Results 5,201-5,220 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The State Airports Act, 2004 provides the framework for the establishment of Shannon and Cork as independent airports. Under the Act, both the Minister for Finance and I will have to be satisfied as to the state of operational and financial readiness of the three airports before any vesting of assets can take place. The actual timing of airport restructuring will continue to depend on the...
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: A media article on 13th June 2007 reported the possibility of Aer Lingus opening a new base at Belfast. Following a query to the Company by my Department on foot of that article, the Company, on 13th June, indicated that it was considering opening a new base at Belfast and that, if the proposal proceeded, there would be implications for Shannon. An official conveyed the concerns of the...
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The legal advice available to the Government is that shareholders do not have the power to over-rule management decisions on business matters. Even if the Government on its own or in conjunction with other shareholders called an EGM and voted for the restoration of the Shannon Heathrow service, the management of Aer Lingus would not be obliged to follow any such direction from its...
- Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: My Department is currently finalising an Economic and Tourism Development Plan for the Shannon Airport catchment area. The Plan has been prepared in consultation with the Department of Finance, the Department of Arts, Sport & Tourism, the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. The purpose of the plan is to ensure that...
- Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Transport 21 does not provide for the construction of a rail link between Limerick and Shannon Airport. I understand that the feasibility study carried out on behalf of Iarnród Ãireann with input from a steering groups representative of local interests concluded that the economic case for the rail link is poor and that Iarnród Ãireann have no plans to undertake any further work on the...
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Dún Laoghaire Harbour is owned and operated by Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, a State-owned company established under the Harbours Act 1996. The company has invested considerable funds in past years into the upkeep and renovation of the piers in the harbour. Decisions regarding any renovations to the East Pier Fort are an operational matter for the company. I understand that the company is...
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) this is now a matter for the Road Safety Authority.
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The Government considered the Report of the Senior Officials Group, chaired by a representative of the Department of An Taoiseach, on the 26th September this year. The group met on 4 occasions. The Government endorsed the analysis and conclusions of the Group and agreed to ask relevant Ministers, following consultation with the four Mid-West planning authorities, together with the Mid-West...
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The Taoiseach met with the Chairman of the Atlantic Way on the 20 August 2007 in the context of the decision announced by Aer Lingus to withdraw the Shannon Heathrow service. The Chairman expressed concern about the lack of consultation on the part of Aer Lingus before the Company announced its decision. The views of the Atlantic Way relating to the economic development of the Shannon region,...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: No-one has yet taken up posts in the agencies under the Department of Transport which are still due to decentralize, either on promotion or as a new recruit.
- Public Transport. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Good progress is being made on the provision of park and ride facilities in the greater Dublin area, GDA. Iarnród Ãireann is currently undertaking a nationwide programme of expanding and upgrading station car parks and 17 of these are in the GDA. New facilities at Leixlip Louisa Bridge and Adamstown were opened already this year and plans are well advanced at Donabate, Rush and Lusk and...
- Public Transport. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I do not disagree with the Deputy. There is an emphasis on Transport 21 and some local authorities have been better than others in providing facilities. When the work starts on the metro and the joining of the Luas lines in the centre of the city, we must ensure we have plenty of park and ride facilities on the outskirts. I will encourage the local authorities to provide facilities.
- Public Transport. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I have a fundamental disagreement with the Deputy on charges for park and ride, regardless of whether the facilities are in my constituency.
- Public Transport. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Gormanstown is in my former constituency; it is in Deputy Shane McEntee's constituency. It gives him an issue that he can talk about. The charges of â¬2 per day or â¬5 per week are very modest. The charges were designed to prevent people using the facilities who were not using the trains. It is modest and it provides some deterrent, although the evidence is that it does not deter...
- Aer Lingus Group. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The Government's legal advice is that, having regard to the duties of the board of directors pursuant to the Companies Acts and the memorandum and articles of association of Aer Lingus, shareholders do not have the power to overrule management decisions on business matters. In effect, this means that even if the Government on its own, or in combination with other shareholders, called an EGM,...
- Aer Lingus Group. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: It usually takes Deputy Broughan a little longer to call for the resignation of the Minister he is shadowing.
- Aer Lingus Group. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Inevitably, however, he does it fairly often during the course of a Government. The briefing document the Deputy refers to is the one I got containing information about various aspects of the work of the Department. I am glad the Deputy confirms there is nothing in it to indicate a problem.
- Aer Lingus Group. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: That is a totally separate issue to do with Shannon Airport generally. The Government, my predecessor and I were always aware when the company was to be privatised that the slots were among the most valuable assets, with staff and aircraft. We can see the competition for them and we endeavoured in the privatisation to put in place as much of a safeguard as we could to prevent the disposal...
- Air Services. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The Government will seek to ensure that connectivity at Irish airports is maintained and developed through the continued implementation of its aviation strategy, which is to promote the development of as wide a range as possible of competitive international air services to and from Ireland to underpin our economic growth and competitiveness. We need regular, safe, cost-effective and...
- Air Services. (18 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Was there a question there?