Results 11,961-11,980 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan
- State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Can the Minister name the bidders?
- State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: I shall submit a freedom of information request.
- State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: That is what is wrong.
- State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: I have the request for tenders in my hand that the Minister issued in April 2008. It is a very unusual document as it states that the Minister reserves the right to terminate the assignment after the end of the first phase. This means that there would only be a pre-tendering phase, which is something I have not seen in similar documents. Does this not confirm the point that we went through...
- State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: The Government spent â¬700,000 instead.
- Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will publish in full all reports he has received into the collapse of the Broadmeadow railway bridge, Malahide, County Dublin; if he has met Irish Rail and the Railway Safety Commission to discuss this matter; the steps that he is taking to address the gaps in the railway safety monitoring system and the perceived loss of corporate memory...
- Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: All we have is a summary of the Irish Rail report. Although we only have a few pages of summaries and recommendations, it highlights an appalling failure by Irish Rail management and the Minister to look after the permanent way. Only for the bravery and courage of a driver, and the warning we got from the Malahide sea scouts, Deputy Dempsey would certainly not be here today as Minister for...
- Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: When will we get the full report and the other two reports that I understand are in train? The Minister has a responsibility nonetheless. The Railway Safety Commission has only four inspectors for 2,000 km of permanent way, which we are beginning to add to now. It is an astonishingly small resource to monitor all that work. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport was told that the...
- Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: They had not looked at Rogerstown. Has the Minister asked Irish Rail's management to make specific changes concerning maintenance and the management of maintenance? Has he asked the company if all the major railway bridges in the country have been inspected, including Rogerstown, Malahide and elsewhere?
- Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: They did not know it either.
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (23 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has been briefed by the Road Safety Authority and the gardaà on when the national speed camera network will be fully operational; the reason for the delay in rolling out this speed monitoring system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12785/10]
- Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (23 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the forced retirement of members of the gardaà at 60 years of age should be abolished in view of the recent decision on the retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12348/10]
- Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (23 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the maximum recruitment age to the Garda SÃochána of 35 years should be abolished in view of the recent decision on the retirement age; if the new retirement age of 68 years will mean that members of the Garda SÃochána will now be allowed to serve a longer period of time; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (23 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if in view of the recent decision on the retirement age he and the Commissioner of the Garda SÃochána will review the ongoing current legal proceedings they have undertaken against the Equality Tribunal to try to stop the Equality Tribunal investigating alleged age discrimination in the Garda SÃochána relating to the...
- Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (11 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science, seek to put in place incentives for those within the agriculture industry to avail of further education to maintain the high standard of Irish food products. [12013/10]
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (11 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the review of road spending (details supplied) as outlined in the Renewed Programme for Government 2009; when this review will start and the duration of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12115/10]
- Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (10 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish an updated National Asset Management Agency business plan. [11628/10]
- Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (10 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the timeline for transfer of loans to the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11627/10]
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has undertaken any research to examine the impact on rural and urban communities of the reduction in public bus and rail transport services due to the decrease in the public service obligation for public transport companies in budget 2010; his views on whether reduced public transport services may act as a barrier to accessing employment,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (10 Mar 2010)
Tommy Broughan: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Transport the budget for the National Transport Authority for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11746/10]