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Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (19 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of personnel assigned to the Garda traffic corps; when the target of 1,200 members of the Garda traffic corps will be reached; the reason the full 1,200 members have not been appointed to the traffic corps yet; if he has given consideration to an operationally separate Garda traffic corps; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is reviewing proposals from the National Roads Authority for a bypass of Slane, County Meath; his views on the proposals of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19493/09]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí attached to Coolock Garda station; if a Garda clinic is operating at Clongriffin town square; the regularity with which policing of Clongriffin, Belmayne and Burnell in the north fringe area of Dublin is being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19464/09]

Job Losses. (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for at long last coming into the House to reply to this question. I must have asked her and the Taoiseach at least a dozen times over the past four or five weeks for an update on SR Technics. The major information at the airport relates to the extraordinary rumour that the APU and landing gear units are effectively being transferred...

Job Losses. (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Why not nationalise it now?

Job Losses. (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: We opposed privatising Aer Lingus.

Job Losses. (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister is a shareholder.

Job Losses. (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The State has a 25% share in Aer Lingus.

Job Losses. (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: It produced the recovery plan it gave to the Minister.

Job Losses. (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: On a point of information-----

Job Losses. (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: On a point of information, SR Technics did not have any commercial space in which to do its business from the middle of November. How could it run anything? The reality is that the Minister has been hoodwinked by this company. It is thrashing one of our key industries and the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Haughey, knows what I am talking about.

Job Losses. (14 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: It is getting too late.

Written Answers — Parking Levies: Parking Levies (13 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if he and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government plan to introduce a €200 urban parking levy; if so, the timeframe for the introduction of the new tax; the persons to whom it will apply and the geographical areas; if he will confirm that it will include all State parking places including the Houses of the Oireachtas and...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had contacts from airline operators, aviation stakeholders or other stakeholders in the wider travel and tourism industry in relation to the impact of the new €10 departure tax on the aviation and airline industries; if he is reviewing the operation of the new €10 departure tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13677/09]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (13 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed recent research by the transition year class at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry into the so-called boy racer phenomenon which concluded that for sale signs and numbers printed on modified cars are being used to advertise potentially dangerous car races; his views on introducing a by-law to ban the use of numbers...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (13 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is considering taking action to address the problem of boy racers in local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19239/09]

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (13 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 226: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide funding for one additional emergency tender, one additional turntable ladder and three additional standard Class B water tenders for the Dublin fire brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19202/09]

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: When will the Merchant Shipping Bill be brought before the House? Will we have an opportunity to discuss the Goodbody report on taxis before the end of the session or even 5 June? Is it possible that the Taoiseach will begin to take a hands on approach to finding a replacement industry for SR Technics?

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: We are now told - the Tánaiste can probably confirm this - that two of the bids for SR Technics have been taken off the table. We are facing a dismal job situation in north Dublin.

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (12 May 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the electric car roll-out programme; the persons who have been appointed to the national task force; when its report will be published; if he has had contacts with the ESB on this matter; the number of businesses which have taken up the option of a 100% write-off on the cost of purchase...