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- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: Perhaps there will be an opportunity in the future to take a more general view.
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. We will not fall out over the exclusion of our words in particular and I am prepared to withdraw the three amendments.
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 16: In page 18, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(2) The chief executive of the Authority may attend at meetings of the Authority and speak but shall not be a member of the Authority.". The purpose of the amendment is to ensure appropriate standards of corporate governance are maintained. It would be preferable to have a separation between the governing...
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 18: In page 18, line 43, to delete "from" and substitute the following: "one of whom shall be an elected member of a local authority in the GDA nominated by local authorities in the GDA acting jointly, and the others being". It is very important that at least one public representative should be on the board of the GDA. There has been cross-party support for this idea....
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 19, line 2, after "administration" to insert the following: "at least three of whom shall be members of Public Transport Authorities such as C.I.E., Irish Rail and Dublin Bus". The amendment speaks for itself. I urge the Minister of State to accept it.
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I withdraw the amendment.
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 21: In page 21, to delete lines 9 to 14 and substitute the following: "(a) one manager of a local authority within the GDA, (b) 2 members of local authorities within the GDA in addition to the 4 members referred to in paragraph (d),". This amendment, like amendment No. 18, seeks to ensure as much representation as possible from local authority members on the authority. I...
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: Due regard is being given to the need for county managers to be on the advisory council but insufficient account is taken of the need for directly elected representatives on the board.
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 23: In page 32, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "(6) Pending the designation of the Authority for the purposes of public access to disclosures under any other statutory code, a disclosure under this section or section 36 or 37 shall be recorded in a register together with particulars of any interest of members of the Authority or persons to whom section...
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 27: In page 36, to delete line 14. Immunity from proceedings against individuals acting in good faith on behalf of the authority in accordance with section 43 is acceptable. The blanket immunity against proceedings, however, is not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: Immediately after the conclusion of the Order of Business this morning, Members will complete their deliberations on the Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 by debating the Bill's Report and Final Stages. As Members are aware, this Bill was initiated in this House and in recent weeks, Members have devoted much effort to it. Many Members spent much time on the Bill, tabled many amendments...
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 12, between lines 40 and 41, to insert the following: "(c) the borough of Drogheda and". I raised this matter on Second and Committee Stages. The Minister has included places such counties Meath and Kildare in the definition of the greater Dublin area but he has not included Drogheda which has developed to the extent that it is almost seamless with Dublin. I...
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I do not intend to press the amendment but I wish to comment on the Minister of State's response. The legislation is trying to deal with the transport requirements of regular commuters into the Dublin region. It is wrong to exclude somewhere like Drogheda and not take into account the needs of commuters in the north Fingal area who use Drogheda commuter line trains to reach Dublin. We have...
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: Is there a document indicating which amendments are grouped together?
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 83: In page 60, between lines 49 and 50, to insert the following subsection: "(7) Documents subject to legal professional privilege shall not be liable to production under this section.". This amendment is part of the section that deals with authorised officers and the powers to call for production of documents and so on. Our advice is that the insertion of subsection...
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I note the Minister's comments but I will revisit my legal advice. I withdraw the amendment but reserve the right to re-introduce it.
- Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 41a: In page 36, line 12, to delete paragraph (a).