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Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (4 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has given consideration to the SIPTU alternative proposal for the funding of Aer Lingus expansion through a State owned holding company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26571/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the appeal for a visa for a person (details supplied). [26260/05]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (4 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 445: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the length of time it will take to reprogramme the PULSE system to ensure that road traffic summons in respect of alleged speeding offences arising from hand-held speed detectors make reference to section 15 of Road Traffic Act 2004. [26572/05]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to make improvements to the position with regard to applicants for leave to remain here made before January 2005 on a basis other than that of parentage of an Irish born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26798/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 532: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the planning and development regulations and the draft development management guidelines will be published. [26282/05]

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: They were not paid enough.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Motion to Recommit. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I agree with Deputy Shortall. The Bill was originally published in 2001 and withdrawn in 2003. We received Report Stage amendments to this Bill in October 2004. Those amendments were published again on 30 September 2005 and we received them earlier this week. This morning we received 17 pages of amendments to amendments. I was not spokesperson on transport when the original Bill was taken...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Motion to Recommit. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: ——and he will have to deal with amendments on this basis. The situation is unfair.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Motion to Recommit. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: On one list there are 38 groupings and on the other there are 15 groupings. The groupings have been completely changed.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Motion to Recommit. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: They are amendments to amendments.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Motion to Recommit. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I also wish to raise a point of clarification.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Motion to Recommit. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: On a point of clarification, both the green list of Report Stage amendments and the book of amendments published today refer to Report Stage. We are now back on Committee Stage. Is it technically correct to have these amendments headed "Report Stage"?

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Motion to Recommit. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: It is not a question of facilitating the House in any way. The Minister is legally obliged to recommit because the amendments were not discussed on Committee Stage.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I understand the holder of the office in the interim arrangement will be appointed by the Minister to the commissioner function in the new arrangement. At the end of his term of office, will the post of commissioner be publicly advertised or will the appointee be recruited from within the Civil Service?

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: How long is the term of office?

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister. I take it amendment No. 15 in my name which was submitted originally by Deputy Naughten is being accepted. I also take it the Minister is not accepting amendment No. 17 which would require the Minister to be accountable to and answer parliamentary questions in the Dáil on the performance of the functions of the commission. Am I correct in stating the Minister is not...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Will he state why, bearing in mind that he will be on this side of the House some day?

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: And will be again. I need hardly say to the Minister that it seems every other day we pass legislation which makes us less relevant as a body. More parliamentary questions are being disallowed by the Ceann Comhairle because the Minister is not responsible for this, that or the other. We have seen this occur with the National Roads Authority and a myriad other bodies and, most recently, with...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: It is not accepted that the Minister is accountable to the House. He clearly will not be accountable to the House under this legislation.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: In the same way that the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children is accountable for the health service, yet we wait six or nine months for an answer. It is unsatisfactory.