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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (19 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann in conjunction with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Will the Deputy please advise my private office if he does not receive a response within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (19 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The issues of the provision and operation of waiting rooms at rail stations are operational matters for Iarnród Éireann; I have no function in such matters. I have referred the Deputy's question to Iarnród Éireann...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (19 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 481 and 483 together. Rickshaws are covered by road traffic law. Pedal-powered rickshaws come within the definition of 'pedal cycles' and powered rickshaws are classified as 'mechanically propelled vehicles'. They, like all other road traffic, are obliged to obey road traffic law. The measures which I introduced recently to allow An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (19 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The operation of the National Driver Licensing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority, and I have no power to intervene in individual cases. I have therefore referred the Question to the Authority for direct response. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Promotions (19 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the introduction of the change in promotion eligibility rules there have been no Clerical Officers promoted to Higher Executive Officer and no Executive Officers promoted to Assistant Principal Officer through internal competition in my Department.  The Department welcomes and supports these new rules which have been fully implemented in recent competitions.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the House for the opportunity to introduce the Road Traffic Bill 2016. Road safety is an area which concerns all of us, both as citizens and as public representatives.Happily, it is not a partisan issue. We might occasionally disagree about the best measures to improve road safety, but there is no disagreement on the overall goal or, for the most part, on how we wish to achieve it....

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Acting Chairman and I thank all the Senators for the contributions they have offered this afternoon. I will go through each of them in turn. Senator Wilson opened the debate. I thank him and his party for supporting this Bill because it is very important that we get the Bill enacted early in the year, particularly the provisions to test people who are intoxicated under the...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Indeed. Those speed limits will be reviewed by TII and the relevant local authority. There is good reason for those speed limits currently. Nonetheless, speed limits throughout the country are being reviewed as part of a process I put in place last year. I thank all Senators for their contributions. The legislation represents a major step forward, particularly in the area of drug...

Public Transport Bill 2015: Order for Report Stage (20 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Public Transport Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, line 7, to delete "section" and substitute "sections". This Bill was amended on Committee Stage to insert section 9 to provide that the force of law can be given to the protocol of 3 June 1999 for the modification of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail of 9 May 1980. The purpose of the amendment is to expand the Long Title of the Bill to...

Public Transport Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, line 8, after "1961" to insert the following: ", to give the force of law to the Protocol of 3 June 1999 for the Modification of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 (Protocol 1999)".

Public Transport Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 3:In page 5, line 31, after "service" to insert ", including light railway and metro". The purpose of this amendment relates to the fact that the Bill was amended on Committee Stage to insert section 56A into the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 to set out powers of the authority to make by-laws for public passenger transport services other than rail passenger...

Public Transport Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 4:In page 6, line 26, to delete "that".

Public Transport Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 5:In page 15, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:"(I) by substituting "for the period of any disqualification for driving a mechanically propelled vehicle imposed on conviction" for "for the period of any disqualification",". Section 2 of the Bill already provides for amendments to section 30 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 dealing with mandatory...

Public Transport Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: This may well be my last opportunity to thank all of the Deputies who have been involved in critiquing and supporting different Bills dealing with public transport and road traffic law. I acknowledge the contributions of Deputies Timmy Dooley and Dessie Ellis in working with me and holding me to account in the time I have been in office. As they are aware, we made great progress last year...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (20 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of Laois County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The road element of the seven year transport capital plan 2016-2022 includes provision for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (21 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants.  Under the main grant categories Restoration Maintenance, Restoration Improvement and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (21 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Norwegian Air International, NAI, part of the Norwegian Air Group, was licenced as an Irish airline in February 2014. The airline planned to operate transatlantic services from a number of different European countries and in line with the EU-US Open Skies Agreement it applied to the US Department of Transportation for the necessary permission. However, the airline has been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (21 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Donegal is the statutory responsibility of Donegal County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (26 Jan 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The Road Safety Authority are working with the HSE on the collection of data on serious injuries arising from road traffic collisions. I have therefore referred Deputy Broughan's Question relating to serious injury data to the RSA for direct reply. Will the Deputy please advise my Office if he does not receive a reply within ten working days.