Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

There is, clearly, a flip-flop because at a briefing on his first day in office the Minister was told that the Dublin transport authority Bill was ready to be published. When I raised this issue with him some months ago, he said we would have the Bill before Christmas but we did not. There was another flip flop. Is it that the Cabinet cannot agree the Bill? What is the truth of the matter? He promised it again for early in this session. As of yesterday I understand we may have it after Easter. The Minister is not able to deliver to the commuters of Dublin. He flips when he says we cannot have competition in the bus market and today he flops when he says we can. He is flipping again on the Dublin transport authority Bill and now has flopped because he has not had it introduced. He is not doing his job. All the delays under Transport 21 indicate how the Government is split and how incapable the Minister is of delivering. He stopped a Bill which had been finalised almost one year ago with everything printed and ready to run. He is not doing his job.

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