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Road Network. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: We are discussing finance.

Road Network. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: We are discussing the roads.

Light Rail Project. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: It is important to get to Tallaght and everywhere else in the country, in particular when one is at the national conference centre. Has the Minister had discussions with the developers of the conference centre with regard to further public transport initiatives? When will we have railway orders or immediate movement on the interconnector and what is the timeframe for it?

Light Rail Project. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: What about the interconnector?

Freight Transport. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Reference is made in the report to the national traffic information system that operates in the midlands of the UK. Is this something we could replicate? While the local authorities do their best, should we have some type of national system, particularly for road freight? There is a recommendation regarding the Leinster orbital route which will run from Drogheda, through Navan in the...

Traffic Management. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Transport the preparations being undertaken by his Department in terms of managing traffic and potential major disruption to citizens and businesses in Dublin due to the prospective big dig in Dublin city for metro north, the Dublin interconnector and Luas extensions; his views on the appointment of one individual with responsibility across the relevant...

Traffic Management. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Is the Minister saying the Dublin City Manager, Mr. John Tierney, will be responsible for this mega-project, the largest construction project in Dublin city centre since the rebuilding after the 1916 Rising? Has the Minister completed a detailed risk assessment of the big dig? Has he received a cost benefit analysis on its impact on city centre business? Last week the distinguished...

Traffic Management. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: However, is he capable of managing the largest infrastructure project in Dublin's history? Dubs, like myself, know and are told very little about the project. The Minister has spent millions of euro on a stupid advertising campaign for Transport 21. Dublin city will be torn apart by transport development and yet the Minister does not tell us how it will happen.

Traffic Management. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I know more about the big dig than the Minister.

Traffic Management. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: We are worried considering the Minister's track record.

Traffic Management. (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Last Monday, Deputy Fahey did a PR runner, probably hoping to be in the Cabinet, on traffic management. When will the Minister announce a detailed traffic management plan for the big dig?

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: In support of Deputy Ó Caoláin——

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Like the Deputy, I have a sheaf of questions for the National Roads Authority .

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The reality is that the Minister for Transport is not reporting on behalf of the National Roads Authority to the House. That is a serious gap in the work of this House. The Ceann Comhairle——

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: No, it is your business, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The Ceann Comhairle undertook to reform the system so that the Minister for Transport would be able to report on all aspects of transport policy to the House. I commiserate with the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, having to remain in the Department of Transport.

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Reporting on policy is what happens in every other parliament. Deputy Ó Caoláin has a valid point. It is your responsibility, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to move this forward.

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Eirgrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: That sounds like a ministerial speech.

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Eirgrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 May 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008. I strongly support the Bill, particularly its key objective of facilitating the development of the first east-west interconnector and interconnectors generally. This is a crucial step forward for our energy market. However, I agree with the Labour Party spokesperson, Deputy...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new jobs he expects to be created during 2008 in regard to manufacturing and other sectors; the way these compare to figures for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16548/08]