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Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: May I make a brief final point?

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Does the Minister anticipate that the licensing Bill will be before the House in 2008?

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: There we are.

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Twelve years.

Public Transport. (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Bring it in.

Park and Ride Facilities. (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: My experience, and I imagine that of other Deputies including the Acting Chairman, regarding this saga in Dublin about park and ride facilities for the DART and commuter rail and bus-based park and rides is that the local authorities and CIE play pass the parcel. When people try to pursue a development with CIE, it passes the matter on to the local authority and vice versa. Does the...

Air Services. (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Ryanair operates a no strike clause as part of its general system. Will the Minister agree that withholding wage increases agreed under the national agreements, as threatened by Aer Lingus, is a retrograde step? On the board of Aer Lingus, has the Government appointed its State directors? If so, will the Minister inform us who has been appointed?

Air Services. (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The Taoiseach will be kept well informed.

Road Traffic Offences. (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Is there scope for expanding the remit of the national vehicle driver file and using it as the rock on which misdemeanours will be listed and followed up? Has the Minister done any more work on the mutual recognition of penalty points with the authorities in Northern Ireland and other jurisdictions?

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the recommendations of the Road Safety Authority's Policy Advisory Group on the lowering of the blood alcohol level; if so, when he will publish the recommendations and make a decision on lowering the blood alcohol limit to 50mg; his views on imposing a total ban or very low blood alcohol limit on provisional and learner...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: This afternoon I spent approximately an hour in total gridlock on the north side in the constituency of the Taoiseach and in my constituency.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Last Thursday, when I tried to ask about the Dublin Port tunnel and the safety concerns tens of thousands of people have about it, the Ceann Comhairle would not let me ask the question. He would not allow the Minister for Transport to come here and answer me about real safety concerns. Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister for Transport to do an independent report on the Dublin Port tunnel...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Last Thursday the Ceann Comhairle did not let me raise it due to a semantic technicality.

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (11 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it has been considered, in the context of the St. Patrick's Day 2008 celebrations across the world, that Ministers visit those countries which have seen large numbers of their population emigrate to Ireland, particularly those countries in central and eastern Europe in order to foster stronger links with those countries and to promote...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (11 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding aid to Somalia; if it remains the case that it is felt unsafe for a UN peacekeeping force to be deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10296/08]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (11 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 520: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the use of under-sink waste disposal units, particularly for people who have concerns in relation to the roll out of the brown bins in the four Dublin county councils, including the smell of these bins after a week or so of kitchen waste and, for smaller housing units, the clutter resulting from...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I wish to put three brief questions to the Taoiseach. The Cassells report on the final debt position at Shannon and Cork airports was given to the Minister last Friday. When will it be published and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas? Last week I asked a question of the Tánaiste, which he did not understand. Despite the Taoiseach's great south Kerry wisdom he also did not...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: ——on long haul flights. Will we get a full list of all the carbon offset projects in regard to the 15 flights?

Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: What about the Cassells report?

Written Answers — Broadcasting Legislation: Broadcasting Legislation (12 Mar 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for publication of the Broadcasting Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10572/08]