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Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: ——but did not succeed in making contact. He told the principal officer to make contact, which was initiated. There was a conversation. I do not want to be accused of misleading the House, because I am not sure of this, but there was a conversation in the afternoon between the assistant secretary and the chief executive of Aer Lingus in which the information about the Belfast hub was...

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: He knew that this would have implications and that anything to do with Shannon Airport was sensitive. Any issue such as this would come under the remit of Government policy in the areas of aviation, regional development and so on.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: He asked the chief executive——

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: ——to consider all of these matters——

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: ——which the chief executive agreed to do. As I said, the next contact was initiated by the Department on 27 July. To answer the specific question again, neither that conversation nor the memo was brought to my attention.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: It is normal procedure to brief a Minister. I got a brief and the Deputies opposite have a copy of that brief. On 19 June I had a divisional briefing, which was verbal and around a table. I was not told at that stage——

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I do not really care whether Deputies on the opposite side want to make a political football out of this.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: As I stated, I do not expect anybody in the Opposition to believe anything — it does not suit them.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Deputy Coveney asked if there was a briefing and stated that I am an experienced Minister. There was a briefing. There was a briefing document and there was a briefing session. I can tell the Deputy that I was not told of the contents of that information.

Aer Lingus Proposal. (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: If Deputy Quinn wants to call me a liar, he should come out and be man enough to do it.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of any public bus services on a specific route by a private bus operator is subject to the 1932 Road Transport Act. In the case of the State bus companies, the initiation or alteration of a bus service is subject to compliance with a Ministerial requirement to give advance notice to my Department and to compliance with the provisions of section 25 of the Transport Act 1958...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Under the provisions of road traffic legislation a speed limit applies to every public road and the legislative basis for the application of speed limits on public roads is set out in the Road Traffic Act 2004. A county council or a city council can only make special speed limit bye-laws in relation to public roads that they are responsible for. A county or city manager can only make a road...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11, 35, 40 and 112 together. Metro North is a project of critical importance to the sustainable growth of the economy of the Dublin region. Current projections indicate that in the next ten years the population of Fingal in North Dublin will nearly double and employment will continue to grow significantly particularly in the city. There is a clear transport...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 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 — Road Safety: Road Safety (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: This cohort of drivers, generally men aged between 17 and 25 years, are the target of much road safety effort in Ireland and other countries. That effort is directed through road safety advertisement, education and enforcement measures. The Road Safety Authority has developed advertising campaigns targeted at encouraging young people to consider their attitudes, behaviour and the consequences...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14, 75 and 80 together. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The detailed planning, design and implementation of national road projects including the possible provision of service and/or rest areas on or near these routes, is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 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 directors of Aer Lingus would not be obliged to follow any direction from its shareholders....

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16, 19 and 73 together. The Programme for Government includes a commitment to improve bus services under Transport 21 by reforming bus licensing to facilitate the optimum provision of services by providing a level playing field for all market participants. The precise arrangements for the procurement of buses from the private sector will be dealt with in...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 78 together. Transport 21 provides for the re-opening of the railway line to Navan in two phases — Clonsilla to Pace and Pace to Navan. The position regarding Phase 1 is that Irish Rail submitted an application for a Railway Order to An Bord Pleanala in September 2007. The company is targeting a late 2008 start (subject to Railway Order) and a...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Commercial vehicle testing is currently provided by independent garages around the country, supervised and regulated by the local authorities. A review of these arrangements was undertaken by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The Report of that review, which has been submitted to me, includes among its proposals the recommendation that the Road Safety...