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- Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: I wish to share time with Deputies Shane McEntee and Paul Kehoe. As this is my first opportunity to speak in the 30th Dáil, I wish to congratulate the Ceann Comhairle and wish him well and also the Minister on his appointment as Minister for Transport. It is not the first time we have opposed one another as we faced each other in the past on environment matters. I welcome the Bill as it...
- Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: Blame.
- Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: Consistency.
- Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: It has a name. It is called the M3.
- Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: For whatever reason.
- Rail Services. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he is satisfied with the progress made to date in joining up the existing two Luas lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18285/07]
- Rail Services. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: This relatively simple project to join the red and the green Luas lines, never mind going on to Liffey junction, highlights the difficulties in making any sort of progress with this particular route. It demonstrates the lack of any kind of a body in Dublin to co-ordinate decisions and ensure they are made. The urgency of this cannot be overstated. Earlier, my colleague spoke about people...
- Rail Services. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: I would very much welcome it if we could get that legislation enacted and make the DTA a body with teeth. As the Minister correctly states, we are consulting outside agencies. There should be no outside agencies, rather a single agency to drive this ahead. The consultation must take place but it has been ongoing since 2005. It is time for it to stop.
- State Airports. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine his views on the long-term development of the State airports sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18286/07]
- State Airports. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: Currently there is a general drift with regard to our State airports in terms of the Government aviation policy. If there is a long-term vision it is so distant that it is invisible to us all. I am pleased a redundancy package has finally been agreed in Shannon but the reality is the airport is ill prepared for the open skies agreement. It is already losing out to Knock, and both Cork and...
- State Airports. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister for that response.
- Public Transport. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he will reform the Transport Act 1932; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18287/07]
- Public Transport. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: I am pleased the Minister intends to reform the 1932 Act. However, this is hardly refreshing news. Such reform was promised by the Minister's predecessors, namely, Deputy Mary O'Rourke, who stated she would introduce competition, Deputy Séamus Brennan, who stated that he would open up 25% of the market to competition, and Deputy Martin Cullen, who stated that 15% of the market would be...
- Taxi Regulations. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: In addition to the number of wheelchair-accessible taxis, there is a need for a dedicated taxi service. There are a number of such services, such as Vantastic and accompanied community taxi services, which get grants from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform under the equality heading. These services are very anxious to become mainstream and come under the transport brief....
- Light Rail Project. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: My main concern and the reason I raised this issue is because of the arguments between the RPA and CIE about the use of Broadstone, which the Minister may have seen and which I am sure he has heard about. Again, it highlights the need for a Dublin transportation authority to knock their heads together. It is outrageous that providers of services that are meant to integrate at Broadstone...
- Public Transport. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: Will the Dublin Transportation Office be a subset within the Dublin transport authority? The programme for Government contains plans for integrated transport plans for the gateways and hub towns in the national spatial strategy. Will this come under the remit of a transport regulator? Is it too early to say how this will pan out?
- Public Transport. (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: A budget was to be provided for a feasibility study on the extension of the Luas line to Rathfarnham. Has any progress been made on this study, which was to commence in April?
- Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (28 Jun 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine when the feasibility study on a Luas to Rathfarnham will commence; the timespan for this study. [18049/07]
- Waste Management: Motion. (3 Jul 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: Did they not give the Minister one?
- Waste Management: Motion. (3 Jul 2007)
Olivia Mitchell: We will be collecting.