Results 24,221-24,240 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: That does not excuse them.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: There are still huge variations.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: The bypass cost variation the Minister spoke of was huge.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: It is a bit late in the day.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Too late.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: That is reassuring.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Not if one is paying a road toll for 30 years. The Minister is only â¬9 billion out. Is that well managed?
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Only â¬9 billion out.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: At what cost?
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I wish to focus the attention of the House on the budget overruns and the waste of public money in respect of transport projects. The most obvious example is spending on roads. The recent "Prime Time" exposé, as well as last week's report by the Committee of Public Accounts and last year's review by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the primary routes improvement programme, have pointed...
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: There is still a long way to go.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Is it not a bit late?
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: It was costed at â¬18 million but it turned out at â¬31 million.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: One cannot get a bus or a train now.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: There have been no new buses for four years.
- Public Expenditure: Motion. (17 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: We did not say that. However, serious amounts of money are being wasted by it.
- Written Answers — Light Rail Projects: Light Rail Projects (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Transport the position with regard to proposals for the construction of a metro system for Dublin; if new proposals on this matter have come before Cabinet; when a final decision on the metro will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15553/05]
- Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans in respect of the proceeds of any sale of Government shares in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15769/05]
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet in each year from 2001; the number of additional buses that will be acquired during 2005; when he intends to provide the funding promised to acquire 150 extra buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15577/05]
- Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Transport when a Cabinet decision will be taken on the long-promised second terminal for Dublin Airport; if it is his intention that this facility be privately owned and operated; if he will identify any other European airport at which there are competing terminals; if he will report on the basis on which terminals might compete; and the expected timescale...