Results 161-180 of 23,533 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Aircraft Safety: Aircraft Safety (2 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport the regulations and standards which apply to aircraft cabin air quality in respect of the prevention of communicable diseases; the way in which such standards are monitored and enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7207/05]

Written Answers — Aircraft Safety: Aircraft Safety (2 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Transport the regulations and standards which apply to aircraft air quality; the way in which such standards are monitored and enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7206/05]

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: And on the road.

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the Bill. It arises as a result of a review carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the mess that has become the driver testing system. The review recommended that the area of driver testing should be established under a public sector agency. That makes some sense but I share the concerns of Deputy Olivia Mitchell that this initiative may be used by the Minister as an...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: That handbook is now so old that the Minister on the cover is Deputy Howlin. It is a 1995 publication.

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister, Deputy Brennan, was asked when the book would be updated. He said he was very conscious of the fact that it needed to be updated, he had set up a review group and he expected that the consultative process he had established would report shortly and that the new handbook would be produced. That was two years ago and is another indication of complete disregard for this whole area....

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: That is not good enough. The Minister's predecessor said, two years ago, that he was dealing with this as a matter of urgency and now Deputy Cullen is saying he has asked them to produce an updated one.

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: It is not good enough. The only available handbook on the rules of the road for learner drivers is ten years old, which is not acceptable. If the Minister had any interest at all in road safety, he would have dealt with this as a matter of urgency. It is not acceptable to have ten year old booklets available. In most cases, less than two weeks' notice is given to a candidate for a driving...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: I know it is in now, but it is in very belatedly.

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: He only did so after the EU drew his attention to it and threatened to take action against him. It is inexplicable that the Minister has dropped the requirement for people undergoing a test to have a valid tax disc. There is no sense in that at all. We are trying to get compliance on licences, tax and insurance. This is one area where learner drivers could undergo some screening process as...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Many women undergoing the test would prefer to be tested by a female. We should have the same balance among the testers as there is among those sitting the test. The Minister intends to bring the operation of the NCT under this new agency. I welcome that because there is much concern among the public about the standards of the NCT. There is also a lack of accountability because it is...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated costs, in terms of acquiring and equipping premises and other related costs, at the latest date for which figures are available, of the original decentralisation programme announced in budget 2004 and the slimmed down version announced in December 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7191/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regard to negotiations with the public service unions regarding his proposals to restrict promotional opportunities to staff willing to move to decentralised locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7192/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government proposes to regain the position of leadership in matters of international aid lost when the Government decided to renege on its commitment to spend 0.7% of GNP on overseas aid by 2007; his views on whether the decision to row back on this commitment was unwise; if the Government will now revert to its previous position and...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the situation in Sudan in general and Darfur in particular and on the findings of an international commission of inquiry mandated by the Security Council of the United Nations, due to report back on 25 January 2005; the interventions which Ireland has made in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to update the rules of the road booklet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7815/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the loss of buses to Dublin Bus routes (details supplied) due to the lack of funding from his Department; the action he is taking to prevent this; the reason for the continued delay in providing funding; the dates since he became Minister on which he met with Dublin Bus managers on the restructuring changes...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to complaints concerning current driver-testing arrangements whereby applicants are given very short notice when called for their test; and if he will undertake to improve this arrangement. [7816/05]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (9 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of current provisional driving licences; and if he will provide a breakdown of these into the various categories of licence. [8126/05]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (10 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the options open to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if there is a mechanism to re-open this person's appeal to consider the full facts of the case; and if he will agree to do so. [8420/05]