Results 4,521-4,540 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: They did not know it either.

Taxi Regulation. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Is the Minister saying that by the end of 2010 the Commission for Taxi Regulation will be based completely within the National Transport Authority? The authority will then effectively be the regulator. I understand that according to the Bill that we put through the House, the current taxi regulator is the last such regulator. Is the Minister aware of the considerable unease in the taxi...

Taxi Regulation. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I am relaying to the Minister the deep concerns I have heard from taxi workers in every part of the country - not just those represented by the Irish Taxi Council but also those represented by six or seven other bodies, including SIPTU. They all feel we need a coherent taxi service that is up to international standards and run in a different way. The continuous antagonism between taxi...

Taxi Regulation. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: They asked to meet the Minister.

Taxi Regulation. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The remit of the Minister for Transport includes public transport.

Taxi Regulation. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: There is no harm in meeting people.

Road Traffic Offences. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The best briefing I got on the Bill as it stands was from Ms Susan Gray, Ms Donna Price, Ms Ann Fogarty and Ms Teresa Leonard. They are great road safety activists from the PARC organisation and they are very anxious to meet with the Minister when the Bill emerges from the House. I wonder if he could facilitate such a meeting as these people have a deep understanding of the issue; each of...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: During the controversy, was the Minister briefed by Mr. Michael O'Leary or others in Ryanair on the proposal for hangar 6? Does he have any information on where the much-talked of jobs were located? I did not notice it mentioned in any press release from Ryanair. We got a good report from Mr. Barry O'Leary of the IDA at a meeting of the transport committee. He mentioned that hangers 1 to 6...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: She is still Tánaiste.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: It appears Mr. Mueller and the Aer Lingus management team were on the verge of acting illegally in the context of the course they were allegedly going to pursue in respect of vulnerable cabin crew. It must be noted, however, that the wages and conditions for such crew appear to be set in Ryanair's headquarters. That is one of the difficulties that arises. I reiterate that ten aircraft -...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: My final supplementary is related to the original questions.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The process is extremely slow.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: And taking jobs out when it suits it.

Rail Accidents. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I support the call. We should have the three reports in full. The bit of information we have raises many questions. It reaches a damning conclusion but it raises many questions. Was the Minister shocked by the reference that the 2006 scour report, which Irish Rail conducted, decided it would investigate only underneath the piers six years later, in 2012? That seems an indictment of...

Road Traffic Offences. (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The public were shocked to learn that so many drivers had got away on this technicality. Moreover, when this was allied to the issues concerning non-Irish national drivers and drivers from Northern Ireland, people concluded that the penalty points system is a farce. Has the Minister made further progress in respect of the mutual recognition of penalty points with Northern Ireland?

Road Traffic Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister will not oppose the amendment in that case.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I wish to share time with Deputy Jan O'Sullivan.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on the critical topic of Irish aviation and tourism. I commend Deputy Mitchell and her Fine Gael colleagues on proposing this motion and highlighting the crisis in the global and Irish travel and tourism industries. As the motion emphasises, there has been a staggering decline in passenger numbers and tourism revenue in the past year. Air...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has met Aer Lingus senior management and staff in the context of current industrial relations problems; his views on the staff and salary cutbacks that are being considered for Aer Lingus cabin crew; if he has been briefed by the three Government appointed directors to the board of Aer Lingus on this matter; the directions that he has...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (24 Mar 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the investigation into the security incident at Dublin Airport when dangerous explosive materials were allegedly brought here from Slovakia; when he will publish the report into this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12803/10]