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Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Hear no evil, see no evil.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Nothing threatens our economic progress more than the dysfunctional transport system that has been devised by the Ministers opposite. The Supplementary Estimates which are to be decided on by the House provide for the transfer of over €100 million, which we have been unable to spend this year, from the public transport budget to the roads programme. One of the elements of the public...

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I will not go into detail.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I want to make a brief point about why I want to call a division on this issue. Although the project in question will not proceed next year, it has been included in the 2007 Estimates. Therefore, the Estimates can only be described as fraudulently over-optimistic. We will not spend that money on public transport. The Estimates have the authority of a letter from the Tánaiste to Santa,...

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The House should vote to show its disdain for the incompetence of the Government, which has ignored public transport and ignored the people of this city and other cities throughout this country by investing in nothing but roads.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: This Supplementary Estimate shows the Government should not be allowed to run a parking lot, let alone a national transport system.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: She did not say that.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Those were not her words.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: People with babies in the back of their cars had to spend seven hours in traffic because of the incompetence——

Noise Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I spoke to someone recently who made the wise point that good motives can sometimes bring about unintended consequences. The example given was that the valid reaction at the turn of the 19th century to the housing problems in Dublin — the chronic illnesses that arose from the slums — was to spread the city out in order to get people enjoying space and fresh air. There were valid health...

Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the new measures that she has taken in the past 12 months to improve organic acreage here; the results of these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40587/06]

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (29 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps that she has taken to improve her Department's pesticide residue monitoring and food traceability regime since late October 2006 when investigation by RTÉ exposed deficiencies in these programmes; if further resources will be provided for food traceability of pesticide monitoring programmes in 2007; if a company (details...

Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund: Motion (30 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Please, Deputy, spare us.

Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund: Motion (30 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to share time with Deputies Finian McGrath and Ó Snodaigh. I support the Kyoto Protocol and the flexible mechanisms contained within it. However, we must be careful and cautious about how we use these mechanisms. There is a concern that some of the clean development mechanisms could be used in a way that does not lead to real reduction; they must relate to reductions that otherwise...

Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund: Motion (30 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I am being factual, correct and honest. We have seen Fianna Fáil Deputies distributing leaflets lauding the great progress the Government is making. There is one huge reason to vote against this motion. It is not to block the development of clean development mechanism progress — it is to say that the Government's climate change strategy and its review are disgraceful because of the lack...

Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund: Motion (30 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: What about transport?

Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund: Motion (30 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The problem is, the Minister is doing nothing else.

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to share time with Deputy Finian McGrath, if I may.

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I note that SONI is the acronym for the transmission operation in Northern Ireland, while CER is the equivalent here. We could call it the "Sonny and Cher Bill", which would be an easy way to remember it, as we have so much legislation covering this sector. I commend all those who have been involved in the negotiations to get agreement on the...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Single Electricity Market) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I am conscious of how much time I have used as I wish to leave enough for Deputy Finian McGrath. The Minister of State's speech was interesting and towards the end he said the initial findings of the short-term impact analysis indicate that at current fuel price projections the SEM is not likely to have a significant impact on electricity prices over the first few years of its operation. I...