Results 7,721-7,740 of 8,600 for speaker:Seán Crowe

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State not accept that the introduction of franchising in Britain was a complete disaster, resulting in a 25% increase in fares across Britain while passenger numbers fell. Similarly, since the bus market in Copenhagen, which has a similar population to Dublin, was deregulated in the early 1990s costs have risen, while passenger numbers and service reliability have...

Public Transport. (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Will fares decrease?

Road Safety. (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Approximately 70% of motorcyclists have never received any basic training. Does the Minister of State agree the current system where motorcyclists may ride motorbikes indefinitely on a provisional licence needs to be reformed?

Aer Lingus. (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will protect the strategic interests of Ireland and address the concerns of Aer Lingus employees and the travelling public in view of the fiasco which has ensued after he and the Government chose to privatise Ireland's former national airline. [36006/06]

Aer Lingus. (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I stand by my remarks about a fiasco as the airline is still in crisis. In his reply the Minister of State said the State had reduced its percentage share in the company from 28.3% to 24%. Is that correct?

Aer Lingus. (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: There is a crisis in the airline, certainly among the staff. We see the staff attempting to buy shares in the company and so on. The flotation has not created stability and certainly has not guaranteed jobs. Indeed the situation now is that Aer Lingus is talking about shedding more jobs. Is the Minister of State aware that last week's British-Irish study on an all-Ireland economy...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Even €300,000 is extraordinary.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Meath County Council has €4.5 million and has delivered three local authority houses.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: One third were purchased by investors.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share time with Deputies Ó Snodaigh and Ó Caoláin.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: The right to a roof over one's head is one of the most basic rights a person should have and it is a right Sinn Féin believes is so important that it should be contained in Bunreacht na hÉireann, the Constitution. No family should be forced to wait for periods of up to seven years on a housing list, as is the case in parts of this city. Nobody should be forced to live in substandard...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: He hides behind a stream of selectively chosen statistics that I have no doubt he will regurgitate again in this debate. He hopes that if he can throw up enough smoke and dazzle us with enough mirrors, we will believe that a Government, which writes its housing policy at the behest of developers, is interested in creating policy to deliver for people. No amount of spin will hide the facts....

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: It is a disgrace that it is not only tolerated by the State, but paid for by its taxpayers. All of this makes the argument that Part V should be returned to its original purpose and the Government's approach to housing should change. People need to be treated on the basis of equality, and parity in housing needs to be the number one goal in housing policy. The policy of mixed tenure...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: It would provide social integration.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: How many shared ownerships have there been?

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: When will the Minister end the waiting list?

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has concluded the public procurement process for private for-profit hospitals in any of the ten public hospitals sites earmarked for collocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35469/06]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timetable for implementing A Vision for Change. [35385/06]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way the Government plans to ensure that A Vision for Change will be fully implemented, and that the necessary changes and resources are put in place to complete the recommendations. [35386/06]

Written Answers — Schools Enrolments: Schools Enrolments (1 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 582: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils in junior infants and in senior infants. [35643/06]