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Road Safety. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The whole idea behind transferring responsibility from the Department of Transport to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government was that the condition of the roads would receive greater attention. The key to this is the necessity for an overseeing body to ensure equal standards apply throughout the country. I apologise for the error, as this question should have been...

Road Safety. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The way forward would be for the RSA to appoint independent companies to do contract work on its behalf, including road work analysis and auditing. I would not expect the authority to take on more staff. However, the key point is that 33% of deaths on the roads are due to poor road surfaces and bad signage. The issue concerning the Health and Safety Authority is an important one. The...

Drogheda Port Company. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Transport his Department's position on the proposals for Drogheda Port and Bremore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24671/07]

Drogheda Port Company. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister's reply. As a Deputy for County Louth — I realise the Minister represents part of the adjoining county of Meath — it is important to reiterate my support for everything the Government has done on this issue. A modern deep-water port such as that to be constructed at Bremore is critical for the infrastructural development of the country. I will fully support the...

Road Network. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is it not a fact that the Taoiseach promised, during the general election campaign in Laytown, County Meath, that this road would be built? The Minister states today that it is not being proposed. Is it not true that the Green Party is opposed to this? Deputy Cuffe, as chairperson of the Green Party transport committee, is opposed to this route and there is disagreement in Cabinet about...

Road Network. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister could have done that.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question : To ask the Minister for Transport if he will explain all the facts about his and his Department's knowledge of the Aer Lingus board decision to withdraw services from Shannon to Heathrow.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is incredible that the Minister has given such a response. I find it completely unbelievable that he can state he did not see anything, hear anything or know anything. Neither his press office, his advisers nor his programme managers told him anything. I wish to ask the Minister a question in respect of the Taoiseach. Is it not a fact that there is a media watch unit in the Department...

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Not at all.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Did the Taoiseach's Department contact the Minister? That is the question.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Did the Taoiseach's Department contact the Minister? Yes or no?

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: He is not answering the question.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: But the Minister said he did not know about that.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister said the official did not tell him about the conversation he had with the chairman of Aer Lingus.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister did not know about it?

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am asking the Minister whether the Taoiseach's people told him about the media report.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: No, but did they know about the media report? Did they tell the Minister about the report?

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The media report was dated 13 June, so it was printed on the——

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Did the Taoiseach's office contact the Minister about it?

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: No one contacted the Minister?