Results 5,101-5,120 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar

Road Network (4 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: At the outset I should clarify that as Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in regard to the national roads programme. However, the planning, design and implementation of individual national road projects are matters for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting this I have...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (4 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: To date over 7,400 projects have benefited from the Sports Capital Programme with over €739 million paid out to fund essential sports facilities at national, regional and local level. While no new round of the Programme has been advertised since 2008 the Programme is still very active with €33 million being provided in the Estimates to fund the programme for 2011. No decision has been...

Written Answers — Coast Guard Service: Coast Guard Service (4 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. The equipment for the Marine Rescue Sub co-ordination Centre (MRSC) Malin Head was delivered in 2010. It will be installed into a technical room in late 2011/early 2012 and the MRSC will go live on the new system during 2012. When the new building on the Malin Head MRSC site is completed in 2014, subject to funding, the ICS equipment...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (4 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 to 157, inclusive, together. With regard to the application review process for the Smarter Travel Areas Competition, eleven projects were short-listed from an original total of 39 for Stage 2 of the Competition. Local Authorities submitted written proposals to my Department which were assessed by a selection panel. A decision has yet to be announced...

Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (5 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The jobs initiative will be announced in the Dáil next Tuesday and further details will be available at that stage.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (5 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: I understand from the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) that the contracts and purchase order for the new Evidential Breath Testing (EBT) instruments have been signed. These instruments will be evaluated and tested by the MBRS over the coming months to ensure they are fit for purpose and capable of meeting the rigorous legal, constitutional, scientific and forensic requirements necessary...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, the Smarter Travel Areas initiative predates my time as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. None the less, I support the initiative strongly. I am advised that in drawing up the scheme originally, that it draws from similar experience in the UK where the Sustainable Travel Towns Programme was launched by the Department for Transport and ran from April...

Written Answers — Fáilte Ireland: Fáilte Ireland (5 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The matter raised is an operational one for Fáilte Ireland. I have referred the Deputy's Question to the agency for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (5 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Smarter Travel projects funded to date by my Department have been financed entirely by the Exchequer.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (5 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 to 108 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (5 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann. I have referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (5 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Road Safety Authority (RSA), which comes within the remit of my Department, is the national focal point for the Decade of Action for Road Safety in Ireland. Its role is to facilitate cooperation with regard to the Decade of Action in Ireland, to promote information about what is being organised throughout the country and to facilitate joint planning at national level. The RSA will...

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (5 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority has responsibility for the delivery of the National Car Test. I have referred the Deputy's question to the Road Safety Authority for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (10 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: That is in the programme for Government.

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (10 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The national vehicle fleet comprises over 2.4 million vehicles and the online motor tax service can currently be availed of by a very significant 85% of owners. Arrangements being made by my Department, which are now at an advanced stage, will enable commercial vehicles (some 327,000 units) to avail of the online motor tax service in instances where they are covered by a current...

Written Answers — Training Programmes: Training Programmes (10 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407, 410, 422 and 434 together. The matters raised are operational matters for Fáilte Ireland. I have referred the Deputies' Questions to the agency for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply to your question within ten working days.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (10 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Section 3 (1) of the Road Traffic Act 2006 and Statutory Instruments 443 and 444 of 2006 provide for the offence of driving a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place while holding a mobile phone. Offences relating to using a mobile phone for texting or emailing while driving can also be dealt with under Section 52 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (as substituted by Section 50 of the...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (10 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, which is administered by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport grant aid to a maximum of €3.8 million is provided to Local Authorities towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools , subject in both cases to the total grant not exceeding 80% of the eligible cost of the project or, in the...

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (10 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is an operational matter for Bus Éireann. I have referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 May 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads 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 and are supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be funded is also a matter for the...