Question: Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport his plans to enhance the impact of the work of smarter travel workplaces and campus programmes in relation to workplaces located in business parks on the outskirts of towns and cities where the planning and design of the parks have resulted in over-reliance on the private car; whether…
Question: 7. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport his views on running a national communications campaign to address driving to, and engine idling at, school gates, to help improve education and awareness of the need for safe roads and clean air for children and to support the roll-out of the Green Schools Safe Routes to School…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee andfor their opening statements and briefing documents attached.I will begin on a very generalised issue. It is a gargantuan budget and it always seems to bespiralling. We know we are heading to a €1.2 billion overrun again this year. From the point…
Part 2 of Topical Issue on EPA Report on Air Quality in Ireland 2022 Full TranscriptI was at the national ploughing championships last week and I was challenged by a man. It was a very interesting discussion and proof that real humans are much nicer than Twitter humans, if we needed such proof. He challenged…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on his engagements with the management at SETU in relation to the university-enterprise quarter planned for the Waterford Crystal site; when it can be expected to see detailed capital plans for the development of the site; and if he will…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding dedicated services to address Long COVID in each of the regions; the steps his Department is taking to provide services and supports for those affected by Long COVID; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh Covid is still with…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the opening of the second cath lab in University Hospital Waterford, he will outline the anticipated timeline for moving to a cardiac care service operating 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Transcript:…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh Conradh na Gaeilge, endorsed by a myriad of Irish language groups, today launched its Plean Fáis, which is an investment plan for the future of the Irish language out to 2030. Something that might be of particular interest to the Minister is an aspect of that plan that is designed to…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the witnesses. I want to make a general point first. Interms of the opening statements we received, Mr. Bakhurst’s was relatively straightforward andMs Ní Raghallaigh’s was similarly so. We received those last night in good time to be able toread and review them. Mr. Lynch’s opening statement blew the…
Full Transcript: Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their openingstatements. I know Mr. Tubridy is fond of a small quirky fact that tells a story. I am sure heknows as well that 79% of us listen to radio daily here in Ireland, despite everything else that isopen to us,…
