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Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2003)

Fergal Browne: I move amendment No. 10: In page 26, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following new subsection: "(5) The Courts Service shall furnish all relevant information to the Commission as from time to time may be required to maintain an accurate register.".

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2003)

Fergal Browne: I move amendment No. 11: In page 30, before section 44 to insert the following new section: 44.–(1) A person shall not drive or use or be carried in a small public service vehicle the subject of a small public service vehicle licence exclusively or primarily for the personal or private carriage of an individual. (2) A person shall not procure or seek to procure a small public service...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2003)

Fergal Browne: On the establishment of the advisory council, which will comprise 15 people, I hope the Minister will ensure that there will be no cronyism, that people will be selected on the basis of what they have to offer. We do not want a rehash of the prison boards experience. It is to be hoped that people on the advisory board will have good practical experience of the industry.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2003)

Fergal Browne: I move amendment No. 12: In page 38, subsection (2)(b) , line 16, after "Minister" to insert "and Houses of the Oireachtas".

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2003)

Fergal Browne: I hear what the Minister has to say. If the Minister had been here during the Order of Business, he would have heard many Senators raise with the Leader of the House the accountability of the BCI. Much unhappiness was expressed at the granting and withdrawal of radio licences. People want to see accountability, a clear-cut explanation as to why radio licences were granted or not granted. The...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (1 Jul 2003)

Fergal Browne: I second the amendment. This time last year I did not, as a member of the general public, have much sympathy for taxi drivers. Now, as a Member of the House who has had the benefit of sitting on the Joint Committee on Transport for a year and having met the families involved and, in particular, the association, FAIR, an impressive group which has lobbied hard and successfully highlighted its...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: Yesterday a report was apparently presented to the Oireachtas regarding the huge losses incurred by RTE, but I have not yet received it. I ask the Deputy Leader to find out why Senators do not appear to have received the report. It contains the news that RTE has lost €20 million this year. If other expenses are added, the real figure is about €56 million. This is quite amazing, especially...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am also happy to welcome this legislation which will put an end to the previous system of regulation by the Garda Síochána and the Carriage Office. The establishment of a new statutory agency, the Commission for Taxi Regulation, is both welcome and long overdue, given the way deregulation took place, and will benefit both the taxi industry and the...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: The Senator was not listening to the last part of my speech.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: The Senator should listen to Ryanair's advertisement on radio about the second terminal.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: Fianna Fáil knows all about cartels.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: I would not miss it for the world.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: Is that a criticism of his predecessor?

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: Are copies of the Minister of State's script available?

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: Brown is a good colour, or white.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: I thank Senator Burke for sharing his time with me. I welcome the Bill. It is a good idea to separate the operation of the Oireachtas from the role of the Minister for Finance as the person who keeps control over the public finances and yet makes money available to the Houses of the Oireachtas. Like many of my colleagues, I agree that not only should the benefits be passed on to the...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: They have more facilities than the Opposition, which is not democratic. It would be in the interests of democracy to have a properly funded Opposition party with proper research facilities. I have seen some Members come to the House with prepared scripts and it is fair to say they were not written by themselves.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: It is an assumption but my point is that, unfortunately, I do not have that facility. We need to properly resource researchers on all sides of the House. Senator Burke's point about the system in Canada was quite interesting. While we cannot equate ourselves to Senators in America, they get $1 million a year to run three or four offices in their respective constituencies, including a huge...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: In theory.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jun 2003)

Fergal Browne: Why did the Senator's colleagues in the Dáil vote against the Fine Gael amendment?