Results 22,421-22,440 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the application by CIE for a 9% increase in fares for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41996/06]

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I asked the Minister for his views on CIE's application for fare increases. The reason for the annual request for exorbitant fare increases is that the public funding it receives is completely inadequate. Does the Minister accept the level of subvention he is providing to the three transport companies which make up CIE is inadequate to allow them provide the type of service the public...

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: How can the Minister be so out of step with reality?

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: An efficient public transport system cannot be operated on the cheap.

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: How can the Minister say Luas does not have a subvention? Luas has been given considerable road priority and expensive road space in the Dublin area for free. As Dublin Bus has pointed out, if its buses were given anything like the same priority as Luas, it would have a wonderful service. Dublin Bus is losing €60 million because of traffic congestion and the absence of adequate bus...

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The figure stands at 26%.

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: It is not about alternative modes, it is about adequate public transport.

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister should stop distorting the facts.

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Why is the Minister distorting the facts? Why does he not answer for the fact that he has not provided adequate public transport?

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Will he provide adequate funding?

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister should stop distorting the facts and answer for his own stewardship.

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Where are the extra buses the Minister promised?

Public Transport. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister should say that to people waiting for buses this evening.

Road Safety. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister accept that the delay of over 12 months is not acceptable if we are to evaluate the causes of road accidents adequately? It is incredible that while we are heading into 2007 we are still discussing 2004 figures. Those figures should be compiled and published on a quarterly basis. Why is there such a delay in producing the 2005 figures? I would like to ask the Minister...

Road Safety. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: What does that mean?

Taxi Regulations. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The lack of availability of wheelchair accessible taxis is a matter of serious concern to people with impaired mobility. Some 21% of the taxi fleet was wheelchair accessible before deregulation; the figure is now 9%. People with disabilities complain about the difficulty in getting an accessible taxi to provide a service. Those with taxis that are wheelchair accessible can make more money...

Taxi Regulations. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister accept the principle?

Taxi Regulations. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I asked if the Minister accepted that there is a serious problem for people with disabilities who wish to access a taxi service. Does he accept that some form of subsidy is required to make the service viable?

Road Network. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: How can the Minister state he is satisfied when the NRA last week pointed out that the cost of land acquisition amounts to approximately 23% of the cost of road building projects, which is completely unsustainable whether relating to road building, transport or housing? It is simply unacceptable that big landowners and property speculators are making a killing at the expense of the taxpayer.

Road Network. (6 Dec 2006)

Róisín Shortall: This has been pointed out to the Minister and his Government colleagues for many years. In 2003, the Labour Party introduced a Bill to provide for the Government to compulsorily purchase land at use value. The Government voted it down, but the All-Party Committee on the Constitution recommended that it legislate for something similar. In spite of this issue arising time and again, with...