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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount which has been spent to date on the smart card project for integrated ticketing; the ticketing system that is being proposed; and the estimated final cost and date when such tickets integrating Luas, other rail and bus services will be introduced. [29907/06]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of wheelchair accessible taxis working in the Dublin area; the expected timetable for the roll-out of more vehicles; and the provisions taxis will have to make for the carrying of children in view of the introduction of new rules regarding the seating of young children in motor vehicles. [29908/06]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to make a decision regarding the development of an over-ground connection between the two existing Luas lines in Dublin city centre; and the expected timetable for the construction of such a link. [30291/06]

Public Transport. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for regulation of the Dublin bus market; the arrangements he will put in place to allow for a new bus regulator to review or change existing bus routes; the authority the regulator will have to set service levels on such routes; and the means the regulator will have to ensure such service levels are reached. [30290/06]

Public Transport. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The key figure of the Government's record is that capacity has increased by 40%. I agree with Deputy Shortall that more buses were promised that were not delivered. According to Dublin Bus official figures the volume of bus passengers in this city decreased last year while transport numbers increased by 80%. Is that not an example of the incompetent manner in which the Government has...

Public Transport. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I ask for the same respect that other Members got in their responses.

Public Transport. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The number of passengers has decreased.

Public Transport. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Passenger numbers decreased last year.

Public Transport. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: We had no confidence in the Government.

Public Transport. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Is the Minister saying that the new regulator will have the authority to tell Dublin Bus to amend its existing routes or service levels?

Energy Resources. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: That reply tells me nothing. It tells me what Sustainable Energy Ireland has done but nothing of the Minister's views. The report by Sustainable Energy Ireland on energy and transport paints a bleak picture for Ireland in a world where oil is getting more expensive and carbon emissions must be reduced. Our energy use has increased by 150% in the past 15 years. Last year it increased by...

Energy Resources. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The Green Party utterly disagrees with the paradigm the Minister presents of a choice between the economy and the environment. We agree with the views expressed by Al Gore in his recent film on climate change, which outlines the simple realities of the situation and refutes the Minister's image of a weighing scales with the economy on one side and the planet on the other. Without a planet,...

Energy Resources. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The public has the sense to realise that the solutions that will deliver a new green future are positive for society and the economy. The Luas service, for example, will allow for the development of enterprise, and more rail lines will benefit the economy in the future. It is ridiculous that each time the issue of our emissions and climate change is raised, the response is that the Green...

Energy Resources. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister's lack of ambition and delivery is failing the public. The shocking aspect is that he does not even address these questions with any real intent.

Energy Resources. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: That is nonsense.

Energy Resources. (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The figures speak for themselves.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: The deputy leader of the Progressive Democrats said on radio this morning that questions needed to be answered in the Dáil on this issue and she was right.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: On this morning's Order of Business my colleague, Deputy Gormley asked two questions which only one person can answer, whether the Tánaiste believes that the Manchester payments——

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: He also asked whether he has discussed the issue with the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Eamon Ryan: How does Deputy Gormley possibly get an answer to those questions if the Tánaiste refuses to answer them?