Results 22,281-22,300 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Car ownership is different from car usage.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: That is not true.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: There was never any doubt about that.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: That is not in doubt. The problem is capacity.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister is being disingenuous again.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: There are no such targets.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister made that argument already. He is subsidising private sector companies.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: We must have honesty from the Minister also. This is the second time today that the Minister has misled the House in respect of the taxpayer subsidising road freight.
- Light Rail Project. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: The Deputy should not hold her breath.
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the continuing reduction in the use of rail freight and the corresponding increase in road freight here; the Government policy in respect of rail freight; the consideration which he has given to the introduction of an incentive scheme to encourage the greater use of rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6884/07]
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister began his reply by stating that Iarnód Ãireann continues to grow the rail freight business, which is patently untrue. The figures over the past few years indicate a 28% decline in rail freight in 2005, with a 47% decline last year. The business has virtually disappeared, with approximately 0.5% of freight now carried by rail. The Minister should stop codding himself and us....
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: It is in serious decline.
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister should stop making cheap political points.
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: It is very disingenuous of the Minister to try to score cheap political points. He knows perfectly well that the road system is highly subsidised by the taxpayer. He should also know that the cost to the taxpayer of road freight is very high. If we lose the remaining tiny proportion of freight currently travelling by rail, it will cost the taxpayer some â¬36 million a year. That has been...
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: It would be good to believe that the Minister has thought about this issue, has a policy on it and is prepared to take a proactive approach. Bulk cement is ideal for carriage by rail freight. The service operating from Drogheda to Cork is nonetheless in decline in recent years.
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister take any action to restore the business and make it viable, or to ensure there will be savings for the taxpayer?
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Why is the Minister trying to deceive people on this matter?
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister knows the cost for the taxpayer is much higher for road freight. The Minister should stop trying to mislead people.
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister not understand the costs involved in road freight?
- Rail Services. (21 Feb 2007)
Róisín Shortall: He should stop making cheap points then.