Results 3,321-3,340 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. Does what the Minister now proposes to do with regard to bus transport and public transport generally not completely pull the rug from under his sustainable transport policy? The Minister will launch the sustainable policy in a few weeks' time, but with these cutbacks he is completely wrecking the sustainable policy in terms of bus...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: When I spoke to CIE about nine months ago the key issue was escalating fuel costs, with oil at $150 a barrel. That cost has been cut by two thirds, down to $50 or so and I understand CIE and the various bus companies are well hedged for next year. Therefore, how can fuel be used as an excuse to cut back on transport? The Minister failed to get the European Union to do anything about the...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: I want him to get more people on buses and trains. He is the regulator.
- Air Services. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: With regard to aviation policy, is it the Minister's intention to produce a Green Paper? One of the core issues of that policy is the State Airports Act 2004. Will that now be repealed having regard to the separation of Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports? There seems to be some row-back on this and a feeling that on economic grounds it should not proceed. What is the Minister's view? On a...
- Air Services. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: And Cork and Shannon.
- Departmental Review. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: With regard to the efficiency of the Department, how far has decentralisation progressed and what percentage of the staff are now decentralised?
- Road Traffic Offences. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: A Medical Bureau of Road Safety study found that one in three drivers who test negative for alcohol test positive for drugs. Hibernian Insurance carried out a survey the results of which indicated one fifth of drivers under 35 years of age were under the influence. The Minister of State indicated there are no operational drug tests anywhere in the world. However, they are in place in...
- Road Traffic Offences. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: They are not trials, they are tests.
- Road Traffic Offences. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State should check it out.
- Road Traffic Offences. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Only if the Garda is allowed.
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Deputy O'Dowd may have inadvertently misled the House when he referred to a private company. I understand that a large part of the fleet in question is engaged in coach work and other tasks in hand and that the services it no longer fulfils were in addition to its core business. Obviously, the 4% decline is disappointing. Does the Minister, who mentioned the network, envisage that the...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister rightly referred to the Dublin Transportation Authority, which is of great importance to public transport. When will it become operational? Members spent a considerable amount of time discussing the legislation in committee rooms and so on. Are the provisions pertaining to planning, that is, all new development will have the integrated public transport function at its centre,...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: For five or six years, between 2000 and 2005, not a single bus was bought.
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern, remembers this. For a major portion of the lifetime of the Government, it refused to buy a bus.
- Departmental Agencies. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: It would be remiss of us during this debate not to state that many of the agencies we are talking about are doing a superb job. In particular, I would cite the Road Safety Authority. It is outstanding, as are some of the outcomes it is achieving with great difficulty. I commend the Minister of State with responsibility for the agency, Deputy Noel Ahern, who is here with us today. One of...
- Departmental Agencies. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Why turn down questions?
- Departmental Agencies. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: That is just a cop-out.
- Departmental Funding. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Throughout the local development sector there is grave concern at the savage cutbacks that have been imposed on Pobal and its staff with resulting negative impacts on local development companies and partnerships. The establishment of the ADM company under the partnership process was a significant step in delivering necessary centralised and efficient back-up to hundreds of local development...
- Departmental Funding. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister should not damage the services.
- Departmental Funding. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Do not drag Deputy Bannon into it.