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Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Will the Tánaiste bring forward any legislation or allow time to discuss her proposal to close the coastguard stations at Malin Head, Valentia and Dublin, given that this is the stated policy of her colleague in the Department of Transport?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Is the Tánaiste planning any initiatives about the collapse of employment in the construction industry where week-on-week more and more young men and women are being laid off?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Tommy Broughan: This the most important thing happening and that is the responsible Minister.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Tommy Broughan: A race to the bottom.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Jun 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the reported decision of the Commission on Taxation to defer consideration of carbon taxation; if so, if the commitments on this form of taxation in the Programme for Government are now defunct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21948/08]

Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Tommy Broughan: On the second matter raised by Deputy Kenny, speed camera roll-out, we thought the process finished last December. We are now reaching the end of another Dáil session and it still seems to be stuck at some sort of tendering stage. We had discussions last year with the Ministers for Transport and Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who indicated a cost issue was involved and that was the...

Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I already asked a question on speed cameras. Is it intended to bring forward road traffic measures on anomalies in the amendments to the Dublin Transport Authority Bill? Will there be significant amendments to the road safety aspect of the Bill?

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (29 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the review of the cost effectiveness and performance of the MANs will be completed and published; when he will decide on the progression of a further phase of the MANs; the amount a further phase of the MANs will cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21372/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (28 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drivers who have been prosecuted for drug driving offences each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17328/08]

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (28 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status and mode of operation of the special inquiry into the findings of the Stardust tribunal of 1982. [15399/08]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (28 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of revenue which is expected to be generated from road tolling over the next ten years; the percentage and value of that figure which will accrue to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21232/08]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of roadside checkpoints undertaken by the Garda Síochána in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the number of these checkpoints that included armed gardaí and the Garda Air support unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21231/08]

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the Constituency Commission report and congratulate the six members of the commission: Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill; our distinguished Clerk of the Dáil, Mr. Kieran Coughlan; our distinguished Clerk of the Seanad, Ms Deirdre Lane; our distinguished Ombudsman, Ms Emily O'Reilly; Ms Geraldine Tallon, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local...

Order of Business. (28 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The road traffic Bill has been on the clár for a long time. This morning the Irish Examiner points out again that approximately one third of drivers who receive penalty points cannot be awarded them because they are foreign drivers. This is something the Government could tackle fairly quickly by bringing forward the aforementioned Bill before the summer recess. I ask the Taoiseach to...

Order of Business. (28 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I wish to ask the Taoiseach if we will need legislation. The presentation referred to the much-needed new general hospital for the north side, a university and so forth. Deputy Pat Carey, who is sitting behind the Taoiseach, has a profound interest in this——

Order of Business. (28 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: ——as I do. Will we have legislation or even a Dáil debate?

Order of Business. (28 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: What of the other matter?

Dispute in Irish Rail. (27 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the involvement of the Labour Relations Commission. I hope a basis for a quick resolution of this dispute will emerge as soon as possible. In any public transport system commuters must come first. It was totally unacceptable last Thursday that thousands of people were left stranded on platforms waiting for trains that did not arrive. It is also unacceptable that many people...

Dispute in Irish Rail. (27 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Sometimes they were very successful such as the former Taoiseach Deputy Bertie Ahern.

Dispute in Irish Rail. (27 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Clearly, the right of workers to collective bargaining is a key belief of my party. Talking about "no strike" clauses is pointless, right-wing rhetoric that does not solve the fundamental issue for commuters and the company. The Irish Rail Users Union has spoken about the necessity for independently set and monitored standards of service that would be delivered. I note in respect of the...