Results 3,961-3,980 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Taxi Regulations. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister does not have the required knowledge of how the system works. Is it an offence to sell a licence on a particular number or not? Gardaí tell us it is not. The Joint Committee on Transport has discussed this issue for the past nine months. We have listened to all interests and have consulted with consumers and passengers. We have taken advice from a senior counsel who says...

State Airports. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Reports suggested that Ryanair was considering a system whereby passengers would carry their main baggage through the check-in area and on to the tarmac and put it into the hold of the plane. Perhaps on landing, a passenger as fit and nimble as the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, might hop into the hold and hand out the bags to the other passengers. This was to be one system. The other that...

State Airports. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I am broadening the question because it may well be that these kinds of loony proposals for cutting costs are the result of the imposition of unnecessary and counterproductive charges, such as the travel tax. Can we have the cost-benefit analysis of the Department of Finance on the travel tax?

State Airports. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: There is no such document and the tax was proposed on the back of a cigarette box.

State Airports. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I asked because the Minister will not be able to produce it.

State Airports. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Government jet would yield approximately €10 million.

State Airports. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I refer to the Government jet and the chopper that brings the Minister home to Navan.

State Airports. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: It could be done.

Proposed Legislation. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I have the same question. We are still waiting for the road traffic legislation. When will it be published? Will that be when the Dáil is not sitting? When can it be implemented? It is reported that last night at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting the Minister met severe opposition to the introduction of the 0.5 mg level, presumably from those representing vintners. Is the...

Proposed Legislation. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Mandatory testing at crash sites will be part of the Bill but is the Minister concerned that so many deadlines for the actions on the timetable in the road safety strategy are being missed? He has not delivered any of the following, the change to the blood alcohol concentration limit, due in the second quarter of 2009; action 72, the graduated driver licence, due in the third quarter, 2008;...

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Is the new chief executive from this country? The Minister said it was an international competition. On the appointment of members of the public, it is good news that a number of people have put themselves forward for that position. It was my view on Committee Stage of the Dublin Transport Authority Bill that the people should elect the key members of the board, as would happen in many...

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: When does the Minister envisage the Commission for Taxi Regulation will be absorbed? Does he agree there is an ideal opportunity to change the remit of the taxi regulator, which relates to some of the points I made earlier? Deputy O'Dowd mentioned the next matter earlier. What is the final timeframe on integrated ticketing in the greater Dublin area?

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I asked about integrated ticketing, which is a key task.

Public Transport. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Joint Committee on Transport discussed the issue of international operators in the context of the relevant European directive. Did any discussions take place with international companies in respect of that matter? For example, I understand there may have been discussions with some Polish companies. How many applications for bus licences - of any type - are currently lodged with the...

Public Transport. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: So a problem did exist.

Public Transport. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I wish to raise one closely related point and thank the Minister for the statistics. It is the first time Members have been provided with such statistics, which will enable Members to evaluate what is happening-----

Public Transport. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Are there, at present, one or more legal disputes between the Department and a number of companies?

Public Transport. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Can the Minister provide information on them to Members?

Public Transport. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: While I welcome the thrust of the response to the question, would it not be advisable to make provision in the new legislation for all bus operators to be obliged to have more sustainable fleets, in order that the low CO2 emissions required of the captive fleets of the national companies would be applicable to all companies? I note in particular that recently, both Bus Éireann and Dublin...

Public Transport. (9 Jul 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The service has worsened. One now waits for 20 minutes instead of waiting for ten minutes.