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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (19 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the dates and purpose of meetings he has held with relevant stakeholders since his decision to award Fingal County Council the competent authority for noise regulation at Dublin Airport. [17332/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (19 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of funding her Department has provided to each transport company that participates in the free travel scheme since 2011, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17225/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: There is a commitment in the programme for Government that measures will be introduced to help patients with rare diseases. A lady in my constituency is the only person in Ireland suffering from Degos disease. The Department of Health is well aware of her situation. She is unable to access any treatment for that disease. ME Advocates Ireland plan to hold a protest outside Dáil...

Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the ongoing pensions issue at CIÉ involving approximately 16,700 members; and the steps he is taking to address the matter. [18008/18]

Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: I apologise for being late. What is the status of the ongoing pensions issue at CIÉ group involving approximately 16,700 members and what steps has the Minister taken to address this issue, which has been brought to his attention on a number of occasions? My colleague, Deputy O'Dea, brought the matter to the Minister's attention in November. The Minister was to revert back to him. I...

Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister is right: it is primarily a matter of concern for the CIÉ group. However, since the amalgamation of the five schemes into two by way of primary legislation in 1994, that responsibility has been there on a statutory basis in respect of how these schemes must be funded. As the sole shareholder in the CIÉ group, the Minister has a responsibility to ensure that the...

Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: I would appreciate if the Minister could ascertain which of us is right and which of us is wrong because my understanding, from talking with various representatives, is that the offer on the table is one to get independent advice from a company that CIÉ wishes the trade unions to use. That would not be independent advice, to my mind. The representatives of the pensioners wish to seek...

Priority Questions: Transport Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address capacity shortages that exist across the Dublin transport system; and the short and medium-term steps he is taking to address the matter. [18009/18]

Priority Questions: Transport Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: In light of the serious capacity shortages that exist across the public transport system of the capital, Dublin, what short and medium-term steps is the Minister taking to address the issue?

Priority Questions: Transport Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: There is nothing new in the Minister's reply in terms of what will happen here and now. If one considers capital investment in transport, it was €3.8 billion in 2008 but fell to €1 billion in 2016. Congestion costs the State millions of euro every year and it robs people of their lives by ensuring they spend long periods commuting to and from work. The National Transport...

Priority Questions: Transport Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: When the Minister speaks of all of these plans he never once gives a timeline. He talks about BusConnects but that is 2027. At present, 60% of new Dublin Bus buses are replacement buses, at a time when the number of passenger journeys on Dublin bus has increased from approximately 120 million to 150 million per annum in three years. This year, 15 of the new buses are actually replacement...

Priority Questions: Transport Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: I did not ask the Minister to interfere.

Priority Questions: Transport Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: I did not ask the Minister to interfere, and I ask him not to misinterpret what I said.

Other Questions: EU Regulations (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister said no funding was expended on this to date. My understanding is that the Minister's Department got independent legal advice from outside the Attorney General's office and that led to the decision that was taken. Who paid for that?

Other Questions: Public Transport Provision (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: The Minister used to find this frustrating when he was on this side of the House.

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding his engagement with key stakeholders involved in the Dublin Airport north runway project and the appointment of an independent noise regulator, including the CEO of Fingal County Council. [17778/18]

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: What level of engagement has the Minister had with the key stakeholders involved in the DAA north runway project? I ask with specific reference to the appointment of Fingal County Council as the independent noise regulator to comply with EU directive 598/2014.

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: This is a critical piece of national infrastructure which has been delayed because of the Minister. Some 18 months ago we were told that primary legislation or a statutory instrument would be put in place to make the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, the competent authority. In response to a previous question, the Minister said he hoped Members would keep asking this question so that he could...

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: I do not want the Minister to meet them every day of every week. What I want to see happening is progress on this critical legislation. The Minister comes in here and expects us to be satisfied that he has appointed Fingal County Council. He appointed the IAA 18 months ago and for 18 months he came in here and repeatedly told us that work was progressing and legislation was imminent. That...

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Robert Troy: Will they be able to tell us anything?