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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1679. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider requesting the National Transport Authority to extend the deadline for submissions on the consultation on the Draft Integrated Implementation Plan 2013-2018 for the Greater Dublin Area, whose initial deadline was set for early September, in order that sufficient time might be given to local authorities and their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Staff (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process that will be used to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer of the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37348/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Staff (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the employment terms of all the different categories of employees within Dublin Bus; the grades and salaries within the organisation, including all overtime, expenses, allowances and other related items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37365/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the effects on the Irish aviation market if the merger of American Airlines and US Airways goes ahead in the United States; if he believes that current competition law and or an anti-trust case taken against the merger in the United States, creating the world's largest airline, would have been beneficial for Irish consumers or would...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown on a year-by-year basis of the number of call-outs of each of the coast guard units that serve the County Wicklow coastline from 2005 to present; the average coast guard call out time for emergencies which occur along the Wicklow coast; the length of shoreline and nautical miles which are covered by each...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the provision of an additional runway at Dublin Airport; the amount that has been allocated by his Department for the runways to date over the past number of years; if he will provide a breakdown on the way this money was spent; if he has been provided with a timeline for the next phases of development;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Integrated Ticketing (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the introduction of the new public services card may be integrated into the existing Leap card technology on public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37391/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Official Engagements (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of engagements that the Minister of State with special responsibility for Tourism and Sport had on his August 2013 visit to the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37404/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Official Engagements (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1636. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the parameters of the discussions held with ministerial colleagues at the informal meeting of Ministers for Transport in Vilnius, Lithuania from 15 to 16 September 2013; if he will detail any agreements reached; if he will provide an update on matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request all providers of public transport, mainly Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, through his Department and the National Transport Authority, to have the correct spelling of Kilpedder, County Wicklow, used on all their signs, websites, timetables and Internet applications, as opposed to the incorrect spelling of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1645. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether Busáras, the central bus and coach station in the capital, should be opened up to private sector operators to create more competition in the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37547/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coastal Protection (18 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 1646. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a ship (details supplied) that ran aground off the Dublin and Wicklow coastline in August 2013 posed a threat to the coastline in terms of pollution; if the sandbanks near the Kisk Bank will pose a threat to other shipping movement in the area in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37552/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Haddington Road Agreement Issues (19 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the outstanding issues at the Central Bank of Ireland regarding working hours and compliance with the Haddington Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38853/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Reductions (19 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost and loss to the Exchequer to date as a result of lowering the rate to 9% on tourism related industries; the economic growth has been seen in this sector as a result of the VAT rate being reduced in 2011; if the lowered VAT rate has had the positive impact that his Department had expected; his views on whether there is merit to continuing on the 9%...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Reductions (19 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the reduction of VAT to 9% on tourism related industries could be extended to other sectors of the economy on a trial basis; his views on whether this would have a positive impact of Ireland's road to economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38922/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (19 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that his Department follow up with the architects of a school being built (details supplied) in County Wicklow and ensure that a pedestrian crossing is installed for the safety of pupils at the school, as is required by the approved planning by the local authority; if he will clarify the ownership of the section of the road...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation (19 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Ireland recognises PhDs from universities in each of the other 27 EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telephone Directories (19 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to remove a households automatic right to a physical copy of a phonebook under the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Universal Service and Users' Rights) Regulations 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38872/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (19 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Dairy Council Northern Ireland's case against the National Dairy Council, NDC, with the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition for its campaign on locally produced milk; his views on whether the NDC campaign breaches single market rules under EU law; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (19 Sep 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 164. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the decision to rename the Child and Family Support Agency to the Child and Family Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38917/13]