are being processed within or before advertised turnaround times with the majority of adult online renewal applications issuing within two working days. There currently...