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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: I will quickly refer to what the Minister said about his absence last week. It has to be acknowledged that the Minister always accepts the invitation when he is invited before this committee. The reason he has been before the joint committee 25 times since his appointment as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is because we have had particularly turbulent times and issues falling...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: The Minister was at other locations in the House after the Topical Issue debate.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: Can I ask the Minister about the civil aviation programme? He talked about the costs associated with membership of Eurocontrol and costs incurred by the Irish Aviation Authority for certain services and subscriptions to international organisations. Correct me if I am wrong, but is the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, not a net contributor to the Department? Did it not pay a dividend of...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: Is it a voluntary decision?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: I asked about the purpose of the increased funding to the regional airports. It is a 114% increase on the 2018 Estimate so what is that for, what are the expected benefits of this funding and how will such benefits be measured? I am quite confident that the DAA will be prepared for Brexit but that is not the question I asked. The question I asked related to the national aviation policy,...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: Has the Department commenced its freight policy? It is part of a commitment under the national aviation policy to have a dedicated freight policy.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: With regard to the A5 road, when the Department set its roads budget for 2019 were the officials not aware of the current legal status of the A5? One would imagine they were aware as the overrun at the children's hospital is not something that suddenly became apparent in recent weeks. Why was money allocated at the beginning of the year for a project the Minister did not envisage would be...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: We were all aware of the potential for significant disruption to the Luas green line if the plan, as originally published, had proceeded. The Minister should not have been surprised to learn of that in his meetings with the NTA and TII as it had been on the agenda for a number of months. He is saying today that the preferred route will be published within the next four weeks by the relevant...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: I asked the NTA last week about all the projects it is responsible for rolling out over the next years, including BusConnects and the new pilot project for rural transport. It indicated it will recruit additional staff. I presume the increase in funding for public transport agencies is to cater for increased recruitment. Will the Minister confirm that? The Minister said that 60 to 70...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: I raised this with the Minister in Dáil questions two weeks ago. We had the most up-to-date figures. My colleague is correct that there were a number of centres that were way out of kilter. Some centres, it must be acknowledged, had waiting times of six weeks which is helping to reduce the average. However, Deputy O'Keeffe is right. There were centres, including in the Minister's...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: At our budget meeting this time last year, it was confirmed that less than half of all Coast Guard buildings had IT, sanitary and running water facilities. There was a commitment to address that during the year. Has the Minister figures for how the Coast Guard facilities have been upgraded or improved in the last 12 months? I take this opportunity to reiterate our concern, and we are due...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: There are 16 buildings without sanitation.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: All of those 16 buildings are used by volunteers. They are not remote buildings, but operational facilities that are used by volunteers in which there is a need for sanitary facilities.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: It cannot be stressed forcefully enough that these men and women are doing invaluable service for their community, often putting their lives at risk and doing it for no financial reward. At a minimum, we should afford them facilities that are fit for purpose. In 2019, to have volunteers working out of buildings that have no sanitary provisions is simply not good enough. The Minister did...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: I have a brief question. Unfortunately, I must leave but Deputy O'Keeffe will let me know the answer. When does the Minister envisage that the sports capital programme will be announced this year? I understand the large-scale capital programme is still open to applications. When will that be announced? Can the Minister tell us the criteria he will use to assess applications? There is no...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (5 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: I heard that reply earlier and it does not answer the question I have asked. I am asking specifically about schemes that are ready to proceed. The Minister of State knows this area better than I do and he will know that the flood defence mechanisms in Athlone have been divided into eight cells. Of those eight cells, seven have already been approved for planning. The last cell has not yet...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (5 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: Nobody is playing politics. I acknowledged the Minister of State's commitment to the area and his superior knowledge on this matter. I am simply giving him an opportunity to speak on the record of the House about various flood schemes. The Minister of State said at a committee meeting that he did not want to mislead anyone and that there would be €3 million in cuts. He said that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (5 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: 47. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flood defence measures which will be reprofiled. [10611/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (5 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: As a result of the vast overruns in the cost of building the children's hospital, the Minister himself confirmed at an Oireachtas committee last month that he would be cutting €3 million from his departmental budget in respect of flood defences. What schemes that are currently ready to go will now not proceed as a result of this cut?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Seanad Reform (5 Mar 2019)

Robert Troy: 87. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the work of the Seanad reform implementation group, in particular its considerations on the extension of Seanad election voting rights to additional third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10314/19]