Results 1,041-1,060 of 1,040,987 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Damien English OR speaker:Eoin Ó Broin OR speaker:Joe Flaherty OR speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:Duncan Smith) in 'Committee meetings'
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [29223/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: 9. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the European Council in June. [29422/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
Simon Harris: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 6 to 9, inclusive, together. I attended a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 27 June. I was delighted to travel to Brussels with my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. At the meeting, which had an extensive agenda, leaders and heads of state and government agreed on a package of appointments and nominations to top...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses for always being so available to the committee and being so frank and honest in their answers. I appreciate that. I will following up on the point in relation to the Dublin commuter zone. Obviously, this impacts my own constituency. However, in relation to Newbridge, while the committee received many emails this morning, this campaign has been going on for six...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: That is the kind of stuff that we could hear being delaying factors on other projects, rightly or wrongly. In terms of MetroLink, if we get a favourable decision and there is funding in place, insofar as it can, the NTA is ahead of the game on its side.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: Brilliant. I thank Mr. Creegan. In relation to accessibility, a few weeks ago I met a constituent who is blind and is a regular bus user but who has had buses drive pass him at bus stops and has had to rely on the kindness of strangers at bus stops to make him aware of when buses arrive. Is any work being done, such as app technology, that can aid visually-impaired people in using the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: That would require every bus that passes that stop to stop and ask every individual.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: Would there be practical implications of that given the timetabling constrains on the bus services or anything like that? Obviously, there would be multiple bus services that could be coming from multiple areas. Particularly where they are converging on somewhere such as the Ballymun Road or the Swords Road, one could have buses coming from Coolock, Swords or the Glasnevin direction. Are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: Sorry, is this once a driver sees someone is visually impaired?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: That the person has an aid or a dog.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: Okay. That would be most welcome but not everyone has a visual impairment that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: -----is obvious.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: Okay. It is good to hear that there is work being done in that area anyway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: Will the witnesses provide an update on the status of the 2019 order for 41 rail carriages, which were designed to increase capacity by up to 10% on the northern commuter line? In addition, we are in public consultation on the plans there. There is massive population growth along the northern commuter line in my and Deputy Farrell's constituency and right up to Louth. Huge political...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: When will all 41 be delivered?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (10 Jul 2024)
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
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- 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]