Results 6,101-6,120 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: Of course, we will.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: Shouting at me will not make the answer easier to understand.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: The answer is straightforward — we will meet our targets. We are committed to doing so.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: We will not devastate the economy and create mass unemployment to reach our targets, which is all that the Green Party offers. The Deputy cannot sustain his position of not building infrastructure to maintain competitiveness and jobs, retain foreign direct investment and maintain our position in Europe and the global economy and balance it as we do. I attended the Environment Ministers'...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I appreciate one may have the luxury in Opposition of being narrowly focused and not care about all the other issues and that the Deputy can pick one very narrow point, which is fair enough. I do not propose to do that. It is irresponsible politics to do so.

Transport Infrastructure. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides unprecedented capital investment for the development of Ireland's transport system over the period to 2015. This investment will transform both the national road and public transport networks. It will deliver faster, safer and more reliable journeys on our national road network. It will lead to a doubling of public transport capacity in the greater Dublin area. It...

Transport Infrastructure. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I certainly do not. I agree that in the early days of the investment programme, it was quite clear the construction sector and the systems that were in place were not geared to take the enormous volume of investment the State wanted to make. There were problems in the early days in that regard, no doubt. However, we are all very heartened by experience in the last few years, Ireland having...

Transport Infrastructure. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I am answering all the questions the Deputy went on about.

Transport Infrastructure. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: That is fine and there is a big church in that group, but that does not bother me. The fact is we are delivering and this is visible every day not just in Dublin, but across the country. It is very interesting that public support from 2006 is fantastic for the developments in transport and the visible transformation of almost the country's entire landscape, including what is being done for...

Transport Infrastructure. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: We should be proud of it. I know Fine Gael is not, but that is another story. It was against Luas, and rubbished it. It was against the port tunnel even though it has opened.

Transport Infrastructure. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: Now it is not functioning the way Fine Gael wanted. I am not hallucinating——

Transport Infrastructure. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: What gives me encouragement is the standing Ireland has, which is spoken of widely, among international forums, as regards what we are doing in this country. I am proud of that, although the Deputy may not be.

Transport Infrastructure. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I have never pretended that every problem has been solved, but I can certainly say that the solutions, investment and construction are well underway.

Transport Infrastructure. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: What?

Industrial Relations. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: Ireland's strategic interests in aviation are best served by the provision of regular, safe, cost-effective and competitive air services linking the country with key business and tourism markets around the world. The Government's main objective in selling a majority of its shareholding in Aer Lingus last year was to provide the company with access to new equity to enable it to compete...

Industrial Relations. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I largely agree with much of what the Deputy said. As he is well aware, the Government, the Taoiseach and I firmly believe in the use of industrial relations machinery and that it should always be used to deal with disputes. I always believe that consultation and discussion are far preferable to people not talking to each other. I understand considerable discussion took place between...

Industrial Relations. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I do not believe it is ever helpful, and perhaps the Deputy is not suggesting this, to take blame one side or the other. There are complex issues on both sides that need to be dealt with. I respect the different views they evoke in terms of dealing with some of the issues. Both sides have a similar interest, which is the development of Aer Lingus not only on routes to Europe but worldwide,...

Proposed Legislation. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: Transport companies in all transport modes now have freedom to operate in any of the member states of the European Union. In that context, it is essential that any legislation, such as that referred to by the Deputy, is enacted in an EU-wide framework and is applied equally to all transport undertakings across the EU. As stated in my reply to a similar question last September, such...

Proposed Legislation. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: Directive EC 2003/42 of 13 June 2003 deals with occurrence reporting in civil aviation. Occurrence can be regarded as any event which gives rise to a possible safety concern. The directive includes an option for member states to develop a confidential reporting system. Drafting of a statutory instrument is at an advanced stage and I expect that the measure will be transposed into Irish law...

Proposed Legislation. (21 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy is talking about a number of different things because there are different areas involved. The Railway Safety Act 2005 provides for the implementation of most provisions in the railway safety directive, including article 16 and article 21, which require the establishment of a national railway safety authority, a railway safety commission and a railway incident investigation unit....