Results 13,141-13,160 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the status of the national speed camera roll-out and tendering competition; if he will provide a commencement and completion date for the national speed camera roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46359/08]
- Air Services. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport his national aviation strategy in view of his recent comments that he will consider a takeover bid for Aer Lingus by a company (details supplied) in the context of the national aviation strategy; the directions he has given to the three Government-appointed directors to the board of Aer Lingus in view of the recent â¬748 million proposal by the...
- Air Services. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: On behalf of the Labour Party, I have heard from both sides and I have read the Coinside Limited offer document. I have also heard from Aer Lingus. I agree with Mr. Conor McCarthy. I think this is an ego trip and a complete distraction by the chief executive of Ryanair. On competition and connectivity grounds, but above all on behalf of the Irish travelling public, I believe the offer...
- Air Services. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: At the time of the first attack on Aer Lingus by Ryanair, which the Minister's predecessor should have expected, Commissioner Kroes demolished the bid on economic grounds, in terms of the severe lack of competition and connectivity and pointed out that this was different from other takeover bids in Europe. Has the Minister had any contact with the Commissioner? Looking at the two airlines...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport the size of the subvention for CIE in 2009; if he has had contacts with the Department of Finance, Bus Ãireann or Dublin Bus on the subvention and any proposed programme of cutbacks for Bus Ãireann and Dublin Bus services and jobs; if his Department or the Minister for Finance have suggested any series of cutbacks for public transport...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. Does what the Minister now proposes to do with regard to bus transport and public transport generally not completely pull the rug from under his sustainable transport policy? The Minister will launch the sustainable policy in a few weeks' time, but with these cutbacks he is completely wrecking the sustainable policy in terms of bus...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: When I spoke to CIE about nine months ago the key issue was escalating fuel costs, with oil at $150 a barrel. That cost has been cut by two thirds, down to $50 or so and I understand CIE and the various bus companies are well hedged for next year. Therefore, how can fuel be used as an excuse to cut back on transport? The Minister failed to get the European Union to do anything about the...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: I want him to get more people on buses and trains. He is the regulator.
- Air Services. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: With regard to aviation policy, is it the Minister's intention to produce a Green Paper? One of the core issues of that policy is the State Airports Act 2004. Will that now be repealed having regard to the separation of Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports? There seems to be some row-back on this and a feeling that on economic grounds it should not proceed. What is the Minister's view? On a...
- Air Services. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: And Cork and Shannon.
- Departmental Review. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: With regard to the efficiency of the Department, how far has decentralisation progressed and what percentage of the staff are now decentralised?
- Road Traffic Offences. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: A Medical Bureau of Road Safety study found that one in three drivers who test negative for alcohol test positive for drugs. Hibernian Insurance carried out a survey the results of which indicated one fifth of drivers under 35 years of age were under the influence. The Minister of State indicated there are no operational drug tests anywhere in the world. However, they are in place in...
- Road Traffic Offences. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: They are not trials, they are tests.
- Road Traffic Offences. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State should check it out.
- Road Traffic Offences. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Only if the Garda is allowed.
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Deputy O'Dowd may have inadvertently misled the House when he referred to a private company. I understand that a large part of the fleet in question is engaged in coach work and other tasks in hand and that the services it no longer fulfils were in addition to its core business. Obviously, the 4% decline is disappointing. Does the Minister, who mentioned the network, envisage that the...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister rightly referred to the Dublin Transportation Authority, which is of great importance to public transport. When will it become operational? Members spent a considerable amount of time discussing the legislation in committee rooms and so on. Are the provisions pertaining to planning, that is, all new development will have the integrated public transport function at its centre,...
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: For five or six years, between 2000 and 2005, not a single bus was bought.
- Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern, remembers this. For a major portion of the lifetime of the Government, it refused to buy a bus.
- Departmental Agencies. (17 Dec 2008)
Tommy Broughan: It would be remiss of us during this debate not to state that many of the agencies we are talking about are doing a superb job. In particular, I would cite the Road Safety Authority. It is outstanding, as are some of the outcomes it is achieving with great difficulty. I commend the Minister of State with responsibility for the agency, Deputy Noel Ahern, who is here with us today. One of...