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Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (14 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Under the State Airports Act, 2004 the boards of Cork and Shannon airport are required to prepare business plans for eventual separation. All three airport business plans have to be coordinated by the Dublin Airport Authority for eventual approval by the Minister for Finance and myself. Among the requirements to be satisfied in advance of separation is the need to ensure the financial...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (14 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road projects, including service areas, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. In addition, Section 54 of the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (14 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: There are no such plans under consideration.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below. Regional and Local Road Grant Payments 2004-2007 and 2008 allocation Year Mayo County Council Ballina Town Council Castlebar Town Council Westport Town Council â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ 2004 25,455,372 253,000 503,000 253,000 2005 23,957,433 260,000 460,000 260,000 2006 31,603,785 279,000 379,000 279,000 2007...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (14 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The provision and management of car parking facilities at railway stations, including the imposition of charges for the operation of such facilities, is an operational matter for Irish Rail and one in which I have no function. It is a matter for local bus operators to apply to my Department to operate bus services to/from railway stations. The introduction of tax concession for parking at...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on Budget 2009, and to outline, in particular, how the transport agenda is being advanced by this budget and how the money allocated to the Department of Transport will be spent in 2009. In general terms, the gross expenditure provision for the Department in 2009 is €3.6 billion, that is, €2.8 billion for capital projects and €725 million for...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Bus Éireann's commuter network has seen a major expansion.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I do not believe in sending empty buses around the city streets. We must get value for the money we spend.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Labour Party should accept that we should not waste public expenditure in good or bad times. We have made huge strides on improving the accessibility of our public transport system for persons with disabilities. Some 80% of the Dublin Bus fleet will be accessible by the end of this year and approximately one third of bus stops in the greater Dublin area will have been upgraded by then....

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy would be better off listening than heckling. He might learn something and not make false statements, as he did last night about the Navan rail line and others.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy should listen until I conclude my contribution. I will put him right on a number of matters. I have endeavoured to continue the planning for all the public transport projects in Transport 21 and bring them to tender stage. None of them that was due to start next year is being postponed. The projects will continue to be planned and designed, and public consultation will continue...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: It is a commuter service from Athenry to Galway. It is inter-city at the moment.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: No, it is rail.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Yes.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: It will allow for commuter rail.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: What we are doing in phase one of the western rail corridor will allow for a commuter service from Athenry to Galway from next year, once it is completed. The western rail corridor is obviously for inter-city services but it will also try to enhance commuter services, such as the existing Ennis-Limerick commuter service. Investment in bus priority in Dublin and the regional cities will be...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: There are sufficient buses to run the services we have at present. In fact, the indications are that they could be run a good deal more efficiently so we could get more bang for our buck. It is not a question, as we have so often been accused of doing by the Opposition, of throwing money, or in this case buses, at the problem.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: A number of things must be done including, which I hope the Deputy will support, changed work practices and using the buses we have at present to their full potential. I look forward to the Deputy's support as we move on that in the next six to 12 months. Construction of phase one of the Navan rail line and the Citywest Luas extension will get underway shortly, despite the doom and gloom...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The total is in the Book of Estimates. I will obtain it for the Deputy and let him know.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: A number of enabling works must take place, including the purchase of land. Some of these works are under way. The design cost must continue to be considered. There was much speculation on whether metro north was to proceed. Deputy Broughan and I had discussions on it in the House and I acknowledged his acceptance of my advice not to raise issues about whether it would go ahead. I thank...