Results 3,501-3,520 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen

Road Safety. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: That is correct. I explained to the Deputy why I have not got it.

Road Safety. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: So the Deputy has no respect for the Road Safety Authority.

Road Safety. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: It is highly regrettable that Deputy Shortall, representing the Labour Party view, wants to politicise this issue in the way she has presented it to the House.

Road Safety. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: We have a well respected road safety authority which is exceptionally well led. It is committed from top to bottom to what it is doing. I have explained to the Deputy what the Road Safety Authority has been doing in preparing for a new road safety strategy. It has received substantial observations and submissions on what should be in the strategy. It is painstakingly going through all of...

Road Network. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 117 together. As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding for the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road projects, such as the proposed eastern bypass route and the Dublin outer orbital route, would be a matter for the National Roads Authority and the local...

Road Network. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: No.

Road Network. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: Both projects are under feasibility studies. Some people have suggested the outer orbital is another road outside the M50, but that is not the case. It is a different route which provides extra capacity for drivers who wish to avoid Dublin. The study is almost complete on the outer orbital and is slightly ahead of the feasibility study on the eastern bypass. Although I have not seen it...

Road Network. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: Of course. The benefit of all the projects are plain to see. I know it is difficult for Fine Gael and Labour when projects that they have criticised——

Road Network. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: ——such as the Luas projects ——

Road Network. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: That is why there is a feasibility study under way. We will wait and see if there is a purpose to it.

Road Network. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: I said in plain English that I expect to have the feasibility on the orbital route shortly, while I expect to have the study on the eastern bypass later in the year. I cannot be any clearer than that.

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides a very large funding commitment for the delivery of an extensive rail-based public transport network in the greater Dublin area in the period up to 2015. This network is based on the Dublin Transportation Office strategy, A Platform for Change. It also includes funding for feasibility studies on those elements of the strategy which are not included in Transport 21,...

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: No, I announced the feasibility study a year and a half ago, at the end of 2005.

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy knows, the Luas extensions are largely being funded by developers in the areas in question. Significant resources are coming from the private sector and there is the possibility of public private partnerships. There are many ways of undertaking these developments. The feasibility study in respect of the proposed Luas line to Terenure and Rathfarnham through Harold's Cross is...

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy is aware that the RPA is already engaged in consultations on this project. I am not prepared to endorse the route proposed by the Deputy, nor will I put forward my personal views. I am not an engineer or an expert on urban landscapes and how these projects are managed. It will be difficult to build into an older confined space that is already developed. I detect a common thread...

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: Deputy Kenny put forward the Jim'll Fix It solution at the weekend. There is no substance to this approach, merely appeals to trust his promises that he will fix this and that.

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: No policies are being put forward by the Opposition other than its promise to do something different and better. It has no policies in this area.

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: The only policy I can identify is the Opposition's claims that it will do things better or quicker than the Government. We are not told whether this will mean ignoring the planning process and public consultation or simply politicising routes for personal political interests instead of doing what is clearly in the public interest. This is what Deputy Shortall has done in making an...

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: It is the worst case of politicising an issue I have seen in a long time.

Light Rail Project. (3 Apr 2007)

Martin Cullen: It is unfortunate. However, the Government will deliver in typical fashion when the feasibility study is returned to us.