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Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: That will be announced in the budget. It does not surprise me that Senator Cummins and his party can do nothing but rake up mud and throw it.

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: It would better become Senator Cummins, Fine Gael and the members of the Labour Party to develop a few workable policies. The people might then be interested in voting for them way down the line. I am proud to be here to speak in favour of the amendment and to defend the Government and the policies of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Coughlan.

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is worth restating that the published Estimates do not include the additional social welfare increases which will be announced in the budget.

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: And vote Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Irish Prison Service. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, for coming to the House. The need to retain and maximise the use of Loughan House, Blacklion, County Cavan, as a prison and place of detention is of the utmost importance. Loughan House is situated in Blacklion, County Cavan, on the borders of Counties Cavan, Fermanagh and Leitrim. This area has suffered mass emigration,...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I wish to share time with Senator White, if that is acceptable. I welcome the Minister and his officials. Those of us who use taxis or hackneys on a regular basis know exactly the reason this is essential legislation. The Minister and other speakers have highlighted the fundamentals of the legislation and the role of the advisory council to the Commission for Taxi Regulation. When enacted,...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Deputy Enda Kenny boasted on radio about an increase in membership of Fine Gael. Fair play to him. Fine Gael has 8,000 new members but there is still no structure, no leadership and no policy. There are 8,000 new taxi licences but still no structures, no policies and no leadership. Joining Fine Gael is a little like joining the taxi industry – new recruits to both Fine Gael and the taxi...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: —in the case of taxis, a monopoly on the number of taxi plates in the country, or, in the case of Fine Gael, a monopoly on morality and wisdom. The taxi industry needs a taxi regulator as proposed by the Minister. I support his stance on the matter. The changes highlighted in this legislation will put in place the important structures to prevent the decline in standards that all of us have...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Distinguished.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: One should not disclose one's membership of the Progressive Democrats.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him and the Minister, Deputy Brennan, on the excellent work they are doing in the Department of Transport. I congratulate my colleague, Senator Morrisey, and his colleagues in the Progressive Democrats for putting down this motion, with which I fully agree. As a Cavan man working in Dublin for the past year, I have been struck by the enormity...

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Railway Procurement Agency is in the process of developing an integrated ticketing system. In two years' time, the present bus, train and DART tickets could be replaced by a single smart card, covering all types of public transport.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Will be.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: How will the system work? In one short walk from one's house, one will take, say, the metro into town, switch to the Luas, stop for a cup of coffee or a pint, switch to the bus and so on to the end of one's journey – all on one ticket. If the system takes off, Dublin should become a lot safer, cleaner and less congested. We will then have a fully integrated city, with a fully mobile...

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Will the country's prosperity and the Government's commitment last another fourteen years? Yes, it will. That, in short, is the answer to the €22 billion question. By 2016, there could be 1.75 million people using Dublin's roads. With any luck, most of them will not be driving cars.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Exactly. We are all visionaries on this side of the House and we deliver. (Interruptions).

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: We deliver our vision, unlike Senator Bannon's Fine Gael colleagues.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy McDaid, for coming to the House. I congratulate him and his colleague, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Séamus Brennan, on their hard work in the Department. I thank my colleagues for bringing forward this motion, with which I fully agree.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Bannon was about to praise the Senator.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: That is not correct.