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Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Information in relation to the number of scheduled flights using Cork Airport on an annual basis for the past five years is included in the Dublin Airport Authority's (DAA) Annual Report, a copy of which is laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas each year and which is available in the Library of the Houses. The annual accounts are also available from www.daa.ie. With regard to the...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: As measures to encourage flight cargo out of Cork Airport are the responsibility of the Cork Airport Authority, I have forwarded the question to the authority for direct reply to the Deputy. I ask the Deputy to contact my office if he has not received a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Following the establishment of the National Transport Authority (NTA) on December 2009, the implementation and development of infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), such as the Kildare Route Project Phase 2, comes under the remit of the NTA....

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, in its area, is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is a matter for Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann. I have referred the Deputy's question to the companies concerned for direct reply. He should advise my private office if he does not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Light Rail Projects: Light Rail Projects (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 735 to 737, inclusive, together. I am not in a position to give details in relation to the projected cost of these projects. The publication of such commercially sensitive information before the completion of the competitive procurement processes would prejudice the State's capacity to derive maximum value for money in respect of these projects. In addition,...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for the Railway Procurement Agency. I have referred the Deputy's question to the agency for direct reply. He should contact my office if he has not received a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The proposed merger of the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency is currently being examined by my Department. No decision has been taken on the status of the employees concerned.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The proposed merger of the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency is currently being examined by my Department. Consultation with employees and their representatives will be a matter for the Implementation team for the merger, when it is established.

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Government announced a comprehensive review of capital spending across Government Departments last April. This review which is being overseen by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is now under way. The review requires that all proposals for both new and ongoing public capital funding to 2016 in all sectors be examined to establish a set of priority projects and programmes...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has reviewed all its records and has not identified any award of public funds either directly or indirectly to the Irish Business and Employers Confederation in the past decade.

Written Answers — Coast Guard Stations: Coast Guard Stations (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Office of Public Works is currently in a tender process for the construction of a Coast Guard Station in Crosshaven, Co. Cork. Bids are being evaluated by the OPW and a decision is expected in the near future.

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland has reciprocal exchange arrangements in respect of driving licences with a number of other countries. Irish rules on driver licensing operate within the framework of EU law, which means that we have reciprocal exchange relationships with other EU countries and with countries whose licensing regime is compatible with EU standards. In the case of Canada, each of the Canadian provinces...

Written Answers — Departmental Equipment: Departmental Equipment (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has 128 physical servers which have a combined disk capacity of 23.8 TB. Additionally it has 97 virtual servers, which have access to a total shared storage area of 28 TB. My Department was unable to collate information from the Irish Coast Guard in the time available and will forward this information to the Deputy directly. The number of computer servers owned or leased by...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has no responsibility for the piers referred to in the question and no funding available for such piers. Such funding may be available through either the relevant local authority or the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, which has responsibility for offshore islands.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Government has decided that new arrangements will be put in place for the making of appointments to State boards which will ensure that all appointees have the relevant qualifications and will facilitate achieving gender balance on boards. This involves broadening the pool from which Board directors are appointed by publically seeking expressions of interest for such appointments My...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Following a competitive process, my Department has this week selected a new logo with a design cost of €264. As with previous practice stationery with the new logo will be ordered as part of the normal reprint cycle, at no additional cost, on the basis of the contract negotiated by the National Procurement Service of the OPW. No additional cost arose in respect of stationery. Existing...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The roadworthiness testing of commercial vehicles is the responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I have referred the question to them for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my private office if a reply has not been received within ten working days.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The tabular statement below provides a breakdown on a County basis of the number of penalty points incidents entered to the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) as a result of speeding offences notified to my Department by An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service. My Department does not have details on the number of speeding detections. Number of Drivers with Penalty Points applied for...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Since my appointment as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on 9 March 2011, I have established no State agencies, quasi-agencies or authorities. My Department was not in existence prior to that date. In that context, it is not possible to give meaningful comparative staffing figures as requested by the Deputy. With regard to future developments, I am working on a proposal to...