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Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am happy to give the Senator a minute or two but I must go at 3 p.m.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to respond to the points different colleagues have made. I acknowledge the contributions made by everybody. I heard Senators Labhras Ó Murchú, Terry Brennan, Fidelma Healy Eames, John Kelly, Feargal Quinn, Mary Ann O'Brien, Catherine Noone, Marie Moloney, Kathryn Reilly, Jillian van Turnhout, Cáit Keane and Mark Daly at the end and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Data Protection (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 to 284, inclusive, together.​ These Questions relate to tax compliance matters of an individual person and associated Notices of Attachments from the Revenue Commissioners. It would not have been possible for the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport to comply with the requirements of these Notices without communicating with Revenue. As these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Road traffic management including the holding of cycle races is a matter for the relevant road authority in conjunction with an Garda Síochána.  It is the responsibility of the road authority to make decisions relating to road traffic matters having regard to the convenience and safety of the general public and taking into account any observations of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). In this regard the NTA is in the process of preparing a new transport strategy for the GDA comprising the counties of Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow covering the period 2015 to 2035. This will include a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Rates (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 to 289, inclusive, together. I recognise the difficulties this industry has faced in recent years.   My Department is currently chairing an Inter-Departmental Group on HGV user charges, which was established in January 2014 to consider the introduction in Ireland of a 'pay-as-you-go' road tax system for HGVs.  The group has been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads such as the M7 Bypass Upgrade, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 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 National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The allocation for 2015 for training and development in the Department is €160,000. The impact of applying the percentages to this figure is set out in the table below. Budget 2015 % Reduction € Saving €160,000 2.5 4,000 5 8,000 10 16,000

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Information relating to expenditure on various types of external services is published as a matter of course on my Department's website and can be found at the following link for the period to 31 December 2014. A 10% reduction in the annual spend on professional fees (based on 2014 outturn) would result in a saving to my Department of €6,397k.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​There are two Special Advisors in my Department currently on Point 1 of the Principal Officer pay scale as sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in line with Government policy.  If both of their salaries were to be capped at the first point of the scale the total gross saving, before statutory deductions, that would accrue to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​It is not possible to quantify the information sought by the Deputy given the varying tax treatment of individual board members. In the case of commercial agencies, board fees are not a charge on the exchequer so there would be no saving to the Department. In the case of the non commercial agencies, the listed fees are before tax and the net impact would depend on the tax...

Public Transport Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: "That Second Stage be now taken".

Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill provides for amendments to the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the Taxi Regulation Act 2013, the Road Traffic Act 1961, the Railway Safety Act 2005 and the State Airports Act 2004. It is a short Bill with just seven sections. One section provides for the Short Title and collective citation, while there is one section each...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours and Piers Development (30 Jun 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The membership of the Dún Laoghaire Cruise Stakeholder Group is a matter for that group.A public consultation was recently held by that group on plans for the development of a new cruise berth facility for large cruise ships in Dun Laoghaire Harbour and the Stakeholder group propose to lodge a planning application for the development with An Bord Pleanála later this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Rates (30 Jun 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​An Inter-Departmental Group, chaired by my Department, was established last year to consider the potential for introducing a 'pay-as-you-go' road tax system for HGVs.  The group has been examining the technical, regulatory and economic dimensions of introducing a HGV road user charge in Ireland. The work of the group was expanded to include a full review of commercial motor tax,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (30 Jun 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 (such as the N6 Galway City Transport Scheme) is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the relevant local authority....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (30 Jun 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (30 Jun 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Officials in my Department are in regular and ongoing contact with the agencies under my remit, including the CIE Group of Companies and the National Transport Authority, in the context of the annual Estimates exercise and the development of multi annual budgets and plans for both current  and capital funding. In that context, the funding requirements for rolling stock...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (30 Jun 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The grants programme is structured to allow Councils considerable flexibility in using...