Results 481-500 of 1,041,950 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:Brian Stanley OR speaker:Holly Cairns OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh) in 'Committee meetings'
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: I would like this point clarified because the speed limit review is coming up.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Those are the 120 km/h and 100 km/h limits on motorways.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Can the limit on some sections of the likes of the N80 be reduced to 80 km/h? The limit is 100 km/h the whole way along.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Who can make the change?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: For the regional roads that run through all our counties, who sets the limits?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: The elected members of the chamber would take advice from a roads engineer and the Garda.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: They are then free to set the limit as they see fit.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Certain sections of certain roads would need different limits. That is the point I am making. When will the speed limit reviews come before local authorities? When do the witnesses expect it to happen? It is important that this work is done.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Has the Department spoken to the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Will Mr. Campbell check that out and come back to the committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: If the Department has not done so, why not? New councillors have been elected to important positions to make important decisions. It is important to contact the representative body. Managers are appointed for seven years. They come and go. The members who are elected by the public comprise the legal local authority. It is important that the AILG is contacted on this matter and asked for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: That reply came a few months ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Tell me.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Does Mr. Walsh have the timeline there?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: I am. Does Mr. Walsh have it handy? Perhaps he could share it before the end of the meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: How is the allocation of driving test slots prioritised? A number of people have contacted us to say they depend on their cars for work because they live 15 miles from their jobs and there is no public transport. There might be a Local Link bus that comes at 11 a.m. or 12 noon, which is fine and serves another cohort of people - mainly elderly people who are going shopping. People are...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: It does not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: That is a big jump.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: I will keep raising the issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Mr. Walsh mentioned a forum if someone needs a licence for working reasons.