Results 1-20 of 193 for speaker:Jim McDaid

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Appointments to State Boards. (3 Dec 2002)

Jim McDaid: I thank Senator Ross for raising the issue of the appointment of members to State boards, particularly Aer Rianta. A total of nine State bodies operate under the aegis of the Department of Transport. These include the main commercial State bodies in the transport sector, most notably, Aer Lingus, Aer Rianta, the CIE group of companies and the Railway Procurement Agency. The Department of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Appointments to State Boards. (3 Dec 2002)

Jim McDaid: I have never accepted that Fianna Fáil should have a monopoly on wisdom, expertise and knowledge. However, there is bound to be such wisdom, expertise and knowledge among the over 40% of people who voted for Fianna Fáil in the general election.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Tourism Industry. (3 Dec 2002)

Jim McDaid: I thank Senator Coghlan for raising this issue. The Great Southern Hotels Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aer Rianta CPT. The group currently employs the equivalent of 750 full-time staff and owns nine hotels, five of which are located in prime tourist destinations. A new Great Southern Hotel adjacent to Cork Airport opened last year and fulfils the group's objective of having a hotel...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Tourism Industry. (3 Dec 2002)

Jim McDaid: As the Senator is aware, such decisions are a matter for State boards but the Minister has agreed to revisit the issue of the Great Southern Hotels in due course. It might become the subject of a motion the Senator tables in this House. The Seanad adjourned at 8.30 p.m. until 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 4 December 2002.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)

Jim McDaid: The two Senators who have spoken so far have provided us with some interesting statistics and debate. I am very pleased to address the House on a subject that has an importance and a resonance for all our citizens. Road safety and the need to promote a more precautionary attitude to the use of our roads has finally achieved the level of public and political attention it merits. The...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)

Jim McDaid: If the Senator wishes, I can produce the speeding records of Fine Gael Members.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)

Jim McDaid: The local councillors should make that decision.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Public Transport. (5 Feb 2003)

Jim McDaid: I thank the Senator for raising this issue, which is a legal matter. My Department received a complaint in August 2000 from a private operator, Park Transport International, that Bus Éireann was competing, contrary to section 25 of the Road Transport Act 1958, with new licensed services that had been introduced in July 2000. Bus Éireann is exempt from licensing under the Road Transport Act...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2003)

Jim McDaid: The Minister will be here in ten minutes.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2003)

Jim McDaid: What about the Fine Gael framework document, A Democratic Revolution? Has the Senator read it?

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2003)

Jim McDaid: There will be a Bill in 2004, one in 2005, another in 2006 and so on. Local government reform has been ongoing for years.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Light Rail Project. (15 Apr 2003)

Jim McDaid: The Minister wishes to thank Senator John Phelan for raising this important issue and for providing me an opportunity to advise the Seanad on the progress on the Luas to date and in regard to the facility at the Red Cow roundabout. Since its establishment at the end of 2001, the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, has taken over statutory responsibility from CIE for the Luas project, which...

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Jim McDaid: To which line is the Senator referring?

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Jim McDaid: I travel by train every morning.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Jim McDaid: Absolutely not.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Jim McDaid: I thank our colleagues in government, the Progressive Democrats, for tabling this appropriate motion. We agree entirely with them. As they are so enthusiastic about it and as I am in the Department of Transport, I hope that when the Estimates are considered, we will find them equally supportive at Cabinet in order that we can gather all the funding earmarked by Members on both sides of this...

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Jim McDaid: —we would be able to manage this because we certainly require funding to implement our strategy which I accept will require time. The economy has been growing at an average of 8-9% per year under the combined Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrat Government. Granted, it has recently taken a dip. I recently attended a Council of Ministers meeting in Athens where the Greek Minister for Transport...

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Jim McDaid: The report continues: The Luas trams. will have priority over all other traffic . an average of 124 buses pass up and down O'Connell Street every hour. Taxis, cyclists, private motorists and even pedestrians are facing similar delays at the city centre's busiest junction. All traffic will have to give way to trams.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Jim McDaid: We have been to Vienna, Amsterdam, Lyons and Grenoble. In all these places, light rail systems are working perfectly because they have been given priority. If the Luas is not given priority we will not succeed in what we have set out to do, which is making Dublin a place where people are able to walk freely around the city centre. If such positive discrimination is not shown to the Luas we...

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Jim McDaid: It is not because of a lack of funding. I believe in the intelligence of our engineers. I come from a medical background. The Senators come from different backgrounds. (Interruptions).