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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (27 Jun 2013)

Leo Varadkar: My department does not have any role in the issue raised by the Deputy, namely aviation safety procedures.  This is a matter for the Irish Aviation Authority, an Agency under the remit of my Department.  I have referred the Deputy's question to them for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (27 Jun 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.   Within its capital...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ferry Operations (27 Jun 2013)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland offers a diverse range of maritime links to and from the State to facilitate trade and tourism providing vital income streams to the Irish economy. Over 90% of Ireland’s trade moves by sea and there are currently 22 shipping operators providing a mixture of daily to weekly scheduled shipping services from Ireland. This includes 4 companies providing year round...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry Issues (27 Jun 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 and 309 together. I am in regular contact with the stakeholders in the tourism sector and kept advised of issues of concern to the industry. The Government has introduced several measures under the Jobs Initiative to reduce costs and enhance competitiveness, such as reducing VAT to 9% on a range of tourism services and halving...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Job Creation Issues (27 Jun 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 310, 311 and 316 together. I refer the Deputy to Dáil Priority Question No 4 of 15th May 2013 and to Dáil Question No's 58, 331, 324 and 332 of 27 March 2013. My position on the issues raised by the Deputy remain unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (27 Jun 2013)

Leo Varadkar: 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 paid by my Department.   My Department is providing over €400 million under the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (27 Jun 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As I indicated in my response to a similar PQ on 15 May last, my Department's Statement of Strategy sets out the overall policy in relation to aviation, including our airports, in terms of facilitating the optimum structure to ensure a strong network of airports to support Ireland's economic and social goals in a safe, competitive, cost effective and sustainable manner with maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (27 Jun 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314, 315 and 317 together. These questions relate to the future development of the aviation sector. As an island, air transport connectivity is clearly of vital importance to Ireland for both economic and social reasons. There is a healthy competitive market for air services in and out of the country and we benefit from a wide range of air connections, both...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: There are no specific legal provisions relating to the operation of sulkies on public roads. Under current road traffic legislation, I, as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, have power to make general regulations for the control of traffic, including the parking of vehicles in public places and, while the Gardaí have been successful in bringing prosecutions for the racing of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: 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. My Department has allocated over €400 million for works on regional and local roads in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: My Department's capital funding for rail infrastructure was reduced last year in order to support the emergency funding required for the CIE Group. As a result of the reduced capital funding Irish Rail have had to re-evaluate their planned capital programme to 2016 with the priority being to protect existing assets and to maintain safety standards. In the context of this, I have asked Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Rehiring (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has employed one temporary clerical officer (TCO) in the last 3 years.  The TCO was appointed to cover a Shorter Working Year absence in the Department's public office in Cork in the period July to October 2010.  The cover was required due to the fact that it is a small office and it would not have been possible to maintain service...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital budget it is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  Matters relating to ongoing maintenance of rail lines including maintenance required arising from slippage of land between Bray and Greystones  Stations in County Wicklow is a day-to-day operational issue for Iarnrod...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  Matters relating to improvements at individual railway stations, including maintenance works at Howth Junction and Donaghmede stations, are day-to-day operational issues for Iarnrod Eireann in the first instance and I have no function in such...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: Action 94 of the Road Safety Strategy 2013-2020 provides that a feasibility report will be completed on the establishment of independent post-collision engineering assessment to review fatal and serious injury cases including on-site engineering inspections. My Department is identified, in the Strategy, as the lead Department for implementing the Action by Quarter 3 of 2013. A...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Instruction Regulation (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 sets out the requirements for a person wishing to be registered as an approved driving instructor. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) regulates driving instruction, and maintains a register of Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs). In order to be registered as an ADI, a person must pass three tests, or receive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: 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. Donegal County Council has been allocated over €22.4 million from my Department to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital budget, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Provision (2 Jul 2013)

Leo Varadkar:  As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.   Following the establishment of the National Transport Authority (NTA) in December 2009, the implementation and development of infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), such as Luas Light rail projects, comes under the remit...