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Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to her as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The deployment of buses is a matter for Bus Éireann but I am informed by the company that it is their intention to have wheelchair accessible vehicles on all commuter routes within Co. Kildare by the end of next year, amounting to approximately 35 vehicles. The approach being taken to the provision of wheelchair accessible coaches is outlined in 'Transport Access for All', my Department's...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (17 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The State Airports Act, 2004 provides the framework for the establishment of Shannon, Cork and Dublin 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 recent decision of the Cork Airport Authority to accept the...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (17 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: U.S. proposals for the provision of pre-clearance facilities at Dublin and Shannon Airports were submitted to my Department in late December 2007. Formal negotiations on the proposals commenced with the U.S. authorities on 29 January last and additional documentation has been received from the U.S. side. Further discussions with the U.S. authorities are envisaged in the coming months. Given...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The original Transport 21 logo was provided at no cost to the Department.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Following a procurement process held in January 2007, my Department engaged Design Bridge to design a new corporate image and implementation guidelines for Transport 21. The total amount paid to date by my Department to Design Bridge in respect of the new corporate image, is €70,463.35.

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (17 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Commission for Taxi Regulation was established under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 and is the independent public body responsible for the development and maintenance of the regulatory framework for the control and operation of small public service vehicles, taxis, hackneys and limousines, and their drivers. Many of the issues raised in the question relate to the day-to-day...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (17 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The issue referred to by the Deputy is an operational matter for Iarnród Eireann. Under the provisions of the Railway Safety Act 2005, the safety of the mainline railway network, including level crossings, is a matter for Iarnród Eireann in accordance with its Safety Case as accepted by the Railway Safety Commission under Section 46 of the Act.

Written Answers — Cycling Facilities: Cycling Facilities (17 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My Department is currently undertaking the development of a Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan (STTAP), the public consultation process for which is currently under way. An element of STTAP is likely to require significant modal shift from the private car to walking, cycling and public transport and, in parallel with the preparation of STTAP, the Department commissioned research to...

Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Unless one buys Irish.

Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: That is a serious wardrobe.

Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Navan is the home of furniture.

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I wish to share time with Deputy Finian McGrath. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the legislation and the issue to which it relates. I wish to highlight a number of reasons I believe Ireland should vote "Yes" in the referendum on the EU reform treaty. The Tánaiste dealt briefly with the myth being put about by the parties that Deputies D'Arcy and Burton represent to the effect that...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I do not accept Deputy D'Arcy's assertion that the momentum is with the "No" side. Nor do I accept his criticism of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Coughlan, in respect of the WTO negotiations. The criticism he has levelled is unfair, unbalanced and inaccurate. It is well recognised among members of the farming community that whereas a majority of EU member states...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I can confirm that no licence has issued to the company as referred to in the Deputy's previous Parliamentary Question on the 2nd April, 2008. I refer the Deputy to my reply to that question in which I advised that the consideration of the said application had to be held in abeyance until such time as a prior application from another private operator for services on a similar route had been...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 217 together. Section 18 of the Road Traffic Act 1968 (as amended by section 19 of the Road Traffic Act 2002) provides for the making of regulations in relation to the control of driving instruction, with subsection (2)(g) of section 18 enabling regulations to be made to prohibit the giving of instruction for reward unless the person concerned is...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Department of Transport was only established in 2002.

Written Answers — International Shipping: International Shipping (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The EU Commission decision referred to by the Deputy related to restructuring aid for firms in difficulty granted by the French Government. The EU Commission, inter alia, decided that the notified restructuring aid constituted aid incompatible with the Treaty and that the aid must be recovered with interest. It is not the practice in Ireland to subsidise international shipping routes. I am...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The material the Deputy seeks is available on the Oireachtas website. The website provides information on the presentation, and consideration by the Dáil and Seanad, of all Bills and Acts, including those introduced by my Department from 2002, which is when my Department was established, to date. The link to the information is www.oireachtas.ie and then continue to the legislation link....

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (22 Apr 2008)

Noel Dempsey: This Department has over-arching responsibility as "Managing Authority" under EU rules for the effective management of the EU-assisted infrastructure elements (national roads, public transport, waste water, sustainable energy) of the Economic and Social Infrastructure Operational Programme (ESIOP) 2000-2006. The end date for incurring expenditure on the EU-assisted elements is 31st December,...