Results 66,541-66,560 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I will do so. Unfortunately, the Minister is seriously out of sync with the situation. We have had the same situation for years. When will we have the correlated reports?

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister should listen instead of shooting his mouth off every five seconds.

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister generates more hot air than anybody. He should have responsibility for energy in his Department as he generates enough hot air to keep the whole country going. The Minister should know that a series of reports——

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister's problem is that he knows every damn thing.

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Over the past ten to 15 years, for nine of which the Minister and his party have been in Government, reports on the numerous accidents throughout the country have lain in county council offices and various other places. It would be simple to bring the reports together and produce the information so that we can learn what happened over the past ten years. That is what I want to know, not...

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I do not know what the Minister is playing at, but he should cease playing and do his job. A peculiar system operates here with regard to penalty points. I know a number of constituents who travel through Newtownmountkennedy and some of them exceeded the speed limit there. It is a strange situation because the limit changes as one approaches and changes back again. On technical and legal...

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister has been drawn enough already. I have raised the matter of the numerous accident black spots around the country on many occasions. The Minister has said we will have cameras that will photograph the accidents. This is crazy. Why do we not have some proposals to improve the roads at these known accident black spots where accidents occur again and again? Why does he not...

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I will tell the Minister what happened. It is because in 1977 the Fianna Fáil Party abolished rates and motor tax which meant road maintenance disappeared from the agenda. That is what happened and it is time the Minister recognised that fact. The Minister does not listen. Instead of taking photographs of accidents, will he please do something about the condition of our roads and find...

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Baden-Baden is a place and some of our towns are twinned with it. The Minister should listen rather than sneer. This Minister has a problem, a lack of concentration. The number of conflicting road signs vying for our drivers' attention is significant and a serious distraction. These signs are a problem. Ministers are not competent to comment on driving or road conditions because they do...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which her Department has encouraged or assisted farmers who opt for energy crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33041/06]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans she has to encourage the planting of energy crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33048/06]

Written Answers — Milk Prices: Milk Prices (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the drop in milk prices paid to the producer; if this is being passed on to the consumer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32904/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 223: To ask the Taoiseach the number of housing units in respect of which planning permission has been granted throughout County Kildare in each year from 2000 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33392/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the case of a person (details supplied) on whose behalf application for Irish citizenship was made on 18 December 1962, indication was given as to whether the person or persons sponsoring the application were relatives or had the permission of the child's mother; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department or the gardaí are aware of the circumstances of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; if the person in question is known to the gardaí; if the gardaí have received a request from the Health Service Executive in regard to the situation; if the Gardaí have offered information to...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 259: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the extension of a visa will be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33211/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the fifth provisional date for surgical procedure for a person (details supplied) at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24 will go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32676/06]

Written Answers — Child Safety: Child Safety (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department or the Health Service Executive have sought or received advice from the Garda arising from the association with a non-family adult of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; if it is deemed desirable that a minor of this age should be in the company of the person concerned without their parents' consent; if...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an occupational therapist will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33209/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in relation to the application for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33212/06]