Results 201-220 of 5,767 for speaker:Olivia Mitchell

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Why is he arguing with the reality?

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: When will the Minister make a decision on the funding of Aer Lingus?

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: It is a statement of fact that the acting chairman is a lame duck.

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Does the Minister understand the meaning of the term?

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I have confidence in his ability, but he is not going to be there for long.

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: On the question of the terminal, the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Callely, announced that a decision would be made on the second terminal. The Minister mentioned the possibility of a competing terminal. Is it possible, given the present structure of the Dublin Airport Authority which provides not only a terminal but also other services, to have real competition...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Transport the proposals which exist to provide a commuter rail service to Dublin's northside and to Dublin Airport; if he remains committed to the development of a metro from Dublin city centre either to the airport or to Swords; his views on a metro service for this area; his preferred alternative; if alternatives are currently being advanced by his...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: That was called A Platform for Change. The Minister's party ran for election on it.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: The former Minister with responsibility for public transport, Senator O'Rourke, promised us a metro seven years ago. She abandoned a Luas line for the northside in favour of an all-singing, all-dancing metro, saying we would all be riding on it within seven years. We have now lost seven years of planning, while costs have escalated and traffic has got worse. The current Minister is telling us...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: It did not all start when this Minister assumed office. It started seven years ago when the promise was made on a metro. Where is it?

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I support the concept of the extension to the docklands or Spencer Dock, wherever it may be. I hope there will be an early decision, as so many other issues hinge on it. I also support the notion of an interconnector from that station out to Heuston. However, what is the Minister's opinion on the priority that might be given to the interconnector considering it is largely concerned with the...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Connectivity is a good policy. One of the areas on which the Minister was in dispute with Ivor the terrible when he was first appointed to office was the Luas connection and the possibility of connecting the two lines. The Luas lines have been wildly successful beyond everybody's dreams. They are popular with the public and have been successful in taking cars off the road. They would be even...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: It is heavy rail and I am not sure that is the solution.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: It was somebody's suggestion.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: In fairness, I know that.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Deputy Cullen is the Minister.

Issue of Writ: Kildare North By-election. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Look at the prize they got in the Minister.

Issue of Writ: Meath By-election. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: It will be hard to balance Deputy Johnny Brady.

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress which has been made to date on the proposals to link up the two existing Luas lines in Dublin's city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4737/05]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of his policy priorities for the development of the Irish aviation sector; his preferred strategy for the future of the State airline and for the development of a second airport terminal at Dublin Airport; his views on the way in which State airports and regional airports can be developed and capacity increased at both; and if he...