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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 May 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of persons employed in the private bus sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22163/10]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (26 May 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimated opening date for phase 2 of the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22283/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 May 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 28: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps that are being taken to introduce environmental liability legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22230/10]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (27 May 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on national road safety in that one in every 20 vehicles on roads here reportedly do not have tax; the plans that he has to tackle this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17870/10]

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (1 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the annual accounts for 2008 of the Central Fisheries Board have been published and laid before Dáil Éireann; if not, the reason for the delay; the timeframe for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23030/10]

Written Answers — Employment Levels: Employment Levels (1 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimated number of persons that are employed in the transport sector including all of the public transport companies and the private bus sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22813/10]

Written Answers — Light Rail Projects: Light Rail Projects (1 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Transport the feasibility studies that have been undertaken and the agency on proposed light rail systems for Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick; his views on these feasibility studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22833/10]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (1 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has met Irish Rail since it announced the deferral of the rail interconnector until 2018 at the earliest; the outcome of these talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22834/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (1 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Transport if all State and semi-State agencies and companies have been mandated to facilitate the cycle-to-work scheme, including all vocational education committees; the State and semi-State agencies and companies that do not facilitate the cycle-to-work scheme; the reasons for same; the number of persons who have so far availed of the cycle-to-work...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (1 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to include and record any vehicle defects and the use of alcohol or drugs on the C(T)68 form for data collection by the Garda Síochána after a road collision; if he has had discussions with the Road Safety Authority on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23330/10]

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: A Cheann Comhairle, since you have occupied your esteemed office, you have turned down well over 100 questions at this stage. I am putting them together in a book and I was hoping the Taoiseach or Minister for Transport might launch it. The questions always refer to agencies under the Minister for Transport, such as the NRA and the RPA. I had a question down on the interconnector-----

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: You turned down the question.

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: What are you doing to protect the rights of Deputies and the Opposition? We are asking questions and you are ruling them out of hand.

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: What are you doing about it? You said you had some committee of reform. I used to be on the CPP as well. You said you were trying to reform all this, but you are turning the place into a farce.

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I am bringing it up with you, because you are the Chairman of this House and you have a duty to protect us and ensure that Deputy Durkan's question, Deputy Reilly's question and my question are all answered.

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I have a very thick book on it at this stage.

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: You are protecting the Minister.

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I will withdraw the remark on this occasion, but will try to do something to protect the rights of Opposition Deputies?

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: We cannot do our work, because you will not let us do it.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 2 to amendment No. 53: In subsection (2), in the first line after "ship" to insert "or any ship travelling or berthed in Irish waters". This is a complicated situation where we effectively have a new Bill inserted into the middle of an existing Bill. In this section, I have been asking the Minister to extend the new rules so that they refer to any ship travelling or...