Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether an elaboration of the enhanced preventive measures undertaken by SMRT in response to the recent spike in breakdowns on the North-South and East-West Lines (NSEWL) can be provided; and (b) whether these measures should be incorporated into the Maintenance Performance Standards set out underContinue reading “ENHANCED PREVENTIVE MEASURES UNDERTAKEN IN RESPONSE TO RECENT SPIKE IN BREAKDOWNS ON NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST LINES”
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MEASURES TO DEAL WITH RECENT SPIKE IN COE PRICES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport for each month in the past 12 months, what is the total number of new cars which have been registered by (i) ride hailing or private hire companies and (ii) car leasing companies, as a percentage of the total number of new cars registered. The Senior MinisterContinue reading “MEASURES TO DEAL WITH RECENT SPIKE IN COE PRICES”
PLANS TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT SINGAPOREAN BUS DRIVERS FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF PASSENGERS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether there are sufficient existing Singaporean bus drivers to handle all categories of bus passengers, such as students, workers and local or foreign tourists; and (b) if not, what are the Government’s plans to ensure that there will be sufficient bus drivers all round. DrContinue reading “PLANS TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT SINGAPOREAN BUS DRIVERS FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF PASSENGERS”
RETENTION, DISPOSAL OR DELETION OF NEGATIVE RESULTS FROM QUICK DRUG-TESTING SALIVA TESTS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether CNB retains any information or data obtained from the administration of quick drug-testing saliva tests where the outcome is negative; (b) if yes, what is the length of such retention; and (c) what is the disposal or deletion process. Mr K Shanmugam: The CentralContinue reading “RETENTION, DISPOSAL OR DELETION OF NEGATIVE RESULTS FROM QUICK DRUG-TESTING SALIVA TESTS”
DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESS INFORMATION ON CARBON EMISSIONS, USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MEASURES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether the Government will review how it can better regulate the provision or disclosure of companies’ business information on (i) the use of or investment in renewable energy alternatives and (ii) any impact arising from its business activities relating to emissions, biodiversity,Continue reading “DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESS INFORMATION ON CARBON EMISSIONS, USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MEASURES”
RECYCLING BINS TO COMPLEMENT RUBBISH BINS IN PUBLIC PARKS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development whether NParks will consider introducing recycling bins to complement the rubbish bins in all public parks which are run by NParks so as to reduce the amount of recyclable waste which are currently thrown into rubbish bins. Mr Desmond Lee: The National Parks Board (NParks) hasContinue reading “RECYCLING BINS TO COMPLEMENT RUBBISH BINS IN PUBLIC PARKS”
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND DESIGN AT ICA CHECKPOINTS FOLLOWING RECENT ACCIDENT INVOLVING AUXILIARY POLICEMAN
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs regarding the accident at Tuas Checkpoint on 24 March 2023 where an auxiliary policeman was hit by a car and sustained a severe head injury (a) whether ICA will review its operations as well as the design of the approaches to the checkpoint to seeContinue reading “REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND DESIGN AT ICA CHECKPOINTS FOLLOWING RECENT ACCIDENT INVOLVING AUXILIARY POLICEMAN”
CAREER OPTIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR TRAINED SINGAPORE ORAL HEALTH THERAPISTS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) what are the career options and prospects for trained Singaporean oral health therapists who have diplomas or degrees in oral health therapy; and (b) whether the Government will consider creating different career pathways for such graduates like their counterparts in other countries, such as Australia.Continue reading “CAREER OPTIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR TRAINED SINGAPORE ORAL HEALTH THERAPISTS”
ENCOURAGE ALL HAWKERS TO ADOPT HEALTHIER COOKING METHODS AND PRACTICES AS PART OF EFFORTS UNDER HEALTHIER DINING PROGRAMME
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health beyond the current efforts under the Health Promotion Board’s Healthier Dining Programme (HDP), whether the Ministry will consider how it can better encourage all hawkers, including those who are not currently part of the HDP, to adopt healthier cooking methods and practices all round. Mr OngContinue reading “ENCOURAGE ALL HAWKERS TO ADOPT HEALTHIER COOKING METHODS AND PRACTICES AS PART OF EFFORTS UNDER HEALTHIER DINING PROGRAMME”
CAUSES BEHIND MAJOR DISRUPTION TO SYSTEM AT ICA CHECKPOINTS ON 31 MARCH 2023
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what was the cause of the system breakdown which led to the long delays in clearance across all immigration checkpoints in Singapore on 31 March 2023; (b) how many people were affected by the delay; (c) whether the ICA has worked out a solutionContinue reading “CAUSES BEHIND MAJOR DISRUPTION TO SYSTEM AT ICA CHECKPOINTS ON 31 MARCH 2023”
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