Results 23,121-23,140 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister leave it with the RPA?

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport the action his Department will take to introduce mandatory fitting of cyclops mirrors to all heavy goods vehicles as part of the annual road worthiness test; the reason for the delay in dealing with this since the proposal was made over three years ago by the Irish Road Haulage Association; if such a requirement is within the scope of EU law; and...

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I do not accept what the Minister of State has said. He has discussed the relevant EU directive with regard to the fitting of blind-spot mirrors to new trucks, but what about older trucks, and why will the Minister not make it compulsory for owners to fit such trucks with these important mirrors? We accept there is much public concern about trucks having blind spots. The National Safety...

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: That is a cop-out on the part of the Minister of State, because he does not have to wait for EU developments. There is nothing to stop him from introducing new regulations for trucks operating on Irish roads. Other states, such as the Netherlands, have done so and Belgium has offered incentives. To say we must await EU developments is merely long-fingering the issue. The Minister of State...

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Other states have not waited. They have taken unilateral action and the Minister of State can do the same.

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: In the meantime, lives are being lost.

Road Safety. (3 May 2006)

Róisín Shortall: How long will we have to wait? Will it be another three years?

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (27 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the findings of the survey commissioned by his Department which found that 85% of those polled were either very concerned or fairly concerned about current levels of crime; the action he intends to take arising from the survey to deal with these public concerns and ensure that the public receive adequate...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (27 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to recent comments from the Data Protection Commissioner expressing concern at powers available to gardaí which gives them access to private telephone records and his suggestion that legislation should be tightened up in order that access to records is made available only during the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (27 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Question No. 351 of 4 April 2006, when he intends to transpose EU Directive 2004/54/EC. [15871/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 has been refused naturalisation; the reason the person did not receive a stamp on their passport from December 2002 and November 2003; and if this aspect of their application will be reviewed to assist their case. [15867/06]

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (27 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 184: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Question No. 270 of 6 April 2006, the breakdown of each of the licence categories provided in the reply by local authority area. [15891/06]

Written Answers — Sports Anti-Doping Programme: Sports Anti-Doping Programme (25 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the Irish Sports Council's anti-doping report 2005; his views on the fact that, despite the fact that no Irish sportsperson tested positive for a banned substance in 2005, the battle against doping in sport must be intensified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15147/06]

Written Answers — Television Licence Fee: Television Licence Fee (25 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a television licence must be paid where a person owns no television set but where they receive broadcasts by downloading from the internet; if so, the statutory basis for same including the statutory reference; when he last reviewed the definition of a television set used in legislation; when he intends...

Written Answers — Television Licence Fee: Television Licence Fee (25 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his strategy for future television licence fee revenues for RTE in view of technological advances which continue to expand the range of devices capable of receiving broadcasts but for which no fee is collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14816/06]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (25 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount the Government will spend on investing in community based sporting facilities and in grants to sporting organisation in 2006; the percentage of the budget for the years this will represent; the way in which the Government's level of spending in this regard compares with the EU 15 average; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (25 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 28 February 2006, the reason for the continued delay in publishing the cross-departmental review of road safety expenditure; and when it will be published. [14996/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (25 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Transport when and by what legislative means he intends transposing EU Directive 2005/66/EC. [15191/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (25 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 512: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which he has exploited Article 8 of EU Directive 2005/66/EC to set down regulations for the protection of vulnerable road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15192/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (25 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps that are in place to co-ordinate new and existing bus routes with proposed metro stops; and the reason this does not form part of the public consultation on the metro north route. [15193/06]