Results 181-200 of 1,886 for speaker:Fergal Browne
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: Yesterday there was a taxi protest in Dublin and I am aware that the Minister for Transport is due in the House tonight. I ask that he should make a short statement to clarify the Government's position regarding theâ
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: âfiasco of the overnight deregulation and the catastrophic effect it has had, even from the point of view that now one in five taxi-drivers has a criminal record and the undue hardship which is been put on the taxi-drivers' families. Will he state when he plans to act on the report of the Taxi Hardship Panel? Will he give them the compensation the panel decided or will he increase it, which...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: âthat he would stop the motorway going ahead as it was a waste of taxpayers' money.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: It was in The Irish Times. Will he honour his commitment now and clarify the position?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: It is PD policy.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: The Senator gave a commitment that when the Progressive Democrats were back in Government they would not let the motorway go ahead. There was a clear commitment.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: I am not, and neither are the people of Carlow or Kildare. (Interruptions).
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: I am baffled by this motion and the latter comments of the Senator opposite. Is he in government or is he not? I raised the point this morning on the Order of Business that he had made a commitment prior to the last general election which he had failed to honour and was now calling for the project to be scrapped.
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: It concerned the motorway, which he has said now should not go ahead. On a point of information, I do not consider that issue is relevant to this debate, although I would be glad to debate it with the Senator at a future date. If I was to do so now, I could spend the time I have to make my contribution debating that issue alone. I did not bother tabling an amendment to the motion because I...
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: The transport system, especially in Dublin, is a mess. I will concentrate on Dublin to which the motion relates. The DTO predicted levels of traffic in Dublin in 2016, which have now been reached, 13 years ahead of schedule. Some 23 agencies are involved in traffic management in Dublin, as opposed to a single transport authority, of which Fine Gael would be in favour. We have had the Luas...
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: âLuas was to be built by 2001 at a cost of â¬279 million, then the cost increased to â¬635 million. Will the Minister of State clarify what is the final projected cost at this stage? We are being told that it will not be ready until 2004. The French put in place a similar system in Montpellier which is up and running while ours is still in the process of being constructed. Traffic...
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: She later clarified the point. This is ludicrous. Fine Gael is in favour of shaking up the bus system but only in consultation with the unions which have not been consulted. The Minister is fantastic when it comes to making announcements, although he does so without checking the position fully with all concerned, but is bad on delivering them. I hold the Department of Transport and the team...
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: The national development plan is over budget and behind schedule.
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: What about the Tallaght strategy?
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: It already has.
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: Who is responsible?
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: We always the praise the Senator.
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: Very appropriate words.
- Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)
Fergal Browne: Are these the engineers who designed the Dublin Port tunnel which is â¬300 million above budget?