Results 5,221-5,240 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: A Government decision unique in Europe was taken in recent times——

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: ——by investing in——

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Is there something wrong with Deputy Burton this evening?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: If the Deputy would stop talking, I might address them in the time allowed.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Some €34.4 billion has been allocated by the Government through the Minister for Finance to the Department of Transport for expenditure on Transport 21. It is interesting that this is the first Government in Europe to set out and recognise that investment in heavy infrastructure requires a long-term view to bring certainty to the market and deliver projects well ahead of schedule and on...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: That has always been the hallmark of Fianna Fáil in Government.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: On the issue, to which the Deputy referred, I was very pleased to have concluded all the negotiations in recent days and to have brought a very strategic, important and fundamental reform package to Government, which will at last remove the 1932 Act, provide 100 buses for passengers and commuters in Dublin, provide 160 buses to Bus Éireann for the regions throughout the country, and, for the...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: That is a real demonstration of the Government's commitment in recent years. The only thing that is slow around here is the voice of the Deputy opposite who seems to be determined to talk to the ether for the evening. Inevitably, in a small number of projects difficulties occur. The integrated ticketing project was conceived as a multi-operator system of integrated public transport, using...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Not at all. It is pathetic to listen to the Deputy.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Integrated ticketing projects are recognised to be inherently complex and difficult to implement in a multi-operator environment. When particular difficulties became apparent as they did when I came to the Department, I took immediate action to bring together the parties, the Railway Procurement Agency and Dublin Bus as the principal operator.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy should go and buy herself a train and track set to keep her happy. These projects were sent out for review and the two reviews completed in April and May, respectively, considered the options of abandoning, mothballing or continuing the project and recommended continuing. Both reviews strongly endorse the continuation of the project, subject to enhanced governance arrangements...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: People keep coming to me with outdated paper ticket technology or to make reference to Hong Kong and Singapore. Members should be aware that the integrated ticketing system in Hong Kong, which uses smart card technology, took ten years to implement at a cost of €250 million.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The expertise we have brought to bear on the integrated ticketing system——

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Obviously, the Deputy opposite does not frequently use public transport in this city or she would be aware that the first phase of the integrated smart card ticketing system is already working successfully on the Luas. Of course, that is ignored by a Labour Party which, with Fine Gael, said Luas was a waste of time and would never be delivered.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: I do not think they will remind the people of Dublin, when they are canvassing in next year's general election, of their lack of commitment to and investment in public transport. The speeches made by the Ministers for Finance and Transport in the rainbow Government made hardly any reference to investment in public transport. They ignored the fundamental basis of travel within a modern...

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Who said they did not work?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Where is it written that they do not work?

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy is talking through his hat.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy is talking through his hat as usual.

Public Expenditure: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy should engage in sensible debate.