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Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. Deputy McNamara has been present on all Stages of the Bill, including by attending a meeting of a committee of which he is not a member. He has put forward and cogently argued a detailed line of thinking on this matter. He and I have been in correspondence at different points concerning how to address this matter. It is important to emphasise...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I will respond to three points raised by Deputy McNamara, after which I will respond to Deputy Naughten's comments. Deputy McNamara made the point that if there is a degree of regulation in this regard, the net effect is to state this is a register to which the public does not have access. I respectfully take a different view, as the Government is maintaining the access that exists at...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: It is a good point that I will check and I will be clear on that point as I move through. However, as I speak to the Deputy now, I am not aware of such difficulty. Given that I am maintaining the access that exists at present and am including the word "shall", if that difficulty is not there at present and if the provisions are being strengthened by the inclusion of the word "shall", at the...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes, but I wish to do justice to the points the Deputies have put to me because likewise, Deputy Naughten came into the Chamber to support another Deputy on a matter of principle. He could have been doing other things and I wish to respond to his point. This is something I will consider. As for what officials may or may not advise me, I am making this change here because Deputy McNamara...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 2:In page 13, to delete lines 24 to 26 and substitute the following:“(10) A person shall have access to the Register in accordance with regulations made by the Minister and such regulations may include—(a) the nature and extent of such access, (b) different categories of access, and (c) the amount of any fee to be charged for such access.”.

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: When I was responding to Deputy McNamara earlier, I made reference to the fact that this Bill would be in the Seanad. I wish to correct that because it was dealt with in the Seanad under my predecessor. I want to make that clear on the record of the Dáil because I would not want to mislead the Deputy unintentionally in any way. I take a considerable amount of legislation through the...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to respond to what Deputy Pringle said on the administrative burden. My Department will undertake any administration that is necessary if a port needs to be recognised, or not, as a port of registry. I am sure the Deputy is already familiar with section 30 of the Bill, which lays out that ports may be added to or removed from the list in the Bill, by order, but that this must be...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: On Tuesday, 9 December.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 217 together.   It should be noted that it has, for some years, been an offence to use a vehicle on public roads without a valid NCT certificate. Currently, this is a 'straight-to-court' offence which attracts 5 penalty points on conviction. The change I will be implementing shortly - by commencing section 10 of the Road...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Ireland Funding (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The position is that the Dursey Island cable car is owned and operated by Cork County Council and I have no function in relation to its operation or the provision of investment funding.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Currently there are 311 staff in the Road Safety Authority with a full time equivalency of 300.33.These staff are deployed in administrative, operational and field based driver testing and enforcement roles in the Authority.  The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has to date been funded through a combination of Exchequer and non-Exchequer funding.  Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (27 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads such as the R190 is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (2 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: There are two sets of circumstance in which a driver can be disqualified from driving on our roads - firstly, a driver who accumulates 12 penalty point, or 7 penalty points in the case of learner permit holders or novice drivers, and secondly, when disqualified by the Courts. In each case, the driver is required to surrender his or her licence. A person who appears in court for an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 587 and 588 together. The issues raised are matters for Iarnród Éireann and Bus Éireann and I have forwarded the Deputy's questions to the companies for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no currently no proposals to extend the DART network to Drogheda. Under the current capital plan the focus is on maintaining and extracting the maximum value from existing assets. The key priority over the coming years will be to protect investment made to date and to maintain safety standards. If additional funds are available, which is not certain, there will be many...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Games (2 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The Irish Sports Council (ISC), which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the promotion, development and co-ordination of sport, including the allocation of funding for programmes aimed at increasing the levels of participation in sport. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Irish Sports Council for direct reply.  I would...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (2 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 and 606 together. My Department has not provided funding to the integration centre.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (2 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Driving licence provision was centralised as the National Driver Licensing Service (NDLS) under the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in 2013.  This was done under the terms of the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012.The reasons for centralising the service were rehearsed and debated thoroughly in both Houses during the passage of the Bill.  I am happy to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (2 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has received identical correspondence directly from the individual concerned regarding alleged unauthorised dumping of waste on the R158.   The key legislative code in combating illegal dumping in Ireland is the Waste Management Act 1996 (as amended). In particular, Section 32 of the 1996 Act places the responsibility on the holders of waste to ensure that it is...