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Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I agree broadly with the point made by Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett that no local authority chief executive alone should have the power to dispose of shares in a port or harbour. That is why I have two particular provisions in the Bill. The first provides that such a disposal could only happen with the consent of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Minister...

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The explanation I gave earlier is quite important. This is based in company law and, for the life of me, I cannot understand why the Deputy would look to remove the ability of the Minister to make a decision before a due diligence process was complete. There is a key and fundamental difference within company law between transferring an entity into a local authority and allowing it to remain...

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am happy to do so. The Deputy is fundamentally against private investment playing any role in supporting development within the country. Under the Bill, 51% of the harbour will be owned, directly or indirectly, by the State. It will remain in public ownership. Of course, if the people running it, whether that be the directors of the company or the local authority, believe there is an...

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: They are not comparable.

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I made the broad point to the Deputy that not all expenditure of private money was a gamble; not all investments are speculative. We have seen, to our cost, how the abuse of large sums of money caused great difficulty for the State. Nevertheless, not all investments that look to make a return are speculative. The Deputy has acknowledged that the Bill has a threshold in place such that...

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 20:In page 15, to delete lines 35 to 37, and in page 16, to delete lines 1 to 9 and substitute the following:"21.(1) A local authority chief executive—(a) shall at the end of the period of 3 years beginning on the company transfer day of a company to the local authority of which he or she is its chief executive, and (b) may at the end of each subsequent period of...

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to outline the two scenarios at play in respect of ports and the numbers of employees in them. An election is held in a company with more than 30 employees. Where a company has fewer than 30 employees, the shareholder, currently the Minister but in the future the local authority, is required to appoint a person to the board to represent the employees' interests. In such a situation,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue raised is a matter for Irish Rail and I have forwarded 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 — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The award of grants for festivals is an operational matter for the Board and management of Fáilte Ireland and not a matter in which I, as Minister, have any role or function. It is a competitive process and there is no guarantee of funding for events which meet the minimum eligibility criteria. The Deputy may wish to note that the application process for the Regional Festivals...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am currently appointing members to the new Taxi Advisory Committee, in accordance with Section 72(4) of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. To date, the Chairperson and 13 of the 17 ordinary members have been appointed and are listed in the table. Three appointments, which will be made under the Special Interest/ Expertise category, were advertised on 30th...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Change of vehicle ownership notifications are recorded on the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) at my Department's office in Shannon, Co. Clare. Unless there is some inaccuracy, or other absent information on this notification, the change is recorded within one working day and the new owner receives a Vehicle Registration Certificate (log book) in his or her name shortly afterwards. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (3 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (including lighting) is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. In view of this, I would suggest to the Deputy that he pursue the matter directly with the Local Authority as I have no function in respect of this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reachtaíocht um Thrácht ar Bhóithre (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Sula freagraím an tsubstaint den cheist seo, is gá dom roinnt míthuiscintí a chur I gceart. Bhí an tsaincheist seo i dtrácht rialú na hArd-Chúirte den dáta 2 Deireadh Fómhair, 2015 i dtaobh le foirm na  dtuarascálacha clóite de chuid gairis Tástáil Fhianaiseach Anála (TFA) i stáisiúin na...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Regulations (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The legislation governing parking on public roads empowers road authorities to make bye-laws governing the type of paid parking systems they wish to employ (e.g. disc parking) and to control the charges and conditions which apply.  Road authorities may provide residents with parking permits which give them an exemption from the need to pay for parking on roads where they live....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Civil Aviation Regulation (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The Irish Aviation Authority has statutory responsibility, under the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993, for the regulation of aviation safety standards for civil aviation in Ireland.  This includes remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), or as they are more commonly known, Drones. The IAA published its policy and national legislation on the use of RPAS in October 2012. An...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: This is a matter for Sport Ireland and I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy can appreciate, I receive a very large number of requests from a variety of sources including external bodies, Departmental officials, Oireachtas Members and members of the public. Due to the vast number of requests involved it would not be practicable, or a good use of limited resources, for my Office to keep a register of all these requests. However, if the Deputy wishes to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Photography costs incurred by my Department are on its website at the following link: . It is the policy of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport that photography costs are kept to a minimum and services are provided in-house by staff.  Where services are contracted, best value is sought and a number of quotes are obtained....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Relations Contracts Data (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 625 and 626 together. Details of all consultancy payments by the Department are available on my Department's website at . It is the policy of the Department in the exercise of its functions to use internal resources as far as possible.  Consultants are hired occasionally in circumstances where particular expertise is not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Advisers Data (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I have two special advisers on my staff since I took up my current Office in July 2014.  The pay per annum for each special adviser is as approved by Government. The combined pay for the two special advisers referred to is set out in the following table for 2014 and 2015 (to end November). Year Pay 2014 €48,547 2015 €144,235