Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received reports of any alleged wrongdoing in companies or agencies under the aegis of his Department; the action he has taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45981/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Since my appointment as Minister for Transport on 15 June 2007, the following are the only matters brought to my attention that indicated any alleged wrongdoing in companies or agencies under the aegis of my Department. An internal Irish Rail report – the Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon report – was carried out on procurement practices in Irish Rail. The position on this report has been answered in my reply to Question No. 28. The Department received correspondence from third parties in 2009 regarding alleged historical inappropriate corporate behaviour by the Shannon Foynes Port Company. This correspondence has been forwarded to the Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. Correspondence was received from a third party in 2009 regarding alleged inappropriate actions by the Arklow Harbour Authority, in particular relating to overcharging of port users. A due diligence report is being prepared for the Department on the harbour and the correspondence has been brought to the attention of the person carrying out this exercise. These are the only such complaints that have been identified to me at the current time.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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What happened in the Shannon Foynes Port Company is not acceptable. I accept that the Minister sent the report to the Garda Síochána but we need companies such as CIE, which the Minister mentioned, and the Shannon Foynes Port Company to be accountable in a stronger and more accountable to the Oireachtas, the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Committee of Public Accounts. That is not happening under the Government and it must change now.

Written Answers follow Financial Resolutions 2010.