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Leaders' Questions. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Somebody else is to blame.

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome at least the fact that the issue is being taken seriously and that a framework has been accepted North and South on the disqualification notification. If we are to notify other jurisdictions about disqualifications, however, we must sort out our own problems. We must be able to notify people who are disqualified here that they are disqualified and we must be able to inform the Garda...

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: What new systems have come on stream?

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister is hallucinating. There will be no new computer system on 3 April. All that is happening on that date is the involvement of another agency, An Post.

Public Transport. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I and many other Deputies have been raising this matter for some time and on each occasion the Minister informs us he is engaged in talks with Dublin Bus, trade unions etc. Unlike the customers and commuters trying to travel to work every day whom the Minister is supposed to represent, he has a seat at the Cabinet table. He and his two immediate predecessors promised reform of the bus market...

Public Transport. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Legislation is first needed to reform the regulatory framework.

Leaders' Questions. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Taoiseach said this morning on the radio that it was not enough.

Leaders' Questions. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Taoiseach is distancing himself.

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport if he remains confident that the penalty points system is working effectively; if he is confident that the system can cope with the addition of 31 extra offences on 1 April 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9568/06]

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I did not catch the Minister's comments about statutory instruments. When will these statutory instruments be signed?

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: My comments on the implementation of the penalty points system for the four offences have been well rehearsed in the past week or two. It is disturbing that the Minister apparently either does not accept that there is a problem or suggests that the problem will be miraculously fixed on 3 April 2006. The handheld units made available to the gardaí are little more than electronic dockets and...

State Airports. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has satisfied himself with the delay in the break-up of Aer Rianta; his views on whether this delay is hampering the development of the three State airports; if he will involve himself in the process to dispel the uncertainty with regard to the future financial position of these airports, particularly Cork and Shannon; and if he will make a...

State Airports. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Every time this issue arises, the Minister maintains it is a complex problem and that he will not impose deadlines. The Minister cannot continue indefinitely to stand back from the issue. He must get involved with the financial issue of Cork Airport and make good his promise to ensure it can incorporate debt-free. That promise was given and must be fulfilled. Cork Airport must be allowed to...

State Airports. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: That is not my solution.

State Airports. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: There are assets to distribute. The Minister must fulfil his promise. His party gave a commitment. Will he fulfil it?

State Airports. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Where were those funds going to come from when the Minister made his promise?

State Airports. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister comes here every week saying the issue is complex and he will not set deadlines.

State Airports. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Deputy Cullen is the Minister for Transport.

State Airports. (7 Mar 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Is the Minister suggesting that as a solution? I certainly am not.