Results 721-740 of 2,099 for speaker:Ivor Callely

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank Senator Burke for withdrawing the amendment. I will ask my Department officials to record what I have said in this House, communicate it to the CPP and ask for an appropriate response. I hope that will help.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: This is a minor technical amendment correcting a cross-reference. I do not wish to waste the time of the House.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank Senator Burke for his amendment and I support the thinking behind it. Section 54 of the Bill gives an undertaking on the reporting of risks by railway staff and contractors. I draw the Senator's attention to sections 54(1)(a) and (b), and sections 54(2) and (3). If there is anything not covered by those sections I ask Senator Burke to bring it to my attention and I will be happy to...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank Senator Burke. We had a similar amendment on Committee Stage. I am happy to clarify the record again in relation to paragraph (b). To tell railway undertakings how often they should inspect and maintain their infrastructure and trains would be a prescriptive approach. I asked whether we should ensure the relevant professionals, who have the duty of responsibility, make those decisions...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I have examined the amendment. Section 23 of the Transport Act 1971 makes provision regarding the apportionment of costs of upgrading works at a level crossing between the railway undertaking and the local authority, and section 113 of this Bill makes provision regarding the responsibility of any person carrying out works on a public road near a railway. That covers subparagraph (i) of the...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I draw the House's attention to two amendments on Dáil Report Stage, in response to concerns raised on Committee Stage, to address the issue of balance between commercial and safety considerations. Those amendments led to the present text of sections 77(5) and 78(6), which require that a court take account of the duty of care placed on a railway undertaking under section 36. We should...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: This is a minor technical amendment, with which I do not foresee any difficulty.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: This is a minor technical amendment to which I ask the House to agree.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: This is a minor technical amendment that corrects a cross-reference.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: This amendment falls into the same category in that it is a technical amendment to correct a cross-reference.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: Amendments Nos. 13 and 14 involve drafting changes. Amendment No. 13 proposes to simplify the text of the new section I introduced in amendment No. 48 on Committee Stage by removing the distinction between road and rail bridges. This issue was discussed in the House. The offence and reporting requirements regarding bridge strikes by heavy goods vehicles are the same whether the bridge is a...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank the Cathaoirleach, his support staff and the Members of the House who have contributed to this debate, which has assisted in making the Railway Safety Bill 2001 even better. In particular, I thank Senators Quinn, Cummins and Paddy Burke, and my colleagues Senators Wilson and Dooley, for their contributions on the various Stages of the Bill. The House will acknowledge that the...

Road Traffic Regulations. (24 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: The question refers to two different issues, namely, the super-truck, or super-cube, and the November 2005 European Court of Justice ruling. Although the Deputy does not quote the reference, I presume the question refers to the weight issue. There is a distinction between height and weight. EU law permits member states to have national weight and dimension limits for road vehicles provided...

Road Traffic Regulations. (24 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: Deputy Broughan has asked a series of questions and I will try to answer them as best I can. On the Dublin Port tunnel and the proposal for a HGV management plan, Deputy Broughan is quite correct in that the matter rests with Dublin City Council on which both of us once served. The office of the director of traffic is working on proposals for an appropriate HGV management——

Road Traffic Regulations. (24 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: Yes, it is my understanding that work is ongoing on this issue. The Deputy will appreciate it is my desire and that of the Minister, Deputy Cullen, to have the plan in place for the opening of the tunnel, which we hope will be in the early part of 2006. With regard to the issue, as Deputy Broughan put it, of Government withdrawing regulations on HGV——

Road Traffic Regulations. (24 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: My good colleague and friend, Deputy McDaid, was doing a number of things in the Department. I am not too sure if he was in the Department at the time, but a HGV order was made in 1991 which had to be revoked in July of 2000. The Deputy will appreciate that where we put in place a regulation, whether on height or weight, we want to ensure we do not find ourselves in a situation where we bring...

Road Traffic Regulations. (24 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I have a list of 18 or 19 countries. The maximum height allowed in countries such as Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey is four metres. Having said that, I should draw the Deputy's attention to the fact that the UK which, as one would appreciate given its...

Road Network. (24 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: That is not true; it is a load of rubbish. Fianna Fáil has delivered for the west.

Road Network. (24 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: We delivered for Knock, Shannon, Dublin and the whole bloody shooting gallery.

Road Network. (24 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: Deputy Broughan must be embarrassed by the public transport record of his party.