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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (12 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Funding for the national, regional and local road network has been reduced significantly across the board in recent years; in 2008 funding was €2.3 billion while funding this year is around €730 million.  Regional and local road allocations in 2015 have seen an overall reduction of 11% on the 2014 start of year figure (this 2014 figure included €50 million in one-off...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legal Costs (12 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The subject matter of this particular question is the responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I have referred the question to it for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a reply has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (11 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 10 of the Roads Act 1993 as amended by the Roads Act 2007 provides for the Classification of National, Regional and Local Roads. As part of the 2011 Roads Classification review, a part of the Old National Route 2 (between its junction with R132 at Dorset Street Upper in the city of Dublin and its junction with M50 at Balseskin in the county of Fingal) was re-classified as the R135...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Programme (11 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of all Acts enacted since March 2011, and amendments tabled, are published and can be accessed on the website of the Oireachtas (oireachtas.ie).

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (11 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The RSA has overall responsibility for the operation, oversight, development, quality assurance and delivery of vehicle testing arrangements.   I understand from the RSA that pass rates vary, to some degree, across the network, particularly depending on the average age of vehicles tested, their mileage, maintenance and condition of local roads. The level of preparation of vehicles...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Centres (11 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The operation of the driver testing service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority, and I have no role in selecting locations for driver testing centres.  I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply.  I 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: Road Projects Expenditure (11 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.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (11 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. In addition, the asset value of the national road stock...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, 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 N22), is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting this I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (11 Mar 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: Departmental Reports (11 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The most up to date road condition data as requested by Deputy Dooley is available in a pavement condition study of the Regional Road network carried out by Pavement Management Services Ltd. for my Department in 2011/2012. I have arranged for a copy of the Report to be forwarded to the Deputy and to be available on my Department’s website .

Other Questions: Harbour Authorities (10 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Let me emphasise that I am clear that the appropriate location for a port of this scale and location is within a local authority which, in this case, is Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. I am well aware of the challenges that the port faces to be sustainable in the future due in no small part to the decision of Stena Sealink to consolidate its services within Dublin Port. It is necessary that...

Other Questions: Harbour Authorities (10 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: In order for me to make a decision regarding the manner in which this port will be integrated into the local authority, first I need to bring in the legislation which will create the framework inside which those decisions will be made, and I will do that. I will gain Government agreement to the heads of the Bill and will introduce the legislation shortly afterwards. As I stated, when...

Other Questions: Rail Services (10 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: There were over 27,000 total passenger journeys on the line to which Deputy Stanley refers. The position in relation to funding for the rail network is that I have the funding in place due to a Supplementary Estimate that I introduced before Christmas to maintain the rail network as it stands currently. I accept that different parts of the network meet existing regional needs on which we...

Other Questions: Rail Services (10 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I make two points in response to Deputy Stanley. First, there has been an increase overall in the number of passengers who avail of train services on the rail network. There was an increase in funding of €101 million or 3% last year over the previous year. This is a reflection of the changes made by Irish Rail and also the economic recovery that is underway. On Deputy Stanley's...

Other Questions: Road Network (10 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: On the Deputy's first question as to whether I am aware of figures for the economic cost of the congestion at that point, I do not have such figures in my possession. I would be confident, however, that if there is such a study it would show that there is an economic cost to those levels of congestion, not to mention a social and personal cost for people in terms of spending so much time in...

Other Questions: Harbour Authorities (10 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am very clear that the future of Dún Laoghaire Harbour is best placed within a local authority led governance structure as set out in the national ports policy. My officials are currently finalising the text of the Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2015. The Bill will provide the legal basis for the transfer by ministerial orders of the five designated ports of regional...

Other Questions: Road Network (10 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in regard 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 local authorities concerned. Ireland has just under 100,000 km of road...

Other Questions: Road Network (10 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The answer to the Deputy's first question is €90 million. Regarding the Deputy's second question, I understand that around 76,000 cars are either in the vicinity of that point or would use that interchange. Regarding his third point on timing, I am not in a position to give him that information because that requires a commitment from me about capital funding being available now and,...

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Mar 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I assure the Deputy that there is no question at all of the Government understating or miscalibrating the consequences of the climate change targets and what it will mean for our own and other economies across Europe. We are working with the European Commission and all our Departments to develop a plan to deliver our contribution to the objective set by the European Union for itself. Within...