Results 9,021-9,040 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (3 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Powers are available, to the Gardaí and local authorities, under the Road Traffic (Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations, 1983 to 1998 to remove, store and dispose of vehicles which are abandoned or unlawfully parked on a public road or in a local authority car park. Separate powers under the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (Section 41) Regulations, 1995 and 1998 provide for the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (3 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I can confirm that there are 3 licensed operators on the Galway-Dublin City/Airport route offering a range of multi stop and non stop services. Only one of these operators is licensed to operate a non stop service. My Department is aware that one of the operators in question is operating an unlicensed non stop service between Galway-Dublin City/Airport and that this matter has been referred...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (3 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: For over four years now, my Department has been funding remedial works to protect the fabric of the regional harbours, including Arklow, at an average cost of approximately €4m per annum in total pending the transfer of these harbours to local authority or port company control. The primary purpose of the works at Arklow has been to remediate the infrastructure of the harbour itself and is...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (3 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I have not received reports on health and safety conditions for Luas drivers. These are matters for the Railway Procurement Agency and the operator of the Luas service in conjunction, as appropriate, with the Railway Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Authority.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (3 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 677 and 678 together. As acknowledged in SMARTER Travel the Government is undertaking major investment under Transport 21 in public transport including in mainline rail, suburban rail, light rail and metro services as a key means of improving the sustainability of our transport system by improving its fuel efficiency and reducing its carbon emissions. In the...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (3 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 679 and 680 together. In the Renewed Programme for Government, we have committed ourselves to 'the provision of a safe and efficient network of rail services'. We have restated our commitment to the completion of the first phase of the Western Rail Corridor and have also made clear that work will continue on the subsequent phases of the Corridor for earliest...

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (4 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I have no plans to amend the legislation on this matter.

Railway Procurement Processes. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The report referred to by the Deputy, which was commissioned by Irish Rail, raises serious concerns about procurement practices in Irish Rail. My initial reaction to the report is that the weaknesses in Irish Rail's procurement policies and practices that are identified in the report represent a cause for grave concern. The systemic deficiencies and weaknesses that have been identified,...

Railway Procurement Processes. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: All that rhetoric is very nice, but any objective analysis will confirm that it is difficult for a Minister to seek a report from a company if he does not know it has been commissioned and is with the company.

Railway Procurement Processes. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: As I said to the Deputy in my initial reply, I have asked for a full report on the circumstances that gave rise to the report, which was commissioned by Iarnród Éireann. I am also keen to learn more about the progress being made in implementing the report's recommendations and the measures being taken to ensure that the expenditure controls in areas not covered by the report are adequate....

Railway Procurement Processes. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I am not sure that Deputy O'Dowd asked a question.

Railway Procurement Processes. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I have told the Deputy twice that I have asked for a report on the measures being taken to ensure adequate controls in areas of expenditure that were not covered by the Baker Tilly report. The report will cover the work of audit committees, etc. When I get that information, I will decide what I need to do.

Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: There are commitments to the rural transport programme in the national development plan, Towards 2016, and in the Department of Transport's sectoral plan under the Disability Act 2005. The renewed Government programme contains a commitment to explore the provision of a full-scale transport system in rural areas, using the network expertise of Bus Éireann and the resources of the school and...

Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Deputy Broughan is being very unfair because he was not present at our meeting in Athlone, at which this was one of the two major issues raised by the backbenchers of the Fianna Fáil Party-----

Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: -----to let me know exactly how important this was. Nobody in the House needs to lecture a Fianna Fáil Minister on how important the rural transport network is because a Fianna Fáil Government initiated the scheme in 2002. It has increased the money made available to it since then. The initial figure was €3 million and this was increased incrementally to €4.5 million, €5.1 million...

Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The roll-out of the speed cameras and the signing of the contract are a matter for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I ask him about it every day, as he will probably confirm. I am told we are very near the signing of the contract. I will leave it to my colleague to make the actual announcement.

Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Very soon.

Rail Network. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Earlier this year, my Department allocated €404 million to Iarnród Éireann for investment in the development of the rail network and railway safety. Of this, €90 million was allocated to the railway safety programme. As is normal for a programme of the range and complexity of the public transport capital programme, a number of adjustments were made during the year and an additional...

Rail Network. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I agree with the Deputy that safety must be of paramount importance. The safety procedures in place should be adhered to at all times by Iarnród Éireann and the rest of the companies in the CIE group. I share the Deputy's concern in this regard but I know from speaking to Iarnród Éireann officials that the track movement recording vehicle passed over the viaduct the day before the...

Rail Network. (5 Nov 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I agree. If there are checks to be carried out, they should be carried out. I do not want to say very much more about this until the Railway Safety Commission makes its findings known and we have all the facts. However, I share the Deputy's concern.