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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Road Safety Authority is the body that does the work for us on this. I will pass the Deputy's view on to it and get a briefing on how it is being implemented. On the point about drones, I agree with the Deputy. As I said earlier in response to Deputy Ellis, this is the next phase of development in aviation that will have a tangible effect on all our lives. The Deputy referred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I will begin with Deputy Dooley's questions. Most of the matters relating to the recognition of penalty points within different countries are being handled on a bilateral basis at the moment. There are different systems in place in different countries. At the moment I am prioritising how we deal with this issue between ourselves and the United Kingdom. The details will be contained in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Road Safety Authority keeps matters under review at all times. On the issue the Deputy raises, I will ask for information on whether professional drivers, particularly in the road haulage industry, are more likely than other road users to receive penalty points or have sanctions imposed on them. I am not aware if that is the case. However, I will check the position on behalf of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​While my Department provides the capital funding for investment in tourism propositions such as the Wild Atlantic Way, it is not directly involved in developing or managing these, as this is an operational matter for the Board and management of Fáilte Ireland.   Similarly, the allocation of grant funding is a matter for the board of Fáilte Ireland. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 to 206, inclusive, together. ​A total of 38 proposals for cycleway/greenway projects were submitted from 28 local authorities to my Department under the National Cycle Network (NCN) Funding Programme 2014 -2016.  These proposals were assessed by an expert assessment team as part of a competitive process.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Renewal Schemes (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I do not have the details requested by the Deputy as these proposals are not included in the Capital Programme of the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport. I understand, however, that in the context of finalising the capital plan entitled "Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021", there were discussions on proposals to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I announced on 22 September that the DART Underground project will not proceed as currently designed but will be redesigned to provide a lower cost technical solution. The position in relation to this project remains as set out in my announcement at that time, the full text of which is available on my Department's website at the following link:.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The ownership and/or planning arrangements relating to the building and works referred to in the correspondence forwarded by the Deputy are not known to my Department. In relation to the bus stop in question (on the kerbside opposite Connolly Station), I recognise that this  bus stop can be very busy with a considerable number of passengers waiting at...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am pleased to introduce the Harbours Bill 2015 to the House. This Bill builds on the recommendations of the national ports policy published in 2013. The Bill’s primary purpose is to provide the necessary legal basis to allow for the later transfer, by ministerial order, of the five designated ports of regional significance to local authority led governance structures. Every...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank all the Senators for their contributions. They managed to cover the full breadth of the Bill in the different matters they raised.Senators Ned O'Sullivan, Pat O'Neill, Sean D. Barrett, Máiría Cahill, Kathryn Reilly, Maurice Cummins, Gerard P. Craughwell, Terry Brennan and Hildegarde Naughton raised important matters connected with the Bill. I will address some of the...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The CEO would not be a member of the local authority.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: He or she would not be an elected member of the local authority. Of course, the flip side is that the members of the local authority will have a far larger role in the scrutiny of the accounts of the company or the questioning of the board or officers of the company than in the past.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: That is a very fair point. The Senator is right that they will not be able to give a direction to the company because, as he can appreciate, it will still exist under company law and be obliged to make decisions on what is in its best commercial interests. Any member of the local authority will have the ability to engage on any matter relevant to the port in a more direct way than they can...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Why would they not want to invite them?

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: It is because I believe in the autonomy-----

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am very happy to respond to such helpful questions.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The very fair question was raised as to why I was giving them the ability to invite people as opposed to compelling or requiring them to do so. The answer is I have great faith in the ability of members of local authorities to exercise that power. We are going to be in a situation where a local authority will be able to quiz the chairman of the board of a port or harbour. If I am...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reachtaíocht um Thrácht ar Bhóithre (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Sula freagraím an tsubstaint den cheist seo, is gá dom roinnt míthuiscintí a chur I gceart. Bhí an tsaincheist seo i dtrácht rialú na hArd-Chúirte den dáta 2 Deireadh Fómhair, 2015 i dtaobh le foirm na  dtuarascálacha clóite de chuid gairis Tástáil Fhianaiseach Anála (TFA) i stáisiúin na...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Regulations (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The legislation governing parking on public roads empowers road authorities to make bye-laws governing the type of paid parking systems they wish to employ (e.g. disc parking) and to control the charges and conditions which apply.  Road authorities may provide residents with parking permits which give them an exemption from the need to pay for parking on roads where they live....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Civil Aviation Regulation (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The Irish Aviation Authority has statutory responsibility, under the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993, for the regulation of aviation safety standards for civil aviation in Ireland.  This includes remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), or as they are more commonly known, Drones. The IAA published its policy and national legislation on the use of RPAS in October 2012. An...