Results 1-20 of 5,119 for speaker:Róisín Shortall in 'Dáil debates'

Nuclear Plants. (3 Feb 2004)

Róisín Shortall: Question 142: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding his request to the British authorities to allow Irish experts to inspect the Sellafield nuclear plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2886/04]

Health Centres. (3 Feb 2004)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister for coming to the House at this late hour to respond to this matter. This is an important matter and it is very important to the people of Ballymun who are in the process of a major regeneration of their area. Ballymun is a significant town of approximately 15,000 people. As the Minister will be aware from the profile of the area, there is a very high social welfare...

Health Centres. (3 Feb 2004)

Róisín Shortall: There are significant gaps in the primary health care system and it is primarily due to inadequate accommodation. That very good, modern accommodation is lying idle——

Health Centres. (3 Feb 2004)

Róisín Shortall: ——and I appeal to the Minister to provide the funding that he has promised and which he has welched on to date.

Health Centres. (3 Feb 2004)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister had that information for a long time. He should not put it on the long finger.

Light Rail Project. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the very high cost of building a metro and the need for high passenger numbers to make it viable, he will consider selecting a route which serves sites with high-density development potential and funding it by means of development levies from these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12721/04]

Light Rail Project. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: Estimates of the cost of providing a metro from Dublin Airport or Swords to the city centre range from €2 billion to €5 billion. Even the lower figure is a considerable amount of money which would be a massive investment, but the cost to the taxpayer of the public private partnership route proposed by the Minister could be much greater than the estimates I have cited. There is a case for...

Light Rail Project. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: It is a bit disingenuous to sell it on the basis that we will not have to pay a cent until the trains are running but will pay through the nose for it after that. Future generations will be in hock if we go about it the way the Minister proposes. I would like the Minister to clarify his position on the development levies. He said he was exploring the possibility of development levies. I...

Light Rail Project. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: There are very few sites on the route that are densely populated.

Light Rail Project. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: Why not select a route?

Aviation Matters. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: In respect of Aer Rianta, on 18 March we were within hours of having all the airports closed as a result of industrial action. That action was threatened because of a breach of faith by the Minister, according to workers' interests in the airports. The industrial action was only called off following the intervention of the Taoiseach. The workers were no longer willing to take the Minister's...

Aviation Matters. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: What timeframe is the Minister allowing for a response?

Aviation Matters. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: Why was there a six-week delay?

Driver Licensing System. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: Some drivers with provisional licences are currently driving HGVs and buses. Given the high number of HGVs involved in road accidents the Minister should give priority to testing those on provisional licences driving such dangerous vehicles. A further category of people had previously got driving licences, which lapsed because of the casual attitude to driving licences that had developed in...

Driver Licensing System. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: I do not want an accurate figure. I am asking the Minister to give priority to arranging tests for those on provisional licences driving HGVs, a large number of whom end up involved in traffic accidents.

Driver Licensing System. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: Is it acceptable for a person on a provisional licence to drive an HGV?

Driver Licensing System. (4 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: What will the Minister do about it?

National Irish Bank Investigations. (13 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to each of the inquiries being carried out by or on behalf of her Department; the projected date for the conclusion of each such investigation; the inquiries in respect of which reports have been referred to the DPP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13840/04]

Order of Business. (25 May 2004)

Róisín Shortall: With regard to the long-promised State airports Bill does the Taoiseach intend to adhere to the undertaking that he gave to allow time for the workers to consider the information made available and to respond to it before the legislation is finalised?

Designated Areas. (5 Oct 2004)

Róisín Shortall: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the situation regarding the CLÁR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22786/04]