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Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (24 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Transport if the re-opening of the railway line to Loughrea, County Galway has been considered; if there have been costings done on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10825/09]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 555: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of learner drivers who have been found driving without L plates on their vehicle or unaccompanied by a qualified driver since 1 July 2008; the penalties that have been imposed on drivers found in breach of this road traffic legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11740/09]

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: As the Taoiseach probably knows, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport has meet many of the stakeholders in Dublin Airport to discuss the SR Technics issue. One of the issues that has emerged is that the Minister for Transport, who is beside the Taoiseach, and his Department seemed to know of the closure of SR Technics early last November.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Did the Minister, Deputy Dempsey, inform the Taoiseach and the Cabinet. Will the Taoiseach now ask him to make a statement to the House? We had five months——

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: ——either to get ready for a succession industry or to try to prevent the closure.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: We have not heard from the Minister who is sitting beside the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Would he make a statement to the House? Somebody did not do his job, not for the first time.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I wish to share time with Deputy Shortall. The Minister for Transport must come clean on when his Department was informed that SR Technics planned to pull out of its Dublin Airport operation. On the basis of meetings held between the Oireachtas transport committee, the SR Technics workforce and local management and the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, in recent days, it is clear the Department...

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State is misleading this House.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State is washing his hands of it.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: There are 1,200 people involved.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: This is an incredible speech. This is misleading the House.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: He is not giving us the facts.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State knew that before we did.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Government did nothing.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: This is grotesque incompetence.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: When will the Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008, which has made its way through the Seanad, come into the House? Port and harbour authorities are waiting for that legislation to be brought forward and discussed thoroughly in this House. When will the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment be in a position to make an announcement about the future of SR Technics? Last night,...

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I am saying that the Minister of State substantially misled this House. Given that the Minister for Transport definitely knew in early November of the impending closure of the company——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: When will the Tánaiste be in a position to make a statement on SR Technics?

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Does the Tánaiste have a deadline?