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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Air Services Development Division expenditure on PR services in 2007 amounted to €101,0007 (inc VAT) for services rendered in the period October — November 2006 — in relation to the Ryanair takeover bid for Aer Lingus. Drury Communications received €183,599.95 (inc VAT) in 2007 for public relations consultancy in relation to Transport 21. In engaging these services normal...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 and 458 together. The EU Energy Tax Directive incorporated special derogations which allowed specific excise duty reliefs to be applied in a number of Member States below the EU minimum duty rate. In the case of public transport services under my responsibility, these derogations included reduced rates to apply to fuel used for scheduled bus services....

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 460 to 481, inclusive, together. I understand that Iarnród Éireann provided to the Deputy in December 2007 in response to a PQ of the 18th October 2007, details of daily passenger carryings and existing and planned car parking capacity at railway stations in Co. Kildare. Iarnród Éireann have been asked to update this information and to provide it to the...

Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I have instructed CIE to operate their entire existing fleet on a 5% biodiesel blend in as short a time-frame as is possible and to plan for a 30% blend in new buses. It is the responsibility of CIE now to establish a plan to meet this requirement.

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

Noel Dempsey: At the launch of Transport 21, the Government identified the programmes and projects in the national roads, public transport and regional airports sectors that it wishes to see prioritised for implementation in the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015 within an overall capital provision of €34 billion. That objective has not changed. Significant progress has been made on Transport 21 in its...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 246 and 247 on 8 May.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Following the investigation of all fatal road traffic accidents, the various agencies of the State fully consider all matter arising, with a view to advancing road safety. The power to determine the locations for the provisions of bus stops is vested in the Garda Commissioner under Section 85 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961. Under that Section, the Commissioner may issue a direction to a bus...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analysis: Regulatory Impact Analysis (18 Jun 2008)

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

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (18 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of regional and local roads, including bridges, in its area is a function of the relevant road authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants. Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary County Councils have undertaken the development of a proposal for a new Shannon Crossing. From 2004 to the end of 2007, State road grants totalling approximately €460,000...

Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: We agreed that we should decentralise more people.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (19 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The initiation or alteration of a bus service by Dublin Bus is subject to compliance with the necessary regulatory requirement of giving advance notice to my Department and to compliance with the provisions of Section 25 of the Transport Act 1958 concerning competition with licensed private operators. Where proposed services by the Company are deemed to be in competition with services that...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (19 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: It is my view that the best way to reduce congestion and to reduce fuel consumption — and consequent pollution — is to encourage people to switch from private cars to public transport. This is the principle reason for providing bus lanes and other measures to promote bus priority on our roads. I am aware that quite a number of cities around the world have introduced High Occupancy...

Written Answers — Fuel Costs: Fuel Costs (19 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Any discussions of the category set out in the question relate to matters which are internal to government.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (19 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in their areas is a matter for local authorities to be funded from their own resources supplemented by State grants. Grants to local authorities in 2008 for regional and local roads were allocated on 15 February. Mayo County Council's overall allocation of €30,092,304 includes an allocation of €200,000 for design work on the...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (24 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I look forward to Deputy Broughan's support.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Last October.

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (24 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), which is responsible for air traffic control in this country, has informed my Department that no aircraft filed a flight plan from Shannon to or from Guantanamo Bay Cuba on the 18th June 2008. Furthermore Shannon Airport has informed my Department that it does not have a "Pier 54" at the Airport.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195, 205 to 207, inclusive, 209 and 210 together. The EU Energy Tax Directive incorporated special derogations which allowed specific excise duty reliefs to be applied in a number of Member States below the EU minimum duty rate. In the case of public transport services under my responsibility, these derogations included reduced rates to apply to fuel used for...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The bus operator referred to by the Deputy was granted an Annual Passenger licence for the provision of passenger services in Ennis town, on 29th January 2008. An application to amend this licence was received by my Department on 19 June 2008, and is currently being processed.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Bus Éireann currently operates a service between Limerick and Shannon Airport, which serves Bunratty and Sixmilebridge. Having regard to the provisions of Section 11 of the 1932 Act, my Department has refused an application from the bus operator referred to by the Deputy for a service from Sixmilebridge to Shannon Airport via Bunratty, because of the presence of the existing passenger...