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Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I strongly agree with the points made on this issue. Shortly before the general election the Taoiseach gave an undertaking to a group in Donegal which had campaigned for mandatory breath testing in the event of an accident. The then Minister for Transport had said shortly before that he had no intention of introducing it so we need to know where the Government stands on the matter. The...

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister should not be so disingenuous. Let us have a serious debate.

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: The test does not have to take place on the side of the road. It can be taken in a hospital.

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, but it is not mandatory.

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: It is optional.

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, line 13, after "Transport" to insert "and the Marine". These are just technical amendments to update the reference.

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Is the Minister not responsible for the marine section at the moment?

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: What are they?

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I strongly support Deputy Mitchell's amendment. This long-running issue has been raised with many Ministers in the last couple of Dáileanna. I remind the Minister, Deputy Dempsey, that he will not always be sitting on the Government side. When he is on this side of the House again at some point in the future, he will realise how difficult it is to operate under the new arrangement which...

Business of Dáil (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: We have not received copies of the agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name record data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security which is to be debated later. Could the Minister arrange that it be placed in the Oireachtas Library as soon as possible in order that Members may read it?...

Business of Dáil (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I am not referring to the briefing note but to the actual agreement.

Business of Dáil (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Could we be informed as soon as it is available because the relevant spokespersons will be in the Chamber for the day?

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Is it appropriate at this point to question the decision on the grouping of amendments?

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: My amendments Nos. 18, 20 and 22 have been grouped for no logical reason. They address separate issues. May we have an opportunity to consider each one individually?

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I would like if that could be done because they deal with separate issues.

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister repeat that reference?

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: There is no line 58.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: It is not agreed. It had been proposed by Government that the debate on the Roads Bill would go on until 7 o'clock. They are now proposing that the debate should be cut short by two hours and that is not acceptable. In effect, that means that Second Stage will go on until 4 o'clock, then leaving only an hour for all the Subsequent Stages. Since there are 26 amendments tabled to that Bill,...

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: It is not agreed. We know what the Bill is about but there are 26 amendments which cannot be dealt with in one hour.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I suggest to the Tánaiste that we shorten the debate on Second Stage and increase the time available on Committee and Report Stages.