Results 441-460 of 1,043,625 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Damien English OR speaker:Thomas Gould OR speaker:Steven Matthews OR speaker:Imelda Munster OR speaker:Michael Creed) in 'Committee meetings'
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: Have the Department and the Minister not budged on that as yet?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: Of the contracts that have not been renewed, what is the reason they have not automatically been renewed, given the shortage and also that the testers have been doing the work for years and, therefore, also have experience?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: Is Mr. Waide saying the Department does not even allow the authority renew an existing contract once it comes to an end?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: That seems ridiculous altogether. That is something to take up with the Minister. As time is of the essence, I will raise another matter.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: I will if I am given extended time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: If someone applies to renew the contract and is quite happy in the job, is Dr. Walsh saying they are not allowed to have the contract renewed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: Is that not fairly insane, given the waiting lists the length and breadth of the State? I want to move on to another issue - the apt term would be "another farce". People in Drogheda believe the RSA has deemed Drogheda not suitable for a driving test centre. It is the largest town in Ireland with a population of 45,000. Currently, under a northern environs plan, we are preparing for an...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: Stop. If I hearing that again. We are six years on.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: That is the case in Dublin every day.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: I am glad to hear that but Mr. Walsh can understand the frustration of the people of Drogheda six years on.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: Is he seriously saying there is not an office or a building in Drogheda that is suitable? I pass them every day of the week. The RSA has offices and buildings right around the country.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: Mr. Walsh is tasked with doing this and I have constantly been in touch with him to express sheer frustration.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: Mr. Walsh is tasked with providing a driving test centre.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Imelda Munster: I would appreciate it if he could update me on the most recent developments. He said he was looking at something. Was that yesterday?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Damien English: I hope it will not be my last.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Damien English: So I am told. I have a couple of questions to put to the team. If they are not answerable today, I am happy to take them again. I will might come back in if there is a second round of questions. I compliment the delivery of driver's licence applications and the changes there. Mr. Waide touched on it earlier. There was a delivery of four or five days. I got mine in two days -...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Damien English: That was my point. If we can see the common trends, I presume a request has to be made for the resources to manage those and upscale the various teams. I appreciate Mr. Walsh’s reply. During Covid, a decision was made that vehicles did not need to have NCTs or CVRTs in order to be taxed. That requirement never returned. If they do not need it to be taxed, is there a link with...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Damien English: Fair enough. I am interested in the science behind the ads that are made for, and with, the RSA. Ms O’Connor spoke about the great deal of research that has been done to judge the impact of those ads. We had this conversation many years ago. Lotto ads are successful. They convince us all that we will win the lotto with “It could be you”, so we all go out and do it....
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Damien English: Is that analsyed? Attitude is a major issue. We can do all we can in terms of enforcement, but there has been a serious change in attitude in many parts of our lives in recent years. I will not say why, but since that dreaded occasion, people’s attitudes have slipped backwards where road safety is concerned but not where other issues are concerned. Is there science behind this?...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Damien English: I thank Ms O’Connor. I wish to raise three issues about schools, although I would be happy to get the responses at the end of the meeting.