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- Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Riachtanas Gaeilge do Stiúrthóirí Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna: Plé (10 Jul 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: Más rud é go raibh teagmháil le ETBs eile, an é sin le rá go bhfuil ETBs eile den tuairim chéanna le GRETB nach bhfuil riachtanas reachtúil ann? Más rud é go bhfuil ról tánaisteach ag an nGaeilge maidir leis an bpost seo, is amhlaidh go bhfuil contagion éigin anseo go gcaithfí a mhúchadh go tapa chun a chinntiú go...
- Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Riachtanas Gaeilge do Stiúrthóirí Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna: Plé (10 Jul 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: Tá ar GRETB teacht ar ais chuig an gcomhchoiste maidir leis na figiúirí atá ann do líon na mbainisteoirí sinsearacha agus líon na bpríomhfheidhmeannach leis an ETB atá líofa agus éifeachtach trí Ghaeilge. An bhfuil GRETB ag filleadh orainn leis na figiúirí sin?
- Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Riachtanas Gaeilge do Stiúrthóirí Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna: Plé (10 Jul 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: Nuair a fhillfidh David Leahy leis sin, an bhféadfadh sé filleadh chomh maith ar aon eolas nó aon rud a tháinig as an gcruinniú leis na ETBs eile nuair a pléadh an cheist mar gheall ar an riachtanas reachtúil. Dá mbeadh aon aiseolas ann, bheadh an-shuim agam chun a chinntiú nach bhfuil aon contagion ansin agus go bhfuil ETBs ar fud na tíre ag...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Senator Dooley who has given me his time. In its statement, the NTA referenced its responsibility "for the provision of an integrated, accessible public transport system." I always say that affordability has to come into that. Public transport should be integrated, affordable and accessible. I will come back to the integrated piece. The issue of affordability has been raised. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: It would have been very bad practice not to respond in an open and honest way regarding this. Where is the internal accountability within the NTA to deliver on targets and implement change? Surely, it has to be somewhere.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The roll-out of the fairer fares strategy, which is a key element of Government strategy to encourage more people to use public transport, is essentially being stalled. That was a very poor justification for it in my view. Ms Graham mentioned the budget. Was a specific budget allocated to the NTA under budget 2024 to cover the cost of implementing the fairer fares strategy in quarter 3 of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Graham for her response. The planned fares would result in a fare drop of 48% in Newbridge and 35% in Kildare town. If it is not a budgetary issue, what cost reduction can be offered to the commuters I represent who are being failed by the implementation of this plan? I put it to Ms Graham that from 1 September, an equivalent fare reduction should be put in place in those areas...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I hear what Mr. Ryan is saying but I genuinely do not accept it. There must be a better way to support the cost of commuting for commuters. We all know that very many commuters bypass the stations in Newbridge and Kildare to go to Sallins where there is a much cheaper fare. The car parks there are beyond capacity so we need this to be put in place. My next question goes back to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I understand that planning work has taken place but I take it that this is a budgetary issue and that if significant budgetary provision were made for this service, it could be put in place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Newbridge has a population of almost 30,000 so it certainly fits the criteria.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I agree with the comments about Irish Rural Link. It is an excellent service that provides a lifeline for many. Could I get an update on the No. 888 service from Athy to Monasterevin to Rathangan and on to Allenwood? I understand it has gone to tender. We are very anxious to see it delivered as soon as possible. Could I get an update on the roll-out of the No. 821 service, which would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: My next question concerns the fare capping for Dublin commuter zones. It is based on 2.5 journeys. How does this work within outer zones, for example, for people from Newbridge who are travelling to Sallins, Naas or Kildare? It seems to be Dublin-centric rather than looking at the wider commuter area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The 2.5 journeys.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Chair for his indulgence. I appreciate it and the work being done on Irish Rural Link in particular. I wish to express the very deep frustration of all the commuters I represent and those in parts of north County Dublin, Meath, Drogheda and Wicklow.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (10 Jul 2024)
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
British-Irish Co-operation
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
Brendan Smith: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council summit in the Isle of Man on 21 June. [27599/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the 41st summit meeting of the British-Irish Council in the Isle of Man that he attended. [28373/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
Mick Barry: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council summit in the Isle of Man on 21 June 2024. [29220/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council. [29222/24]