Results 1,141-1,160 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy is asking me straight questions based on her assertions in the three points she has made. I disagree with her; that is all. My role here is to answer questions. I do not accept for a minute that the current acting chairman is a lame duck. That is a nonsensical statement.

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: He is doing a tremendous job——

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: I have met him on numerous occasions. I know from my engagement with many different stakeholders involved in Aer Lingus, that they are equally confident of his ability and grateful to have someone of his stature, knowledge and standing-——

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: ——-driving this agenda forward. I said I would bring the matter to Government before Christmas. I did and told the Deputy and others afterwards that because of the Sustaining Progress arrangements, I would immediately engage with the stakeholders involved in the national wage agreement and with the ICTU in particular. I have done that. There has been considerable engagement, both at my...

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy has said, the numbers are growing massively. That is a mark of the economy's success in terms of trade and tourism. I have not considered the issue of Baldonnel at this stage. My focus has exclusively been on expanding capacity at Dublin Airport by providing a second terminal. I believe, as does the Government, that it is vital for future economic development. Whatever happens...

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: I have not considered it at this stage. I am focused entirely on the issue of providing the second terminal. I hope to be in a position to go to Government shortly to sign off on that issue.

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy raises an important question. Clearly, it is an important issue to be considered in the context of the infrastructure at Dublin Airport and how an airport functions. From the point of view of the passengers and the 90 airlines using the airport, we want the most competitive and cost-efficient terminals, including the existing one. That forms part of the consideration on how we...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Question Nos. 91 and 93 together. The programme for Government contains a specific commitment to develop a metro for Dublin with a link to Dublin Airport. The Railway Procurement Agency has submitted to my Department a detailed business case for a metro from the city centre to Dublin Airport while Iarnród Éireann submitted proposals last July for an integrated rail network...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: I agree with the Deputy. There is no doubt that north Dublin is in serious need of a transport solution. I dislike the way it is often presented as an airport solution, because that is not the full capacity of what we should be delivering. There is the issue of the population base and the location of the metro, as well as the opening of further land for housing development. We need a...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: If Deputy Ryan was in charge, they would be sitting there for the rest of his life. I want to conclude this. Since the budget speech, we have been involved in putting these solutions on the table. I also want to have real costings.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: That is what I am saying. They are on the table.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: I will not come into this House with a few populist items. I want a cohesive solution to be presented in totality, which can bring——

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: ——a marrying of both public and private transport initiatives to get the best value for the public. It will bring safety benefits as well as a modal shift.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: I expect to go to the Cabinet sub-committee on this issue next month.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: The timeframe will be short. The ten year envelope was only announced in the budget speech in December. I have been involved in intensive preparation and I intend to go to Government at the first available meeting in March to put all these proposals before it. That is a reasonably short timeframe in respect of my tenure in office.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: If the Deputy wants me to answer the question, then I will do so. Does the proposal of the development of the metro and the many other proposals present solutions for north Dublin? The answer is that they do. However, I want to get the best solution, which is that which marries all of the different proposals together. We do not want to cherry-pick the sexy metro as a solution to everything....

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: That is a key question. I do not claim to be an expert on public transport. However, some of the issues are clear. If one is to provide the best in terms of maximum capacity on a daily basis, then that presents one obvious solution. If one opts for different solutions, one provides different loading capacities, different levels of capacity and different usages. As I acknowledged at the...

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: I am saying no such thing until I go to Government early in March to address the Cabinet sub-committee. I will bring proposals to Government which will be considered and, subsequently, made public. The ten-year envelope changes the way we can deliver all infrastructure. One can provide for a great deal of parallel development. Where necessary, one can go straight to the planning, tender,...

Road Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: I assume the Deputy's question refers to the concept of a Dublin outer orbital route. Strategic Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area 1999 and the Dublin Transportation Office document, Platform for Change 2000, identified a possible need for a Dublin outer orbital route to link Drogheda, Navan and Naas. More recently, Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area 2004...

Road Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Martin Cullen: I am not sure what question the Deputy is putting.