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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (24 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I can confirm to the Deputy that I have not met with the BlaBlaCar company and therefore I am not aware of any proposals by the company to provide services in Ireland. The regulation of the small public service vehicle industry is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have therefore referred your...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (24 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 597 and 598 together. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (24 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​While it is the primary responsibility of local authorities concerned to undertake analysis of traffic trends in their respective areas as they consider appropriate to traffic management requirements, I would point out that the National Transport Authority (NTA) administer a Regional Cities Sustainable Transport Investment programme on behalf of my Department.  In 2015,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Projects (24 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Questions related to the views or work of the National Transport Authority should be directed to that organisation as is appropriate. On the general subject of transport appraisal, guidance and requirements are set out in both the Government Public Spending Code (which is subject to revision and updating) and my Department's Guidelines on a Common Appraisal Framework for Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (24 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The National Transport Authority (NTA) is the competent authority responsible for the provision of cycling infrastructure, including bicycle lockers, in Greater Dublin Area, GDA, in cooperation with the relevant local authority. I have forwarded your question to the NTA for attention and direct response to you.  If you have not received a reply within 10 working days please...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes, I have an engagement on road safety at 4 o'clock. I would be very indebted to the sub-committee if I could make my engagement.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Before I respond in more detail to the point made by Deputy Boyd Barrett I wish to emphasise the following in terms of the current text that he has proposed be deleted. Section 9(1)(c)(i) clearly states that any disposal of shares cannot go ahead without "the consent by resolution of the elected council concerned." In a moment I shall outline my policy on some of the areas outlined by the...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not accept the amendment.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I can understand the rationale behind the Deputy's amendment. I shall go back to the broad thrust of my response so far which is that if we are saying that a port of a particular size is best located within a local authority, it continues to be my view then that it is up to the members of the local authority or its chief executive to decide how those review clauses can be used. I believe...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 22 sets out the director related provisions on any transferred company. With regard to employee representation on the boards of transferred companies, the section states that if a transferred company has more than 30 employees then an election is held and the winner is automatically appointed as a director. If a transferred company has fewer than 30 employees, then the local...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 29:In page 25, to delete lines 5 to 10 and substitute the following:“(2) Save in accordance with a collective agreement negotiated with a recognised trade union or staff association by the local authority, and approved by the Minister after consultation with the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government and with the consent of the Minister for Public...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 30:In page 25, lines 26 to 32, to delete all words from and including “(a) Save” in line 26 down to and including line 32 and substitute the following:“(a) Save in accordance with a collective agreement negotiated with a recognised trade union or staff association by the local authority, and approved by the Minister after consultation with the...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 32:In page 40, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 79 of Act of 1996 (power of Minister to re-organise provision of pilotage services) 47.The following is substituted for section 79 of the Act of 1996:“79. (1)The Minister may by order—(a) establish one or more additional pilotage districts (that is to say,...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 33:In page 44, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following:“(a) in subsection (2), by inserting after paragraph (aa) (inserted by section 35(a) of the the following:“(ab) make bye-laws to provide for matters relating to the use of tugboats in fishery harbour centres, including minimum requirements in relation to equipment on board and the qualifications...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: On 3 December 2015.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Regional Road Network (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Senator Mooney for raising this matter. I acknowledge his continued interest in this issue and likewise that of my colleague, Senator Michael Comiskey, who has also raised the matter. I know they have an interest in everything that is going to happen to the cottage and everything around it in the run-up to our commemorative period for 1916. The matter has been raised with me by...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Regional Road Network (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Senator Mooney for his remarks. Of course I acknowledge the importance of the renovation and restoration of the cottage as a heritage and tourism development. I understand entirely the interest and local pride that the communities in the county of Senators Mooney and Comiskey have in respect of the matter. That is one of the reasons Fáilte Ireland, which is an agency of my...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Regional Road Network (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Work is being done at present. What has happened in recent times is that the largest allocation is made at the beginning of the year. This gives local authorities the ability to plan what they will do and, for various reasons, such as Supplementary Estimates or stimulus funding becoming available, additional money is made available on top of the base allocation. At present, I am reasonably...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Haulage Industry (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The UK HGV road user levy was introduced in April 2014.  This Government lobbied actively against the application of the charge to Northern Ireland, in co-operation with Stormont Ministers.  Unfortunately, the UK Minister for Transport chose to give only very minor exemptions to Northern Ireland from the road user charge.  However, few Irish hauliers are paying the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (19 Nov 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Given the competing road safety priorities which my Department has had to deal with, my officials could only turn their attention to the RSA's review of the arrangements in relation to the roadworthiness testing of vintage vehicles in the latter part of this year.The RSA's review has now been examined by my officials and recommendations have been...