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Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (21 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of regulatory impact assessments carried out by his Department since the publication of the White Paper on Better Regulation; if RIAs are planned in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23516/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (21 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on progress made in May and June 2006 in relation to the repayment by a company (details supplied) of moneys owed to construction workers here; if he has received satisfactory proof that these workers have been paid the money owed to them; the sanctions which are being sought against the company; and if he...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide the number of drivers by the number of penalty points accumulated and by age. [24053/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide the number of drivers by the number of penalty points accumulated and by licence status. [24054/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide the number of drivers by the number of penalty points accumulated and by licence category. [24055/06]

Written Answers — Budgeting Advice: Budgeting Advice (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the support he has given to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in view of the concerns expressed by the organisation that they are being swamped with requests for advice; his views on the increasing levels of personal debt among families here; his further views on whether the structures and organisation of MABS require reform...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which interest earned from the financial contribution scheme for senior citizens affects means testing for their medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23707/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the cancer ward in our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, which is housed in a prefabricated building, does not have air conditioning facilities; and if she will arrange to have this matter addressed as a matter of urgency. [23881/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Transport the statutory instruments which transposed EU Directive 2000/56/EC; if the directive is fully transposed; and the timetable for the full commencement of the provisions of this directive. [23470/06]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Transport the national average pass rate for the driver theory test in each of the years since its inception; and, if available, to provide the regional breakdown in each of those years. [23713/06]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to her refusal to provide data in respect of retention rates for second level schools on an area basis, if she will make these figures available for the education co-ordinators of the area partnerships in order to facilitate their work in respect of education disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23367/06]

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the difficulties which have arisen in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 due to the recent rushed and ill-thought out amalgamation, and in further view of the negative impact which the difficulties are having on students and staff, she will accede to the request for additional interim resources; and if she will...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Labour Party generally welcomes the measures outlined in the Bill, which is long overdue. I agree with the points made by Deputy Olivia Mitchell that it has come about as a result of persistence within this House, the public outcry over what is happening on our roads and the urgent need to introduce modern legislation to address the problems that exist. While we know that speeding is a...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: He did refer to the Opposition.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: His comments were unfortunate. As Deputies will be aware, all road traffic legislation has been contested in the courts and will continue to be so tested. For this reason alone, it is important we ensure we get this Bill right.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: It is my job and responsibility, as a member of the Opposition, to identify potential difficulties in the legislation and I intend to do so. I will take my time and argue my points as we proceed through Committee and Report Stages. I hope we will have a stronger Bill when we complete our considerations. This is how parliamentary democracy works. No single person has a monopoly on wisdom in...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: To return to the proposal that an offence is deemed to have been committed if a garda witnesses a mobile telephone being used by a person driving, the number of cars with tinted windows will increase once this legislation is enacted. How can a garda see if a driver of a car which has tinted windows is speaking on a mobile telephone? This is an important point which occurred to me before the...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister will be aware of the length of time required to turn an idea into legislation.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: That is unfortunate because the Minister should have used the opportunity available to him. A variety of issues will arise at the side of the road with regard to record keeping. I am not satisfied that the Garda's record-keeping capabilities are adequate to deal with a situation in which somebody is convicted of an offence or pays a fixed penalty and is disqualified for six months. For...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Róisín Shortall: That backlog could last forever. Section 6 revises upwards the penalties applying to drink driving offences. The period of time in which a licence is suspended upon conviction for drink driving has been extended to a minimum of one year in all cases, depending on the concentration of alcohol found in a person's blood. The provisions in the principal Act allow judges to hand down lower...