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Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Like previous speakers, I will speak about the proposed new section in the context of the need for transparency and accountability. The details of the scheme the Minister proposes to enter into with the financial institutions, or has already entered into, need to be available to the House in full. Over recent days, the Government has made repeated appeals to Opposition Members. References...

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: They sat on their hands for about five years.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: That is right.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which it is expected to meet the schedules and targets in Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32568/08]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has taken particular steps to ensure that measures calculated to address traffic congestion affecting the commuter towns throughout County Kildare in the context of the Transport 21 programme or otherwise will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32992/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received from Bus Átha Cliath or Iarnród Éireann proposals for an enhanced feeder bus service to meet the requirements of commuters using the rail stations of Kilcock, Maynooth, Leixlip, Confey, Hazelhatch, Newbridge, Kildare, Monasterevin and Athy; if an assessment has been carried out to determine the extent to which road traffic...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport if he intends to further increase the daily commuter throughput at each rail station throughout County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32999/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Transport when it is intended to increase rail and bus services to Kilcock, County Kildare having particular regard to repeated requests from consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33001/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which the daily commuter capacity at each rail station throughout County Kildare has been increased in the past five years; his plans for further improvements in this area in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33002/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport the full intended extent of increased car parking spaces anticipated for each rail station throughout County Kildare in the next five years; when it is intended that the extra spaces will become available in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33000/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Transport if in view of the ongoing increased costs on motorists and the need to encourage the use of public transport, he will take steps to increase free car parking spaces at all rail stations throughout County Kildare and the greater Dublin area and to desist from the growing practice of charges for car parking spaces which are counter to an...

Written Answers — : (1 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which all of the projects in the Transport 21 project relative to north Kildare will be implemented in full as originally announced within the projected time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33003/08]

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (2 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Now would be a good time to introduce it.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: These are monumental times.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Over recent days, I have noticed an increase in the number of parliamentary questions which have been refused on the basis that the Minister has no official responsibility to the House for the matter in question. Such refusals are a feature of the early days of every parliamentary session. We are familiar with such old tricks.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Over recent days, the Government has looked for mercy and assistance from the Opposition in this House. I remind it that this cuts both ways.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Bernard Durkan: That puts the Ceann Comhairle in a difficult position.