Results 1,441-1,460 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport the action his Department will take to introduce mandatory fitting of cyclops mirrors to all heavy goods vehicles as part of the annual road worthiness test; the reason for the delay in dealing with this since the proposal was made over three years ago by the Irish Road Haulage Association; if such a requirement is within the scope of EU law; and...

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I do not accept what the Minister of State has said. He has discussed the relevant EU directive with regard to the fitting of blind-spot mirrors to new trucks, but what about older trucks, and why will the Minister not make it compulsory for owners to fit such trucks with these important mirrors? We accept there is much public concern about trucks having blind spots. The National Safety...

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: That is a cop-out on the part of the Minister of State, because he does not have to wait for EU developments. There is nothing to stop him from introducing new regulations for trucks operating on Irish roads. Other states, such as the Netherlands, have done so and Belgium has offered incentives. To say we must await EU developments is merely long-fingering the issue. The Minister of State...

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Other states have not waited. They have taken unilateral action and the Minister of State can do the same.

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: In the meantime, lives are being lost.

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: How long will we have to wait? Will it be another three years?

Air Services. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals to safeguard national transport interests in the context of the proposed sale of Aer Lingus. [16564/06]

Air Services. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The public's main concern in respect of the proposed sale of a majority holding in Aer Lingus is the threat this poses to the existing services Aer Lingus provides. We recognise we have been lucky with these services, which almost give us direct access to the centre of London through the Heathrow slots. While we can get to Stansted more cheaply, the accessibility of Heathrow to London is...

Air Services. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: ——that shareholding will be diluted? Will the Minister explain that?

Air Services. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: It was used by the Minister's Department. It was used by several backbenchers on the Minister's side of the House.

Air Services. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: There is no safeguard.

Air Services. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I did not say that.

Air Services. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I said they will not be able to.

Air Services. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: May I ask another supplementary question?

Air Services. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: More time was spent on other questions than is allowed.

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The public finds it hard to understand how it has not been possible to introduce integrated ticketing.

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: This is not rocket science. Tens of millions have already been spent and a timeframe of at least five years before it will be close to introduction has been mentioned. The Minister must take charge of the situation. Does he accept it was a mistake to give this task to the RPA given that it had no experience in network management? The criticism of its work to date is that it has over-specified...

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: We have nothing to show for it.

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister leave it with the RPA?

Leaders' Questions. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: No, it is because the census is over.