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Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 9, subsection (3), between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: "(a) he or she complies strictly with the best labour, health and safety standards,". Amendment No. 8 is self-explanatory and I have nothing further to say. Senator Bacik wishes to speak on it.

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: If I am interpreting the subsection correctly, it would also apply to public operators applying for a route in the hands of a private operator. As there seems to be equality, I do not have a problem with the section.

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 17, subsection (3), lines 4 and 5, to delete "or by a member of the Garda Síochána". This is a drafting amendment to correct a provision that seems to misunderstand the authorisation for summary prosecution. It has never been the practice to authorise gardaí to prosecute summary offences because they have that authority at common law. The authority needs...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: On the basis that the Minister of State will discuss it with the senior Minister and will consider the possibility of having that section deleted, I am prepared to give him that space but I ask him to ask the Minister if there are any previous examples of such powers being given to gardaí in other legislation. I believe they will be difficult to find.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (7 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: Colm McCarthy and an bord snip nua have made several recommendations on where cuts in public spending may be made. It seems that the Government will implement some but not all of the recommendations in the budget. In general there is no point debating every potential cut recommended in the report. It is preferable to wait until the proposed cuts come close to reality. Some may not become...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: During the part of the debate on the 2008 Act that pertained to the consideration of the greater Dublin area and the desirability of looking at Dublin in isolation, I argued there was a problem with leaving out towns and localities such as Drogheda and County Louth, which were not included in the greater Dublin area. Drogheda and its environs, as well as mid-Louth, are very much part of the...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 27: In page 33, line 31, after "drivers", to insert the following: "and may, if the level of consumer demand so justifies it, make regulations limiting entry to the taxi market by reference to a particular number of new licences to be granted in any particular year, if it is satisfied that such a limit would not have any material adverse impact on the service to...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State rightly states the amendment would empower the regulator to limit numbers if he or she so wished. Surely the Government and the State can trust the regulator to live up to his or her obligations under the legislation under which the office was established to decide whether such power should be used. The argument we heard against this was based on a return to the bad...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 8, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: "(a) shall have regard to the desirability of ensuring that operators of public bus services are not treated less favourably than operators of private bus services,". I welcome the Minister. We missed him the previous day because the Minister of State did not give us any leeway on our amendments. We hope...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: The motivation behind the amendment is to ensure we have a level playing field. The Minister indicated this is already the case. Perhaps the amendment is a statement of the obvious and is not, therefore, necessary. It is motivated by a fear that in the push to open the market to competition, the authority may favour private operators to demonstrate an accelerating pace of deregulation in...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: We will not be supporting this amendment. Section 10(1)(a) is a very important element of the Bill and whilst we might very well support the Bill, if it were to be deleted we might find we could not support it. Section 10(1)(a) states "having regard to the needs of consumers and any existing public bus passenger services on or in the vicinity of the route". We are not looking for a...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 8, between lines 41 and 42, to insert the following: "(i) the protection of the integrity of the national urban and local bus network,". This amendment seeks to take account of the protection of the integrity of the national urban and local bus network. The motivation for tabling it is to prevent cherry-picking of profitable routes and leaving all the...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: Presumably the Senator does not have a difficulty with the notion of sustainability.

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: On amendment No. 3, the Minister's assumption of our intent in the case of the network is correct. I do not wish to say anything further on that one. On amendment No. 4, the Minister stated it would not be useful to delete the word "competitive", but the amendment does not seek to delete the word "competitive". The word "competitive" would remain. In addition, the Minister did not really...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: "(3) The Authority shall invite and consider submissions from any local authority whose functional area includes a place to which the application relates. (4) The making of a submission under subsection (3) shall be a reserved function.". This amendment is about the authority. It recommends that the...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister for his response. On the basis that he has agreed to give some consideration to the issue without any commitment, I do not intend to push the amendment.

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment. My party supports both amendments.

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 17, lines 12 and 13, to delete "or by a member of the Garda Síochána". It seems the Minister proposes to accept the amendment. I welcome his decision and I have no comment to make beyond the points I made the last day.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome my constituency colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Sargent, to the House. On the previous occasion, my colleague, Senator Hannigan, broadly welcomed the Bill on behalf of the Labour Party, as do I. We intend to table some amendments on Committee Stage, however, to improve the legislation. I wish to make a few brief points. According to the explanatory memorandum, section 20...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Nov 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: "(a) in subsection (1) after "designated for the time being under subsection (3)" to insert: ", and includes a person who was formerly a worker but has ceased to be a worker prior to the making of a claim of breach of the said Acts relating to a period during which the person was a worker",". I welcome the...