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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​My Department does not pay for private travel either for myself or for any of my private staff or general Departmental staff.  Details of expenditure on official travel undertaken by myself, including subsistence, is available on the Department's website atwww.dttas.ie/about-us/2014/travel-expenses-minister-donoho e. Details of expenditure on legal and consultancy fees...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: There are a number of appointments to State Boards that require the approval of Government or where an appointee is nominated by a third party (e.g. Worker Directors). Building on the Government's Decision of 2011 which established an open process operated by the Public Appointment Service, a revised model for Ministerial appointments to State Boards is now in operation. Since 2011,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: 2015 REV and expenditure position as at end June 2015 is summarised below, in terms of current and capital spend. Current expenditure is behind profile by 2.5% (over €8m). Capital spend is ahead by 14% (€30m approx.) due mainly faster drawdown on NRA national roads programme and NTA's public transport programmes. I expect spend across all programmes to come in on budget by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department regularly reviews the potential for online systems to replace existing paper-based processes in order to achieve efficiencies, better customer service and business process improvements generally.  Examples of public-facing initiatives which the Department has delivered include the Online Sports Capital Register, which supports the Sports Capital...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​As I explained to the House recently, the review by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) of the arrangements in relation to the roadworthiness testing of vintage vehicles will be examined by my officials.  Due to pressure of other work, I do not expect them to be in a position to report to me on this area until later in 2015. Both the National Car...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting the above position, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Collection (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The interdepartmental group chaired by my Department was initially established to consider the introduction of a pay-as-you-go road tax system for HGVs.  The work of the group was subsequently expanded to include a full review of commercial motor tax.  The group held a targeted stakeholder consultation which concluded last February and had meetings with stakeholders,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​My Department's Annual Report for 2014 was published on 30 April 2015 and can be found at www.dttas.ie/corporate.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has no involvement with this project. I am advised by the Department of the Environment , Community and Local Government that it is matter for the relevant local authorities, Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware of this matter, and have received and responded to correspondence from the local residents' committee. Under the Traffic and Parking Regulations, parking and partial parking of vehicles on pavements is currently not permitted.  In June 2014, following representations on the issue, my predecessor indicated that he would ask the National Transport Authority (NTA)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of the regional and local road grant payments to local authorities are outlined in the regional and local road grant payment booklets which are available in the Oireachtas Library.  Details of the 2015 regional and local road grant allocations to each county council are also available in the Oireachtas Library.With regard to national roads, details of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and the overall funding of public transport. Responsibility for the development of public transport infrastructure and services in the Greater Dublin Area, including the upgrading of rail lines, is a function of the National Transport Authority (NTA). Noting this I have referred the Deputy's question to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Land Ownership (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I have no role in relation to the publication of title to lands in general, nor do I have any plans to publish a place map of lands for statutory bodies as requested by the Deputy. I have no responsibility for the Office of Public Works, for which my colleague the Minister of State at the Department of Finance is responsible; for Waterways Ireland, for which my...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 853 and 854 together. Cavan County Council (in partnership with Leitrim County Council) and Sligo County Council each submitted proposals under the National Cycle Network Funding Programme 2014-2016 for the development of greenways along the disused Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties railway. While both proposals had considerable merit, it was not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for the agencies concerned.  I have referred the Deputy's question to Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland for direct reply.  Please contact my private office if a response is not received within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disability Services Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​My Department does not provide specific funding to local authorities to make towns wheelchair or disability friendly. However, funding is available from my Department for works on roads and footways on Regional and Local Roads and those works may incorporate measures which improve accessibility.  In addition, my Department is advancing improvements in public transport...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is good at that herself.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I stand to express my confidence in the work of the Taoiseach and in the work of the Government. As I offer that confidence, I am reminded of a number of occasions on which I sat over here, in various seats on these benches, and heard the Opposition make a number of claims. The first claim was that the Government would not put in place a process to investigate the very serious events we are...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The second claim was that if that was put in place, it would not report before a general election. Deputy Mícheál Martin stood up here on a number of occasions, demanding that this report be published before any approaching general election.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: He stood up in the same spirit, asking if an interim report was made available, when it would be published. The cold reality of where we stand at the moment, for Deputy Martin, is that he made claim after claim and laid down pretence after pretence regarding what would be in this report. He claimed the report would not be published. He claimed it would vindicate the claims he had been...