Results 2,481-2,500 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Written Answers — Charities Regulation: Charities Regulation (18 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: The Deputy will appreciate the difficulties in responding to the matter raised by him within the constraints of a "details supplied" Question. I can, however, say that the sector referred to by him receives funding from a wide range of sources, including the Exchequer, private philanthropists, and the general public. At the moment, there is no central repository of information on the sector...

Written Answers — Coláistí Samhraidh Gaeilge: Coláistí Samhraidh Gaeilge (19 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 200 agus 201 le chéile. Tá sonraí sa Tábla thíos den líon daltaí ar íocadh cúnamh ina leith faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge agus a rinne freastal ar chúrsaí Gaeilge (i) sa Ghaeltacht agus (ii) i gCo Dhún na nGall gach bliain idir 2000 agus 2010. TÁBLA: Bliain Líon daltaí sa Ghaeltacht Líon daltaí i gCo Dhún na nGall 2000 23,108 6,642...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (19 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: I am advised that two consultancy contracts were awarded by State bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group to the company referred to by the Deputy. The contracts in question were awarded by Údarás na Gaeltachta and relevant details are outlined in the table below. TABLE: Purpose of contract Year awarded Duration of contract Cost of contract Gaeltacht Arts Audit (Ealaín...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (20 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: The position, as previously advised, is that the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is in active discussions with the Lynx Group regarding the air cargo project at Shannon Airport. I understand from the DAA that they are not in a position to indicate when precisely these discussions will be concluded.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: To date nine bodies under the remit of my Department have been rationalised in order to improve their effectiveness. The Dublin Transportation Office was absorbed into the National Transport Authority on 1st December 2009. The Commission for Taxi Regulation was also subsumed into the Authority on 1st January 2011. Eight Harbour Authorities established under the Harbours Act 1946, (Sligo,...

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

Pat Carey: All the current Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts for services linking Dublin Airport with the regional airports at Derry, Donegal, Sligo, Ireland West Airport Knock, Galway and Kerry Airports commenced on 22 July 2008 and are due to expire on 21 July 2011. The Value for Money (VFM) Review of Exchequer Expenditure on the regional airports programme has been considered by Government...

Written Answers — Public Private Partnership: Public Private Partnership (20 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21 while the implementation of individual national road projects, including Public Private Partnership schemes, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA). I should further clarify that the statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (20 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The planning, design and implementation of individual national road projects is in the first instance a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007. In addition, the allocation of funding in relation to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy is aware, the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes presented a set of options to reduce expenditure and staff numbers across the public sector. These options included recommendations relating to the abolition or merger of certain State Agencies. In terms of specific recommendations by the Special Group, one key recommendation was...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (20 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: The group referred to by the Deputy was funded previously under the Community Development Programme (CDP), which came to an end on 31 December 2009 and was superseded by a new integrated programme, the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP). The group in question was funded during 2010 under the new Programme. The Deputy will be aware that my Department has set out a national model...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: Under Statutory Instrument 614 of 2010, the Commission for Taxi Regulation (CTR) was dissolved at the request of the National Transport Authority (NTA) on 1 January 2011. From that date the CTR was subsumed into the NTA along with its staff and functions. Information relating to revenue and expenditure of the former Commission for Taxi Regulation is available from published Annual Reports...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: Enforcement of the law on drug driving is a matter for An Garda Síochána. Currently, where a member of the Garda Síochána is of the opinion that a person in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place is under the influence of a drug or drugs to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of that vehicle, he or she may require that person to go to a Garda...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: The Cabinet Committee on aspects of international human rights which was established in October, 2008 to review the Programme for Government commitments in relation to extraordinary rendition agreed that the statutory powers currently available to the civil and police authorities regarding search and inspection of aircraft, including those under the Air Navigation and Transport Acts, should...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: There are currently 31 State Agencies under the remit of my Department, including five Harbour Authorities under the Harbours Act 1946. The relevant Annual Reports and Accounts of each State Body will list the annual turnover or losses they may have incurred over the past five years.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: Advertising campaigns carried out by public bodies within my remit are a day to day matter for the bodies concerned. I have no function in the matter.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. Name of Campaign/Programme Cost of Advertising in Publications Cost of Broadcast Advertising Cost of Outdoor Advertising Consultancy /Production costs on the advertising campaigns Bike Week 2010 â'¬42,881.15 â'¬50,820*This was paid to Alchemy Events for events management of Bike Week Transport 21 Investment Programme...

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: 6153All Statutory Instruments are available on www.irishstatutebook.ie and their date of publication in Iris Oifigiúil is shown too. The Statutory Instruments are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in accordance with the statutory requirements in the primary legislation under which the regulations are made.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: 1Since my appointment as Minister for Transport on 20th January 2011 no appointments have been made to State Boards under the aegis of my Department. However, Mr. Daithí Alcorn was appointed as a new member of the Board of the National Transport Authority by my predecessor on 14 January 2011. The NTA was established on 1 December 2009. Appointments are made on the basis of appointees...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: 1I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 278 together. The State Airports Act 2004 provided for the separation of Cork and Shannon into independent autonomous airports. The former Minister for Transport announced on 22 December 2008 that as Minister he would be deferring a decision on the separation of the three State Airports until this year given the very difficult circumstances in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: 1The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: 2007 € 493,478. 2008 € 374,078. 2009 € 281,786. 2010 € 247,218.