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Written Answers — Port Inspections: Port Inspections (3 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 646: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the operation of the State port inspection regime; the number of inspectors currently invigilating ships that use Irish waters or ports; the number of inspections which have taken place during each of the past five years; the number of prosecutions which have been brought for non-payment of wages and...

Written Answers — Rights of Seafarers: Rights of Seafarers (3 May 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 647: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that non-payment of wages may be a basis for detention of a vessel by marine surveyors of his Department regardless of the flag of that vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9029/11]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (21 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the date on which he will report to the UN on the way Ireland will achieve its millennium goals. [8784/11]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (21 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will be participating at the fourth high level forum on aid effectiveness in Busan in the Republic of Korea; and if so, the proposed strategy and agenda. [8785/11]

Written Answers — Foreign Military Aircraft: Foreign Military Aircraft (21 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expand the definition of aircraft subject to the provisions of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 to include all state aircraft. [8604/11]

Written Answers — Foreign Military Aircraft: Foreign Military Aircraft (21 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 is sufficiently robust to deal with renditions; if civilian aircraft engaged in renditions are within the definition of military aircraft as they are operated by foreign intelligence services. [8603/11]

Road Traffic Bill 2011[Seanad]:Report and Final Stages (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: This is a short but important Bill. Each of its sections will enhance the provisions of the Road Traffic Act 2010 and send an important message to the public from this House that drink driving and drug driving will not be tolerated. Section 2 of the Bill allows for the mandatory testing of drivers following a collision. I read earlier in the week that since last November, 50,000 drivers...

Public Transport (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the criteria being used by him to evaluate and compare proposed major transport projects under the terms of the comprehensive spending review, specifically the Metro North, DART underground and LUAS interconnector projects; and his views on whether his suggestion to privatise the construction of the Metro North project will...

Public Transport (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: These are three main projects for the Dublin area and they are vital. I am glad to hear the Minister is looking at one of them but I hope over a short period we could deliver them all. Metro north, for example, was to be a public private partnership, PPP. Sinn Féin would prefer to see the State funding these projects but if that is not possible, a PPP is an option. I have attended more...

Public Transport (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Can I ask a supplementary question?

Public Transport (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It did not seem like four minutes when I was speaking. It seemed much less.

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that generic authorisations for landing or overflight clearances for unscheduled civilian aircraft are modified to stipulate the prior acceptance of rules regarding registration of details and other inspection measures; and if additional legislation is required to do this. [8602/11]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give a commitment that Dublin Bus will be protected from privatisation. [8817/11]

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: What is the Government doing about jobs?

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: And the Government wants to charge people for it.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Government wants to charge for it.

National Cycle Policy Framework (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: Local authorities have made massive improvements to cycle lanes. I am glad to hear the Minister is reviewing the requirement to use cycle lanes, even where they are damaged, which does not make sense. In other countries alternatives are permitted if there is a pot-hole or other damage to cycle lanes. Has the Minister discussed the matter with the sustainable transport unit in his...

National Cycle Policy Framework (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: I am happy with the Minister's reply. There are important projects at which we are all looking. One is the cycle path link from Clontarf to East Wall Road. If money is available, we should look at the projects that are considered most urgent and most in need of funding.

Civil Aviation Legislation (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: It is usually the Garda which is left to do the bulk of this work. What do we mean by authorised officers? Would gardaí be the only people who would deal with individuals in airports or on aeroplanes? We hear reports on renditions in Shannon Airport. Has the Minister investigated these claims or received reports on them? We hear repeated denials, but groups such as Shannon Watch,...

Civil Aviation Legislation (20 Apr 2011)

Dessie Ellis: The Minister referred to the issue being a matter for the Minister for Foreign Affairs. It is included here as a reply from the Department of Transport. I ask if the Chair could rule on this question. We seem to get jumped from one Department to another and we do not get a direct answer.