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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (1 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The regulation of the small public service vehicle industry, including vehicle standards for wheelchair accessible taxis, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (1 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​At present, rickshaws are not specifically defined in law, nor is there any legislation to regulate carriage of passengers by these vehicles. They fall under the category of pedal cycles for legal purposes. As such, there is no requirement to register a rickshaw and it is therefore not possible to provide estimates of their numbers. However, they are bound by road traffic...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: One of the reasons I have a very strong commitment to delivery of a 10% tendering of existing routes is because of my commitment to ensuring we have a growing bus market in the future that is more active, has more services and has the ability to respond to the travelling public. I am the Minister who, before Christmas, brought in a Supplementary Estimate of €110 million, the sole...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter. Since this is such an important matter I am pleased to have the opportunity to brief the Dáil. It is disappointing that unions have withdrawn from discussions being facilitated by the Labour Relations Commission. I understand the discussions had been progressing with several employee concerns being addressed. The National Transport...

Topical Issue Debate: Cycling Policy (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I will meet the group with the Deputy. It might not be in the immediate future, but we will meet in the coming months about this. My overall concern is the difficulty of enforcing a law which might well give a short-term benefit, because it would likely lead to a rise in awareness of the matter if such a law were to be implemented, but in the medium to long term that could be diluted by...

Topical Issue Debate: Marine Tourism (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: A Chathaoirligh, if I may, I wish to ask a question of Deputy Stanton for clarification. When he referred to the scale of the opportunity, does he envisage that Youghal can gain in terms of cruise business, or does he believe there are additional opportunities?

Topical Issue Debate: Marine Tourism (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Regarding the focus on the marine, with all its different opportunities, I would respectfully disagree with the Deputy on one point. I believe the strategy that came from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, which had the support of the Department of the Taoiseach, regarding harnessing our ocean wealth, provides a very good framework to respond to the opportunities that the marine...

Topical Issue Debate: Marine Tourism (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I firmly believe that. If the Deputy is not getting clarity of ownership on this from his contacts in the agency, I will contact it and find out who the single point of contact should be on the development of the sector. If that resource is not available within Fáilte Ireland, it is a different matter on which I will work to see if we can bring it to some conclusion. I was in a...

Topical Issue Debate: Marine Tourism (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I will contact the overall co-ordination group on the matter. I will contact Fáilte Ireland about the matter the Deputy has raised and get a response for him.

Topical Issue Debate: Cycling Policy (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter with me. As she will be aware, last year 12 cyclists died on our roads. This compares with five in 2013 and eight in 2012, which is absolutely unacceptable. I am very much in favour of promoting the wider use of cycling. The Deputy is entirely correct that a cyclist on the road is a legitimate road user with the same expectation of...

Topical Issue Debate: Marine Tourism (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Stanton for raising this matter. The short answer in regard to who should deal with this matter is reflective of the broader challenge we face in terms of how we market and develop a tourism proposition for the city and county of Cork. In February this year a group, consisting of representatives from the Cork county and city local authorities, Fáilte Ireland and various...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Senator Reilly for raising this matter. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding for 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 local authorities concerned. The...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Sale of Aer Lingus (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Senator for raising this matter in the way he has today and in recent weeks. I am constrained in my ability to respond to a number of the points put to me by him. He is now used to this refrain, but because a takeover period has been declared, I am restrained in responding to some of the more detailed points made. I wish, however, to frame what is happening in the context of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Sale of Aer Lingus (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I again thank the Senator for his points. He articulates the need for a vision for the development of aviation. There is a vision and the fruits of its delivery are clear in the extraordinary access the country has managed to deliver in recent years. This did not happen by chance. It happened because the Government, in particular, prioritised access. This prioritisation has underpinned...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (31 Mar 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 such roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. I can confirm that my Department received an application for funding to replace a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 698 and 700 together. The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland.  Accordingly, I have referred the Deputies' Questions to Fáilte Ireland for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (such as the R556 and R551) 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 initial selection and prioritisation of works to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The operation and management of Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness testing is a statutory function of the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's Question to the RSA for direct reply and would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Facilities Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Irish Sports Council, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the promotion, development and co-ordination of sport, including the allocation of funding for the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs), including Basketball Ireland. As this question is a matter for the Irish Sports Council, I have referred it to the Council for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (31 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​​​The main purpose of the document 'Guidance for the Control and Management of Traffic at Road Works'is to provide guidance for those responsible for planning and designing Temporary Traffic Management Plans at road works on single carriageway roads undertaken by or on behalf of Local Authorities. The goal of the guidance is to provide a safe environment for road...