Results 641-660 of 23,777 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister for taking those amendments on board.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: On the last day we discussed how the Minister proposed dealing with the legislation. As we know the Bill was published in 2001. Last year when we eventually got around to taking Committee Stage, we had the most inept handling of legislation I have ever witnessed. After Deputy Naughten and I, along with others, had put considerable time into the Committee Stage discussion, one morning the...
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: It is hard to accept that it is so difficult to do this.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: It seems extraordinary that it cannot be introduced unless on a targeted basis. If that is the core of legal advice and the basis for the Minister's approach, then the next category of people would be bus and coach drivers, taxi drivers and so on. When, if ever, would it be applied to individual drivers?
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Is the Minister referring to proportionality in respect of the level of risk and the numbers of people involved? He referred to the numbers of people being driven by train drivers.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: This is a very pressing national issue and it is one of the two main contributing factors to road fatalities. There is cross-party agreement that this problem needs to be tackled and many people are making a sincere effort to grapple with it. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport will be dealing with this issue next week and a number of people have been invited to speak on the subject....
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: One does not need a fait accompli in everything. We seldom have an open debate about things. It is accepted that this is a national issue which needs to be tackled. I acknowledge the Minister's declaration of his good intentions in this regard and that it is a serious issue. It seems he has been provided with extensive legal advice. As a contribution to this debate and in an effort to move...
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister should allow us read the legal advice.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I apologise for returning to this issue but it has been kicked to touch for many years and after all the talk we should endeavour to bring it to some kind of fruition. The House does not know the legal principles and difficulties relating to this issue. Apart from discussing the issue of proportionality, we do not know about other difficulties which may exist.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister allow the House read the legal advice? There is a general perception among the public that a close association exists between Members of this House and the publicans' lobby and this point is often made regarding members of the Minister's party. A number of Members of this House are publicans. The longer it takes for any action at Government level, the more cynical the public...
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Is it appropriate for me to speak to that amendment?
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 144: In subsection (7), in the second line, to delete "organisations" and substitute "trade unions or staff associations,".
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: There will be sufficient time to deal with this on Report Stage.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 2 to amendment No. 144: In subsection (7) in the third line, after "Medical Council" to insert "the Equality Authority".
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 148: In page 74, line 31, to delete "2001" and substitute "2005". This is an amendment to update the reference to the Companies Act.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: It was not already discussed.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 153: In the new section 66A of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001, in subsection (1), to delete subparagraph (i). The amendments proposes to delete subparagraph (i). It appears that it is illogical to give the power to clamp a car if it is parked on the railway line. It would appear obvious to move it and then clamp it. I do not see the...
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: It is about removing powers.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister referred to proportionality earlier. The fine for not paying a â¬20 fare on a train is â¬100 but if one fails to pay a â¬2 fare on Luas, the fine is still â¬100, which is excessive.
- Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)
Róisín Shortall: No. Departmental officials kindly provided a briefing last week for Deputy Olivia Mitchell and myself, during which we discussed the schedule for taking the legislation. The understanding was that the Bill would not be before the House until next week. I did not receive a schedule of business for this week and it was only when one of the officials rang me before lunch that I discovered the...