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Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I wish the Senator would.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: If Senator Bannon does not stop we will have to breathalyse him.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Bannon should wait until he gets the nomination.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I wish to share my time with Senator MacSharry.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State and the officials. So far this year, 360 people have lost their lives on the roads of the Twenty-six Counties. While the number is dramatically down on the 472 people killed in 1997, it is 360 people too many. It is the Government's intention to reduce the number of deaths from 472 in 1997 to an average of 300 by 2010. However, that is still too high a figure....

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: There is no need for that.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is unfair.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the comments made by Senators Ryan and Browne on the Bill. It is somewhat confusing, particularly for those such as myself seeing the Bill for the first time. However, I am willing to take the word of the Minister of State and his officials that everything is in order and that the concerns raised by both Senators, particularly those raised by Senator Ryan, will be addressed by the...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (30 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I agree.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (16 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (16 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I agree with Senator Burke, who referred to breath testing drivers for alcohol. I do not think any level of alcohol should be permitted by people who drive trains or any form of public transport. There is no safe limit and we should implement a system of zero tolerance of this.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (16 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State for his comments. Subsection (2) of the proposed new section states, "Where the height of a structure in a public place is indicated by means of a traffic sign... ". Surely, however, it should be compulsory to indicate the height of a railway bridge. It should not be at Iarnród Éireann's discretion whether to display such signs. The signs should be displayed...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (16 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: My colleague, Senator Dooley, will probably speak at the conclusion of the debate tomorrow. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for the manner in which they conducted their business here on all Stages so far on the Railway Safety Bill. I thank my colleagues, Senators Paddy Burke, Mansergh and McDowell for their input into this debate on all Stages. The Minister of State, Deputy...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (16 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (10 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State for coming into this House on many occasions in past few weeks, particularly those visits relating to the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005. I thank him and his officials for the work put into this important legislation. I thank Senator Burke for his positive contribution on Second and other Stages of this Bill. I also thank the other speakers who...

Seanad: Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (10 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 November 2005.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: With the agreement of the House, I will share my time with Senator MacSharry.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, to what has now become the Thursday club. I want to speak to the Railway Safety Bill 2001 and address some of the issues arising from the announcement by the Minister and his colleague of the Transport 21 initiative. The primary purpose of the Railway Safety Bill is to establish an independent statutory public body, the railway safety...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: Proportionately.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Diarmuid Wilson: Hear, hear.