Results 10,801-10,820 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Does Deputy Munster wish to add something?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Sorry, we are not.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: My apologies. I was thinking of the DART actually. Deputy Munster will be first when we come to address roads. Did Deputy Munster wish to speak?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: My apologies. Does anybody else wish to comment on programme B?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: That is what I thought.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: It is. Deputy Munster was objecting to it.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I was letting Deputy O'Keeffe in until the Deputy objected. She will probably withdraw her objection.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I did let Deputy O'Keeffe in and he did ask a proper question. Is Deputy Munster happy?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Does Deputy Munster have a question on roads?
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I have a question then.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I will take Deputy Troy's question first.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: We are.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Troy has alluded to the question of increasing congestion and I accept what he said about trams, trains and buses. The Department needs a strategic plan for dealing with congestion to ensure work days do not get any longer than they have become. Delays for people commuting by car in Drogheda and east Meath, where I live, are increasing all the time and traffic speeds are being...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I appreciate this is an important issue and I do not want to interrupt members. The Minister has said he is accountable for the policy issue ultimately.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Perhaps we might hold a special meeting of the committee to deal with the issue of congestion in the city and bring in the key players to talk about it.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Absolutely. That is critical. Another matter dealt with in the national development plan is resignalling in the city.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I mentioned resignalling and increasing capacity in places such as Connolly Station. That is key.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: There would be 20 or more trains per hour, as opposed to the eight or nine that can now operate. There is the question of throughput. If that bottleneck could be removed, we could have better connectivity, but not having it now is a significant issue. Taking account of the totality of all of the plans, it would be useful for the committee at its next official meeting to have the issue of...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister read the details in response to an earlier question. They conform to my knowledge. I hope he will have the hybrid diesel electric trains in service by 2022. That is hugely important, as it will be transformational in passengers travelling to and from places such as Drogheda. Approximately 1,200 passengers per day use the rail service between Drogheda and Dublin. As each of...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: It is hugely important and that is what the Government is doing.