Results 3,721-3,740 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Light Rail Projects. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Agreed.
- Public Transport. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: The provision of increased capacity will be a key consideration in determining public transport investment priorities in the period ahead. All of the public transport projects currently under construction will continue on schedule and some, such as the Cork-Midleton line, phase 1 of the western rail corridor and the Luas extension to the docklands, will be completed in 2009. Other public...
- Public Transport. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I am afraid I cannot help the Deputy if he does not know the procedures of the House and if he does not know that tax matters are a matter for the Minister for Finance. Perhaps he might seek the guidance of the Ceann Comhairle's office on such matters.
- Public Transport. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: The information I have given to the Deputy is accurate. I have stated that the public transport projects currently under construction, such as the Cork-Midleton line, phase 1 of the western rail corridor and the Luas extension to the docklands, will continue on schedule. We will complete those in 2009. We will start the Citywest Luas line, the Navan rail line and Dublin city centre...
- Public Transport. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Did Deputy O'Dowd table the questions to the Minister for Finance?
- Public Transport. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Did Deputy O'Dowd table the question to the Minister for Finance to whom it properly relates?
- Public Transport. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Clearly, Deputy O'Dowd, in his short time in the House â is it seven years? â has not learned the procedures of the House.
- Public Transport. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is a very slow learner in these matters. I will repeat for the Deputy, if he wants, the various projects committed to and being proceeded with in 2009. Budget provision is made for them all to advance and there is no change in that regard. If the answer does not suit the Deputy, that does not make it wrong.
- Fuel Prices. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Diesel and oil prices are not subject to price controls in the State. These prices are determined by the international oil commodities markets and influenced by supply considerations, economic growth in the major consuming economies, exchange rate volatility, market speculation and production and refining costs. In a market with fluctuating oil prices, there is usually a time lag between...
- Fuel Prices. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I do not have direct responsibility for the Competition Authority.
- Fuel Prices. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I am wondering why this question was put to me.
- Fuel Prices. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: If I had any control over which questions are submitted, this one would not have got through because it is not relevant to my area. As an ordinary consumer, I am aware of the variations in the price of oil versus the price charged at the pumps. The price of oil peaked on the international commodity markets last July at approximately $147 a barrel and is now trading at approximately $65....
- Fuel Prices. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I do not know what the Deputy finds unbelievable in my response. I have quoted the prices from last July to the present. Perhaps the Deputy has a difficulty, as I sometimes suspect, in believing facts.
- Fuel Prices. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I am concerned by any rise in petrol and diesel prices. In particular, I was anxious to avoid increases in diesel prices in the recent budget. The Government took my views on board in this regard and did not increase the price of diesel, because of the knock-on effects that would have for the transport sector generally. I am concerned by increased fuel costs for airlines.
- Fuel Prices. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: However, neither I nor the Government controls the price of oil. That is true for Governments throughout the world.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Hear, hear.
- Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Deputy Kenny is getting very sensitive.
- Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Since the question was tabled.
- Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Since the Deputy tabled the question.
- Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)
Noel Dempsey: Only for a short time.