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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.

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

Diarmuid Wilson: That is a misprint.

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

Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator should stay in Dublin.

Seanad: Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements (Resumed). (21 May 2003)

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

Seanad: Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements (Resumed). (21 May 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister for attending. I know Senator Browne will be delighted because this is the third time the Minister has come to the House within a week. I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, and welcome back Senator Cummins. It is good to see him back and, importantly, in a mild mood. I welcome the review and the proposed €10 billion investment over the next 20 years....

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (21 May 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I wish to share time with Senator Feeney.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (21 May 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I make no apologies for pleading for decentralisation on behalf of County Cavan. Building on the positive experience derived from participation in the Government's first decentralisation programme in 1989-90, which the coalition Government under Garret FitzGerald tried to sabotage—