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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (17 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Part 4 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013, commenced on 6 April 2014, provides for the mandatory disqualification for holding a small public service vehicle (SPSV) drivers licence upon conviction for specified offences. The specification of offences to which mandatory disqualification applies is based on the principle of ensuring the welfare and safety of passengers. In the case of the most...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (17 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: One of the criteria to hold a road transport operator’s licence is that the operator must satisfy the requirement of financial standing.  Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 sets out the conditions relating to the requirement of financial standing. It states that “in order to satisfy this requirement an undertaking shall at all times be able to meet its financial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (17 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: There is currently no proposal with my Department for the delivery of a greenway from Cork to Kinsale. Cork Co Council (CCC) was awarded €30,000 from my Department under the Seed Finance Scheme 2013 to engage consultants to undertake a structural investigation of three of the major structures associated with the disused Cork to Kinsale railway line and to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (17 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of the regional and local road (RLR) grant payments from 2011-2014 to local authorities including Monaghan and Cavan are outlined in the regional and local road grant payment booklets which are available in the Dáil Library. Details of the 2015 allocations are also available in the Dáil library. With regard to national roads, details...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Walsh for the opportunity to address this issue. I acknowledge the Deputy's concern and interest in the matter. Since the latest development of the project, Deputy Walsh has raised the project with me and articulated his concerns about it and I am glad to have the opportunity to publicly respond. I have responsibility for overall policy on and funding of the national roads...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Walsh for the points he has made. I understand the concerns he has raised and acknowledge the huge progress being made by the Department in many areas in Galway. Whether in respect of transport or tourism, the Department has worked hard to support the good work under way in Galway city and County. There is support for the objective described, to find a way to alleviate...

Topical Issue Debate: Aer Lingus Sale (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising these important matters to which I will respond. As he has pointed out, some additional details have emerged of the proposal by International Consolidated Airlines Group, IAG, to make an offer for Aer Lingus since it was first announced in December 2014. Some of them emerged during the meetings of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications...

Topical Issue Debate: Aer Lingus Sale (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: No decision has been made on the bid for Aer Lingus. It is a proposed bid that the Government is considering. The matters raised by Deputy Costello are the issues the Government has to consider. The Deputy asked how any guarantee would be overseen and implemented. IAG has indicated it would need to have legal standing, be objective, and could be verified. It has put forward a case for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 331 of 2012)and the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) (no.2) Regulations 2012(S.I. 332 of 2012)provide the legislative basis for weight restrictions on vehicles entering a road, and associated signage. Relevant signage in this regard includes Regulatory Upright Sign (RUS) 015 which addresses traffic management...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Communications (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department tries to ensure that information on its website and other published material is as clear and concise as possible. I would welcome the views of the National Adult Literacy Agency as to whether or not this is being achieved.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Transport Authority is the competent authority for the allocation of funding for sustainable transport projects to the four Dublin local authorities and the authorities in Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. I have forwarded your request to the NTA for direct response. If you have not received a response to your query within 10 working days please contact my private office.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Trans European Transport Network Programme (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together. The table below summarises  projects from Ireland, or with Irish involvement,which were successful in obtaining co-funding under TEN-T in the last 10 years as published by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) . The projects with Irish involvement as part of a wider consortium are denoted by an asterisk....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Bus Éireann Services (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Senator Landy for raising this matter. He has raised it with me on a number of occasions and I am aware of his deep concern about the issue. I welcome the opportunity to respond to him formally on the floor of the Seanad and I will outline the position. I am very much aware of the importance of this matter. I am also aware of the concern that this change is causing among the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Bus Éireann Services (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Senator Landy has raised this matter with me on many occasions. It is appropriate that we have this debate here because it is a really important issue. The Senator already knows that it is a complicated and challenging issue. A big contributory factor to this is the fact that as our national motorway network has been upgraded - the M9 is the particular motorway that has contributed to this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: (Resumed) Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the members of the committee for the opportunity to speak to them on this important topic. It is the first time I have had the opportunity to address this committee. I hope that my contribution will be of help to the members in the work they are doing. Dr Horgan’s petition touches on many important matters such as Ireland's traditional policy of neutrality and our views...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: (Resumed) Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: That is not a problem, a Chathaoirligh. My Department seeks the views of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on foreign policy issues and the Department of Justice and Equality on security issues. The Irish Aviation Authority is consulted on aviation safety issues but only on applications involving munitions that are also categorised as dangerous goods. If any of these bodies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: (Resumed) Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Senator for his questions. He is correct that while I do not have a formal role for foreign policy in regard to neutrality, I am a member of the Cabinet and have collective responsibility regarding that matter. The two defining characteristics for me in regard to our neutrality are, first, our non-participation in military alliances. Second, I would interpret it as being the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: (Resumed) Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The answer to that question is "Yes". If somebody is travelling on board the plane whose job is to protect the plane, they can carry a weapon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: (Resumed) Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: (Resumed) Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (18 Feb 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: It is specified in the order. I will come back to the Deputy on the availability of statistics on that point because most of the information I have here is on exemptions. It is defined in the order that somebody can carry a weapon if it is for the defence of the aeroplane.