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Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: It is like random breath testing.

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: He is up the creek without a paddle.

Road Traffic Offences. (2 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda authorities are capable of operating an expanded penalty points system; the assurances he has received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36013/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (2 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in terms of promoting road safety and in reducing road deaths and injuries, his views on the situation whereby the duties of the traffic corps are not ringfenced to road safety enforcement only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35999/05]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Transport if all plans to outsource elements of the driver testing system have been abandoned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3348/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Transport when the revised Rules of the Road will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3347/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress which has been made in regard to the establishment of a Dublin transport authority; his views on whether this authority will be established during 2006; if he will oversee the delivery of Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3568/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport if the loophole in law which prohibits the Garda Síochána from impounding imported vehicles will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3385/06]

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the PULSE system is fully integrated with the computer systems of the Courts Service and the national driver file; if not, when same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3449/06]

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Is the Minister living in a different world from the rest of us?

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: So it is our fault now.

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister and the Government promised this in 1998.

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: When will it happen? When will there be buses on the streets?

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: What does this have to do with the Minister's job?

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: In other words, the Minister is going to——

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister had nine years to put the plans in place.

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister knows as well as I do that this is nonsense; it is a time-wasting exercise. He has been in Government for nine years and there has been plenty of time to prepare any plans or value for money assessment that is required. Since 1998 it has been Government policy to liberalise the bus market——

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: No, we were not.

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister cannot count either. In 1998, the Government decided to liberalise the bus market. It is now 2006 and the Government has been in power consistently over that period. When will the bus market be liberalised? There are thousands of new communities consisting of newly married couples and new house owners. These communities have no buses; they are utterly bereft of any form of public...

Public Transport. (1 Feb 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: They are frustrated at every turn by the Department and Dublin Bus.