Results 301-320 of 23,497 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: It does not exist.
- Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I welcome the Minister's acceptance that the very notion of competing terminals is flawed and it is about time someone said this. That not a single person in the media has questioned this concept over the past six months or so is extraordinary. Does the Minister accept that the battle that has been taking place inside the Cabinet in recent months is nonsense given that there is no such thing...
- Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister should tell his partners in Government that.
- Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: It is not us but the Progressive Democrats that the Minister needs to convince.
- Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: But not to hold up the decision.
- Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Did the Minister make that speech to the Cabinet on Tuesday?
- Public Transport. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I would not hold my breath on that.
- Public Transport. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: This is not rocket science.
- State Airports. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister accept that the break-up of Aer Rianta is not quite as simple as his predecessor suggested and we are a long way from disentangling that company? I am sure he is grateful to him for the legacy he has left him. On the Great Southern hotels chain, does the Minister accept that clarity is needed for the staff of the hotels, given the role they have played in the tourism...
- State Airports. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister clarify for the staff of the Great Southern Hotels group what exactly lies ahead of them in terms of their job security and job prospects for the future?
- State Airports. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Is the Minister aware of the comments made by Gary McGann to the members of the Joint Committee on Transport to the effect that the three business plans were far from finalised and that there were major problems associated with agreeing them? What of the former Minister's talk of Cork and Shannon airports starting off on a clean slate? Does the Minister, Deputy Cullen, accept that a political...
- State Airports. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: They are political decisions.
- State Airports. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: How can that be done when the authorities do not know the future of the money-making facet of the business?
- State Airports. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: How can any of the airport authorities decide on its future without knowing what will happen to the money-making facet of the business, Aer Rianta International? The Minister's predecessor gave very clear signals of his intentions in this regard. Does the Minister not have to make what is ultimately a political decision on what is to happen to Aer Rianta International?
- State Airports. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Which airport will get Aer Rianta?
- Driving Tests. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister's announcement on Tuesday about reducing waiting lists for driving tests sounded well, but people should not get too excited because his predecessor, the Minister, Deputy Brennan, made a similar announcement in February 2003. Does the Minister accept that there are now longer waiting lists for the driving test and fewer testers? There is fewer than one tester for every 1,000...
- Driving Tests. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: Where will the Minister find the testers?
- Driving Tests. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: I should hope so. What are the Minister's proposals in that regard?
- Driving Tests. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: How does the Minister propose to do that training?
- Driving Tests. (12 May 2005)
Róisín Shortall: They will be training themselves.