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Public Transport. (3 Apr 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I asked whether the Minister has seen the diagrams. Has he done so?

Public Transport. (3 Apr 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister know what he is talking about?

Public Transport. (3 Apr 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Exactly.

Public Transport. (3 Apr 2007)

Róisín Shortall: That is the case. Has the Minister seen the diagrams? Does he know what he is talking about?

Road Safety. (3 Apr 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in publishing a new road safety strategy; when he expects it to be published; and the items from the new road safety strategy he will incorporate into and have passed as part of the Roads Bill 2007. [12974/07]

Road Safety. (3 Apr 2007)

Róisín Shortall: It beggars belief that at a time when there is so much concern about road safety, we do not have a road safety strategy. The last strategy related to 2004-06 and effectively ran out last December. We have entered the second quarter of the year. Where is the road safety strategy? The last time the Minister was asked about this, he said he expected to receive the new strategy in March and...

Road Safety. (3 Apr 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Everybody wants a road safety strategy.

Road Safety. (3 Apr 2007)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister told us that before and that we would have the strategy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the dental scheme for medical cardholders known as the dental treatment services scheme which is under serious threat due to the current Government's failure to complete a full review of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12071/07]

Written Answers — Garda Districts: Garda Districts (29 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the electoral divisions covered by the Blanchardstown and Santry Garda districts respectively. [12153/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (29 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the statutory basis, including SI article reference, for the requirement to have planning permission to have a footpath dished; when the need for such a provision was last reviewed; his intentions to ease this requirement under certain conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12259/07]

Written Answers — National Conference Centre: National Conference Centre (28 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in regard to the development of the National Conference Centre including the timetable for its construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11741/07]

Written Answers — Housing Development Completions: Housing Development Completions (28 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 266: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by residents in an affordable housing partnership (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the mechanism available to such residents to ensure an adequate standard of completion of their homes; the steps he is taking to ensure acceptable standards in new...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures he will introduce to improve the sustainability profile of the fuel transport sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11334/07]

Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (27 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will bring forward measures to address the skyrocketing levels of fuel and energy poverty in society here; when he will publish the 2006 Fuel Poverty Action Research Project; his views on a formal mechanism to review utility prices on an ongoing basis in the context of fluctuating prices on global oil...

Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (27 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure that a fair and reasonable negotiation mechanism is agreed between the Health Service Executive and the IPU in order to progress the delivery of the community drugs schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11695/07]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (27 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Transport the statutory basis for the establishment of HGV parking bans by local authorities; the definition of a HGV used; and if this provision can also be made for large buses. [11230/07]

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate but it is very difficult to understand what the Bill is about. It purports to make amendments to some of the most fundamental aspects of our criminal justice system but one cannot help believing it has much more to do with the upcoming general election. The Minister has been engaging in a lot of tough talking over recent...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: That is what he said. We spoke to the Minister——

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, and the Minister continued to completely ignore what people had said to him in private about their concerns about the increasing level of crime. We are paying the price now for the Minister's inactivity. We are paying the price for his bluff and bluster and his continuous exposure on the radio with his pal Sam Smyth or his other pals on other radio stations in the media generally. He...