Results 22,521-22,540 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (7 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action that is being taken to identify the causes of the statistically significant high incidences of cancer in pockets of Dublin city and to identify the reason for the apparent disparity in rates between adjoining areas of very similar health and demographic profiles; the action being taken to identify causes in an area (details...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the public concern regarding the proposal to run Metro north above ground along Ballymun Road; his views on whether such a proposal will be injurious to the local environment; his further views on whether this proposal will prevent the Metro from running at full capacity at any point in view of its interaction...

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of official park and ride sites currently operating in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Waterford with a breakdown for each city and the mode of transfer from that site in each case; and the further park and ride sites that are scheduled to be provided within the next two years with a breakdown by location, capacity and mode of transfer....

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: What is the cost difference between running the project at grade and underground?

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Some 200 were promised.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: It asked for 200.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Labour Party disagrees totally with the Government policy on breaking up the Dublin bus market. The Government is using this tactic to avoid the issue of adequate subvention. Our subvention rate is approximately 25% whereas the average in most European cities is 50%. The Government is failing utterly to tackle the basic issue of funding for public transport services. It is using this...

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister promised it six months ago.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Will it be ready by the end of the year?

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: In other words, the Minister does not know when it will be ready.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I did not mention the unions, I said that the Government promised legislation six months ago that it has not yet delivered.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: When will we see the legislation?

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Will the bus licences be given out under the provisions of the 1932 Act? That means they will be given away for nothing.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: They are being given away for a matter of a few euro.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Government has been in power for nine years and has done nothing about this matter.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I asked about the estimated cost of regulation.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister of State have a figure for the estimated cost of regulation?

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Has the Minister of State any idea of how much the regulatory system will cost?

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Why does the Government spend the money on buses instead? There are people standing in queues.

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Government finish the existing ones first?