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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the formation of my Department on the 9th March 2011 there has been no engagement with external IT consultants.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has not engaged in any external IT consultancy contracts since March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of appointments to State Boards are available on my Departments website at the following link via . New procedures for the appointments process were announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 30th September 2014. These procedures came into effect on 1st November 2014 and consequently now all positions for State Board appointments can be viewed through the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information Requests (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The data requested by the Deputy are provided in the Table below. FOI Requests received in the Department between 2009 and 2014 (to 17 Dec.) Year Total Requests Refused Granted Part-granted With-drawn * Total Appeals ᶴ Grant Part Grant Refuse † 1 2 [3+4+5+6] 3 4 5 6 7 [8+9+10] 8 9 10 2009 117 26 37 27 27 8 2 1 5 2010 114 17 31 44 22 7 - 4 3 2011 86 14 25 36 11 4 -...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 603, 605 and 610 together. The information requested by the Deputy is published on my Department's website and can be found at the following link, which covers spending on all external services. 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Expenses (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy regarding subsistence and taxi payments is set out in the table below. My Department has been audited recently by the Revenue Commissioners for tax compliance. No issues were raised in this regard.  Travel and taxi usage policies are reviewed on a regular basis.  Changes in relevant circulars issued centrally by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I am satisfied that the Irish Aviation Authority undertakes the necessary investment to ensure that its infrastructure and resources facilitate the effective delivery of air navigation services in accordance with its legislative mandate as laid down in the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993. Notwithstanding this, I have referred the Deputy's question to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 607 and 613 together.   The matters raised by the Deputies in relation to the usage of the runways at Dublin Airport, current capacity at the airport and proposals to build a second runway fall within the operational responsibilities of DAA.  It should be noted that DAA operates under a clear commercial mandate, its operations are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Legislation governing the carriage of dangerous goods by road is based on the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods By Road (ADR).  Current regulations are published on the Health and Safety Authority's (HSA) ADR web pages. The relevant legislation covers general participant duties, the practical safe transport of dangerous goods,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry Regulations (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has statutory responsibility for regulating safety in the Irish aviation industry under the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993.  I have no plans to move the safety regulation functions from the IAA to my Department. In accordance with Section 32 of the 1993 Act, I intend to engage independent consultants to carry out a review in 2015 of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry Regulations (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: There are a number of European Regulations in force covering flight time limitations for pilots. The main Regulations concerned are Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91, Regulation (EU) No. 965/2012 and Commission Regulation (EU) No.83/2014 which entered into force on 18 February 2014 and which willll apply from 18th February 2016. The Irish Aviation Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The draft National Aviation Policy was published in May 2014. The draft policy proposes that a liberal approach should be taken by my Department to any requests from non-EU and non-US airlines to serve routes to/from Ireland where there is a clear benefit for Ireland and the travelling public. The proposal also refers to the need to take account of EU criteria on fair...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Earlier this year, following a public procurement process, the National Transport Authority (NTA) appointed Aecom, a firm specialising in transport engineering, to identify optimum medium term/long term public transport solutions in the Fingal/North Dublin area. In all 25 proposals were reviewed and assessed, including consideration of technical feasibility, cost and environmental issues. On...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 971 and 978 together. The use of motorcycles of any kind in a public place is subject to the relevant requirements of road traffic legislation and I am satisfied that current legislation in this regard is adequate. For the purposes of road traffic legislation a 'public place' means any public road, and any street, road or other place to which the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Commercial vehicle owners have always been obliged to test their vehicle annually. This is a legal obligation in Ireland and throughout the EU. There have never been exemptions from this obligation and the requirement is not determined by the period that the vehicle is or has been in use or mileage.   Roadworthiness testing standards are aimed at detecting any wear and tear,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 973 and 1027 together. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland Funding (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter raised is an operational one for the Board and management of Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to them for further information and direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days. With further regard to the request for funding for a feasibility study, my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Bike Schemes (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Transport Authority (NTA) is the body responsible for the tender process associated with the expansion of the Public Bikes Scheme to the Regional Cities. Accordingly, I have forwarded your request to the NTA for direct reply.  If you have not received a response from the NTA within ten working days please contact my office.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 976, 989 and 990 together. Changes to the penalty points regime which came into effect on 8 December last were legislated for under the Road Traffic Act 2014.   Those changes relate to a range of measures, including the National Car Test (NCT) system, which contribute to making our roads safer for all users. It has, for some...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System Offences (14 Jan 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The changes introduced last month, to which the Deputy refers, do not involve the creation of any new offences.  There has been no change in the legal obligations of learner or other drivers. Since the learner permit was created, it has always been an offence to drive without an L-Plate and without an accompanying driver.  These are conditions of the learner permit, and must be...