Results 481-500 of 1,310 for speaker:Shane McEntee

Road Safety. (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has plans to produce a safety audit of roads here to be carried out by the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3875/08]

Road Safety. (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: I am 100% committed to road safety. Last weekend the terrible carnage on our roads was trying and I was tempted to issue a statement but it might have been picked up as being opportunistic. The Chairman of the RSA and the Minister referred to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the failure to acknowledge a letter. That was confirmed for me this morning. While I am glad...

Road Safety. (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: I merely want to make my point. I may be slow at times.

Road Safety. (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: It will come to a question at the end of the day.

Road Safety. (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Is the Minister satisfied that our roads are in good condition? He is aware that what happened last night on the road to Trim in County Meath was the greatest embarrassment that could be experienced by any official. No Minister could be satisfied with the way our money is being spent on roads, which are a disgrace the length and breadth of the country. That is why we have to pick...

Order of Business (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Has an invitation been issued to the Queen of England to visit this country some time in the last week of April or the first week of May?

Order of Business (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: If so, what is the purpose of her visit?

Electricity Interconnector. (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Like my fellow Deputies, I appreciate being given the chance to speak and it is good that the Minister is here. I have been in the Dáil for three years but I have not enjoyed anything as much as the meeting we had last week in committee. We know plans for Ireland's energy over the next 20 years must be put in place and we cannot depend on oil any longer. That we are in a position to...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the calls from the Road Safety Authority to his Department to immediately introduce legislation to give powers to make the possession of a fake driving licence an offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3483/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Transport when his attention was drawn to legal loopholes where gardaí can not arrest disqualified drivers and can not seize their licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3484/08]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he has taken to reflect the widespread condemnation here at the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/08]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (6 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the UN Conventions he has to ratify; when these will be ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3799/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when construction work will begin on a school (details supplied) in County Meath; if the building work will be completed on time to enable students to be accommodated in the new premises from 1 September 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4473/08]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (12 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of roadside checkpoints undertaken by An Garda Síochána in 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4576/08]

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Perhaps the Minister can clarify what is meant by "green emissions". I have just been at a meeting with representatives of a company that is planning to build an incinerator in my home village of Nobber. They said that incineration is the greenest way of disposing of our waste. Perhaps the Minister will give his opinion on that some day. I am very confused.

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: I will. Everything I say relates to emissions and greenhouse gases, etc. Perhaps the Minister will clarify the matter I have raised some day. The proposed increase in motor taxation will not work. The bottom line is that people do not have the money. The money is not there anymore. It is wrong for us to meddle in the middle of the year. People do not know whether they should buy new...

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: I am not straying. I am talking about the use of the tax system to reduce emissions, which is what the legislation is supposed to be about. We have been told that the Bill will help the country to get its green areas right. That is what it is about. There are no buses on the bus lanes which, according to the Dublin county managers, have been built. Day in, day out, commuters sit in...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (26 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has had reason to modify his economic or public finance projections for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7812/08]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (26 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of times together with dates the Cabinet sub-committee on Road Safety met in 2007 or to date in 2008 [7206/08]

Courts Service. (28 Feb 2008)

Shane McEntee: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for this opportunity to raise the issue of the Kentstown bus crash. As we all know, almost three years ago five beautiful girls from County Meath lost their lives in that crash, which had a dreadful effect on their families, the local community and the whole country. Three years later that incident is still on everybody's minds. The families would like to get on...