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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (17 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 and the regulations made thereunder provides the legislative basis for the roadworthiness testing of commercial vehicles by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). All commercial vehicles must be tested when they are over one year old and annually after that. The test is known as the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (17 Feb 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. The selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority. Arising from the introduction of the Local Property Tax and the Government commitment that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (17 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Part 4 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013, commenced on 6 April 2014, provides for the mandatory disqualification for holding a small public service vehicle (SPSV) drivers licence upon conviction for specified offences. The specification of offences to which mandatory disqualification applies is based on the principle of ensuring the welfare and safety of passengers. In the case of the most...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (17 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: One of the criteria to hold a road transport operator’s licence is that the operator must satisfy the requirement of financial standing.  Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 sets out the conditions relating to the requirement of financial standing. It states that “in order to satisfy this requirement an undertaking shall at all times be able to meet its financial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (17 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: There is currently no proposal with my Department for the delivery of a greenway from Cork to Kinsale. Cork Co Council (CCC) was awarded €30,000 from my Department under the Seed Finance Scheme 2013 to engage consultants to undertake a structural investigation of three of the major structures associated with the disused Cork to Kinsale railway line and to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (17 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of the regional and local road (RLR) grant payments from 2011-2014 to local authorities including Monaghan and Cavan are outlined in the regional and local road grant payment booklets which are available in the Dáil Library. Details of the 2015 allocations are also available in the Dáil library. With regard to national roads, details...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy has just put on the record of the Dáil his request that I should withdraw PSO funding for Bus Éireann.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy just asked me to do that. If I were to do so, the effect on people's ability to travel throughout rural and urban areas of Ireland would be devastating. The Deputy has asked me to address and issue while simultaneously requesting that I withdraw the PSO funding for the public transport company whose job it is to respond to the challenges he has outlined.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: On two occasions, the Deputy asked me to withdraw the funding.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been very clear-----

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am sorry that my repeating what the Deputy said-----

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: -----has had such an effect on him. I hope he appreciates the consequence of the course of action he has just outlined.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I say to him what I said to the residents I met last night, namely, that I recognise this issue is having an effect on people. Much of this is due to the fact that a motorway, which was needed, has been put in place and is providing quicker access across particular areas throughout the country. Bus Éireann is now using the motorway in question and this is having an effect on...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Provision (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am very much aware of the importance of this matter and of the concern felt by many about the withdrawal, or threat of withdrawal, of bus services from their towns and villages. My colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, and I met last evening with residents from some of the towns affected by these changes. At a national level,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus Data (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Stobart Air operates as Aer Lingus Regional under a franchise agreement with Aer Lingus. Aer Lingus publishes total passenger traffic data on a monthly basis including details of the total passengers carried on Aer Lingus Regional scheduled services. Shannon Airport Authority also publishes full year traffic figures, including figures for 2014, broken down by region. The figures...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The information being sought by the Deputy to end of 2013 is set out in the airport authorities' annual reports which are available in the Oireachtas Library.  The figures for 2014 are set out in the table below. State Airport Passenger Figures for 2014 Overall - Individual State Airports 2014 Dublin 21,712,169 Cork 2,144,476 Shannon 1,639,315 Total 25,495,960 State...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mental Health Awareness (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The protocol section of the Department of an Taoiseach has recently requested that the National Flag be flown from buildings under this Department's control equipped with a permanent flagpole on certain dates. It is the practice of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to fly the National flag only  in accordance with these requests. With regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Responsibilities (12 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Minister of State Phelan has a range of responsibilities relating to rural economic development and related matters across a number of Departments. In my Department, these responsibilities relate to rural transport.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (11 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As I outlined to the Deputy in my response to PQ 4347/15 of 3 February 2015, as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding regarding the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, such as the Naas Bypass widening, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (11 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am currently in the process of finalising a National Aviation Policy and I intend to publish it in the near future.  The National Aviation Policy will address all aspects of aviation policy from safety, security and economic regulation of the industry to airlines and airports policy. Regarding Aer Lingus, no formal offer has yet been made by IAG and both companies have...