Results 2,561-2,580 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: One year ago.

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister flopped again.

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: When will that be? Will the Minister give us a date?

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Acting Chairman should put the Minister out if he will not do what he is told.

Marine Accidents. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he has taken on recommendations made, specifically 8.2 and 8.3, in the report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board on the sinking of the [i]Rising Sun[/i]; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10003/08]

Marine Accidents. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Like the Minister, I offer my sympathies to those who lost people in the Rising Sun incident. The conclusions of the report have been in print for one year and the Minister says that as of today he intends to do something about them but has not done so as yet. I am unhappy that his Department has not implemented the recommendations in full. We must hold him to account on this issue. The...

Marine Accidents. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: I remain unhappy, while acknowledging that the Minister is attempting to do something with boats that are larger than this particular one. Of all the boats in this category, since the recommendation was made the Minister has done absolutely nothing. The Department has failed in its duty of care and it is a disgrace and a shame that it has not happened. I shall continue to press the...

Marine Accidents. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: I did not say that. I said fishing vessels under 15 m——

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the proposal to change the licensing regime, in particular. Opening up the bus market is an important issue and we all support it. Allowing people to tender for a franchise is very important. In that context, I believe the State subsidy for Bus Éireann is €60 million a year, but I will stand corrected if the figure is not right. The point is that we do not know how many of...

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Kremlin.

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: He closed down the railways. He had the same surname as the Deputy.

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: He closed down the railways.

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Andrews is quite correct in that the Patton Flyer does not have a licence. It makes a mockery of the transport system that an excellent and very effective service by a private operator must operate illegally. The Minister said the last reform he will introduce will be to the 1932 Act but it should be the first. I agree with the Minister in that I do not care whether the bus is red,...

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister is correct.

Park and Ride Facilities. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: And a half.

Park and Ride Facilities. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: As regards An Bord Pleanála policy and the specific refusal of the application mentioned, it is the policy of An Bord Pleanála to take on board stated Government policy in respect of incineration and other major national infrastructural projects. Has the Government written to An Bord Pleanála stating it is Government policy to encourage park and ride facilities? If not, will the Minister...

Park and Ride Facilities. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: It does and did so on incineration.

Air Services. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: The key point is that there is in place a no strike clause at Dublin Airport in respect of workers involved in transport. Obviously, the air traffic controllers are not party to this agreement. We must ensure, through the negotiating system and the national talks on partnership that key transport workers, like air traffic controllers, are party to a no strike clause in whatever agreements...

Air Services. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: Chris Wall is a Fianna Fáil man.

Road Traffic Offences. (6 Mar 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: In the first six months of last year 88,000 people did not pay their fine within 56 days. Each one of those cases proceeded through the District Court. Probably about 160,000 cases came before the District Courts in the past 12 months. This means that they cannot cope and the entire system is breaking down. Up to 500,000 notices could be issued per annum following the introduction of...