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Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: As if we really care about them anyway.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Will the NRA carry out a performance audit of the local authorities?

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister said that in 2002, some eight years ago.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: These parliamentary questions were tabled before the Toyota recall.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I want to make this point to the Minister for Transport. I am a Toyota driver. Has the Minister given any consideration to calling in the Irish Toyota franchise, as the American and English authorities did, to ask what game is it playing with the safety of Irish drivers? That is a serious question addressed to the Minister for Transport.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: It is never the Minister's responsibility.

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport the 2010 public service obligation allocation for Bus Éireann; the position regarding the recommendations by a company (details supplied) on Bus Éireann; if he has been briefed by Bus Éireann management on plans to axe and reduce service frequency on as many as 100 key Bus Éireann routes and to cut 250 jobs at the company; his views on the...

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Would the Minister agree again that the Deloitte report on Bus Éireann stated that there was little scope for savings and that the company was largely efficient, after a rigorous examination? The Minister also agreed with me that the subsidy given to Bus Éireann is among the lowest in Europe for a regional public transport company. One can look to a range of jurisdictions, such as the...

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I received many letters from around the country of people who are so upset by this. In one, from Lifford in Donegal, a constituent writes that she and her daughter with Down's syndrome used the Stranorlar bus every week to get to Raphoe where they got a connecting bus to Letterkenny to meet with speech therapists and other appointments about her daughter's health. She does not drive and now...

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Fine Gael is no help to the Minister on this because if that party was in power, we would have no national bus service.

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister is responsible. The Minister, Deputy Gormley, and the disgraceful Green Party are equally responsible. They are hypocrites.

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: That is just one example.

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: There are hundreds.

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister read out the reports of the number of passengers on different routes. Did he know about the 100 routes before Bus Éireann put any proposals to its workforce and did he make any recommendations to Bus Éireann as to how it should try to maintain a national bus network?

Transport 21. (10 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Many people were glad to see the beginning of the outline tendering process for DART underground starting today. Has the 2004-14 light rail investment strategy been totally shelved by the Government? While I accept the point the Minister made about commercial costings, could there not be a general report to the Dáil on indicative costings in regard to major transport projects? In regard to...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (9 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of kilometres of the rail network here that are electrified; the way this compares with railway electrification in states across the EU; the measures he proposes to increase the level of rail electrification here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6443/10]

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (9 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed by Bus Éireann on the recently announced programme of cutbacks to routes and services; if his attention has been drawn to the cancellation of the morning Bus Éireann service from Carrigans via St. Johnston and Raphoe in County Donegal which affects many communities in east Donegal; the steps he is taking to address the...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (9 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Operation Feather is still active; if so the number of persons arrested and charged to date under this operation; the number of gardaí involved; the cost of the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6794/10]

Written Answers — Garda Telecommunications: Garda Telecommunications (4 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations which currently have e-mail facilities and the number which do not; the steps that he is taking to ensure that all stations are provided with this form of modern communication in view of the recent report of the Garda Siochána Inspectorate on Resource Allocation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (4 Feb 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of applicants for the reserve currently in training; if he is satisfied with the rate of recruitment; when he expects that the full complement of 1,500 will be in place; if restrictions have been placed...