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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Superannuation Schemes (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I would once again like to make it clear that resolution of the funding difficulties in the IASS is primarily a matter for the Trustees, the companies participating in the scheme, the scheme members and the Pensions Authority. Pension schemes are closely regulated under Irish and European pension law and the Pensions Authority is the national statutory regulatory authority in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Road traffic legislation enacted in 2010 and 2014 provides, inter alia, that penalty points incurred by the holders of non-Irish driving licences can now be endorsed on the drivers' records. The same provisions apply to these licences, in terms of penalty point duration, as with Irish licences. In other words, the points count down from the day they are incurred and are removed after a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Negotiations with other jurisdictions for driver licence exchange are undertaken on behalf of Ireland by the Road Safety Authority. I am pleased to advise that agreement on the terms of an arrangement on licence exchange with Newfoundland and Labrador is at an advanced stage and I expect that the agreement will be signed by both parties shortly. An announcement will be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I last held a regular review meeting with both the Chairman and CEO of Irish Rail on 1st September 2014. Among the issues discussed were the financial position of the company, safety and operational performance, Rosslare Europort, investment priorities and industrial relations update. I also had further meetings with the CEO of Irish Rail on 15th September in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Following my appointment as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in July 2014, I met the CEO of Tourism Ireland on the 7th of August and held a further meeting with both the Chairperson and CEO on 18 September. I have also met with the Chair and the CEO at a number of tourism related events  including, for example, at...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Stát Seirbhís (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: D'iarr an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe orainn scrúdú a dhéanamh ar an gceist seo. Tá súil againn go bhfuil an próiseas seo curtha chun críche againn chomh luath agus is féidir.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of the regional and local road (RLR) grant payments from 2011-2013 to County and City Councils including Limerick  are outlined in the regional and local road grant payment booklets which are available in the Dáil Library. The RLR payments for 2014 will be available in the Library within the next two weeks. I expect to announce details of the 2015 regional and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am concerned about the number of pedestrians that lost their lives on our roads in 2014. The total of 42, ranging across all age groups, was an increase of 11 over 2013. The Road Safety Strategy 2013-2020 sets out a number of Actions aimed at increasing the safety of pedestrians throughout the country. These Actions will be implemented by the State body identified in the lifetime of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department will consider all proposals submitted by local authorities under whichever funding programme is in place at the time. The nature of the surfacing provided on individual greenways would depend on the route to be traversed and it would not be unusual for portions of a single greenway to have different surfaces. There is no one size fits all for greenways, each...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Proposals (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Fourth Railway package comprises six proposals for legislation which were adopted by the European Commission in January, 2013. The proposals are subject to agreement by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers through the co-decision procedure before they can become law. As such the issue of compliance with the requirements of the Fourth Package does not arise for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of all consultancy firms engaged by my Department during 2014 are available on my Departments website at the following link .

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The law at present, as set out in the Roads Act 1993, specifies that footpaths are for the use of pedestrians. Safety is my highest priority in all areas of transport. When it comes to road safety, certain road users are especially vulnerable, including pedestrians and cyclists. Both my Department and the Road Safety Authority have pursued and are continuing to pursue a wide...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Bike Schemes (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Responsibility for the roll-out and extension of the Dublin Public Bikes Scheme is an operational matter for the National Transport Authority, working closely with the relevant authority, in this case Dun Laoghaire Rathdown. Noting the above, I have referred the Deputy’s question to the NTA for direct reply. If you do not receive a reply from the NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue raised is a  matter for the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) in conjunction with the Luas operator and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the RPA 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: Public Transport (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for developing public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). In addition their functions have been extended to include securing or providing bus stops, bus shelters, bus stations, stands and bus fleets in the State. Noting this I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I fully recognise the importance of rail, as part of a range of sustainable travel options, in our efforts to reduce emissions and mitigate against the impacts of climate change. Irish Rail operates one of the most modern fleets in Europe, and a major resignalling project in Dublin will increase capacity through Connolly Station from 12 trains an hour to 20 from 2016 thus...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The extension of the Western Rail Corridor was postponed in 2011.Under the current capital plan the key priority with the level of resources available is to protect investments made to date and to maintain safety standards. If additional funds become available under the next capital plan, which is not certain, there will be many competing projects from all transport modes in all...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Directives (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will find the relevant information in the following table: Directive Expected date of transposition Commission Directive 2014/93/EU of 18 July 2014 amending Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment 14/07/2015 Commission Implementing Directive 2014/111/EU of 17 December 2014 amending Directive 2009/15/EC with regard to the adoption by the International Maritime...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1030 and 1031 together. The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Bill Name Date Pre- Legislative Scrutiny Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014 – no. 113 of 2014 – Published 16 December 2014 No pre-legislative scrutiny undertaken, as this was emergency legislation Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 (No. 51 of 2014)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: There were no secondments from my Department to external private firms during the period referred to.