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- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: I am unable to give the Deputy an exact figure for regional and local roads alone but I will give him another figure that will demonstrate the point he is making. We have work under way which is referred to as the strategic framework in land transport. It is a long title for work that has a simple but important objective, which is trying to understand the level of funding we should have in...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: Yes, everything that is land transport-based. Regardless of what way the figures are cut, we need to rebuild our capital spend not just to fund what we might need in the future but to maintain what we have in good condition, as I have outlined in different departmental publications and in my budget contribution. This relates to Deputy Fitzmaurice's question regarding how we do this. For...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: I will. I did not reply to Deputy Ellis's question. He asked whether the commitment I made regarding PSO spending this year will be delivered, and the answer to that is "yes".
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is referring to the community improvement scheme, CIS, and the LIS. This is one of the funding streams that has been affected by the changes that have taken place. Once the Revised Estimates have been approved, we will have an understanding of the total amount available to us and how we can allocate that. I want to examine the CIS, in particular. I will be open with the Deputy...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: Yes, the contract for helicopters is in place.. We also hope in the coming period to publish a new maritime safety strategy, which will build on work the Marine Casualty Investigation Board has done on the causes of fatalities at sea. We will look to publish a strategy for the coming years in this regard. It will build on the learning we have gleaned in respect of road safety.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: Work on the facility in Doolin will be completed soon and the Greystones facility is under way.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: I expect that to be completed in the next few months and I assure the Deputy he will be notified of that.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: I will ensure the Opposition spokesperson on transport and marine safety is made aware of it.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: Yes. We announced that during the budget debate last October. I expect the announcement will be made by the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, in the next few weeks.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: Yes.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: The Minister of State will announce the process and the total funding that will be made available in the next few weeks.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: That will be separate.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: Great care is taken to ensure all the money is well spent and can be stood over.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: The reason for that is it is an EU initiative. We are working with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on this funding stream to ascertain if there is an opportunity to spend that money on sports and sports capital projects.
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: The objective of the helicopters referred to in the Revised Estimates is coastal safety and to deal with what can happen at sea. They are used also for offshore transport from islands and can be used in the case of a medical emergency. Deputy Fitzmaurice asked about helicopter services for medical emergencies and I understand that in inland counties such services would be provided by the...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy raised three points. First, the contract for the national sports campus was signed earlier in the year. I believe construction work will start in the next few weeks. My understanding is that the indoor arena will be open by the second half of 2016. It is a very large project overall, but what I am telling the Deputy is the time the indoor arena will be completed. When the...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: This is an ideal time to visit. If one had visited it last year or in previous years, one would have seen what was being planned or in the early phases, but now one will be able to see where the pitches that will open in 2015 are located, as well as the work on the national indoor arena. This is a national facility. The reason I have been so eager to support it is that its objectives are,...
- Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (4 Feb 2015) Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputies. With regard to 2016 and the potential for tourism support, as the Deputy is aware the lead Department for that programme of events is the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The Oireachtas all-party commemorations committee is obviously playing a central role and I understand it was briefed recently on the current plans. On the question of how this could...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (5 Feb 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: The proposed Great Eastern Greenway is an ambitious plan by Louth County Council (LCC) to construct a 44km cycleway stretching from Dundalk, Co Louth to Newry, Co Down. A Steering Group was established in late 2014, comprising representatives of LCC and the Newry and Mourne District Councils, to discuss the delivery of the 7.4km link to Newry City to which the Deputy is referring. I...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme (5 Feb 2015)
Paschal Donohoe: The Local Improvement Scheme remains in place and it has not been abolished. The purpose of this Scheme is to provide funding for roads and laneways that Councils have not taken in charge. However, the maintenance and improvement of these is, in the first instance, a matter for the relevant landowner. At present, local authorities may use up to 15% of their initial Discretionary...