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Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (17 Dec 2009)

Noel Dempsey: As part of the necessary correction to the public finances, the overall budget for the improvement and maintenance of national, regional and local roads will be reduced by 15% from €1.9 billion in 2009 to €1.6 billion in 2010. While reduced, €1.6 billion is still a significant investment in this very important sector and has to be considered in the context of the very high levels of...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Dec 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The capital provision for public transport investment in 2010 is €625 million. This will see the completion of a number of important projects such as: ? Western Rail Corridor Phase 1 ? Luas extension to Cherrywood ? Kildare Rail Project ? Navan Rail Line Phase 1 Construction work will continue in 2010 on the Luas extension to Citywest, which is on target for completion in 2011. In keeping...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The 2010 capital allocation for the Road Safety Authority is €200,000. The current expenditure allocation for the same year is being finalised to take account of the pay savings announced on Budget Day.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2009)

Noel Dempsey: My Department provides financial support to six regional airports in the State: Ireland West Airport Knock, Kerry Airport, Waterford South East Regional Airport, Donegal Airport, Sligo Airport and Galway Airport for airport capital development and operations, as well as Public Service Obligation (PSO) air services connecting these regional airports other than Waterford and Derry Airport to...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Dec 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to answer Question Nos. 163 to 166, inclusive, together. The following table lists the Agencies under the aegis of my Department and the role they have in processing entitlement payments, the role in carrying out inspections, the role in collection of payments and the role in the issuing of licences. Name of Agency /Body Process Entitlement Payments Carry out inspections Issue...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2009)

Noel Dempsey: My Department is awaiting a report on the scale and cost of works while will determine the order in which work will be done. I will review the matter in the second quarter of 2010 and work will commence on one of the stations as soon as funding permits. My hope is that the work will be underway next year.

Written Answers — Landing Rights: Landing Rights (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The matter of flight plans is a function of the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). The IAA, which is responsible for air traffic control in this country, has informed my Department that a flight plan must be filed for all civil and military flights across international borders. The procedures for flight planning are laid down in the Integrated Aeronautical Information Publication (IAIP) and...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. The carrying out of works on these roads is a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 495 and 519 together. The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. The carrying out of works on these roads is a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants....

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: There are 517.78 whole time equivalent staff in my Department. Information in relation to individual qualifications, where provided by the staff concerned, is held on their personnel file. Records of the overall numbers of particular qualification are not kept centrally.

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Irish driver licence rules operate within the framework of an EU wide licensing system. The criteria used by Ireland to recognise licences from countries outside the EU including the United States are the testing and licensing regimes in place in those countries, and whether they meet the requirements of the EU Directive on driver licences. Driver testing and licensing in the United States...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulation: Taxi Regulation (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I am aware of High Court and Supreme Court judgments relating to the cases in question and I will arrange to have a copy of the judgments provided to the Deputy. There are many factors relevant to the issue of taxi "deregulation" and regulation. These include primary and secondary legislation, judgments of the superior courts over many years, including these judgments, and any other...

Written Answers — Landing Rights: Landing Rights (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The vast majority of requests for these flights are from American civil airlines, chartered by the US military, and involve flights to or from the United States. Almost all land at Shannon Airport. In general flight applications of this type identify the airports immediately preceding and following the aircraft's arrival in Shannon. The final destination of these flights would not...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The design and reconstruction of the Malahide Viaduct were an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann with the approval as necessary of the Railway Safety Commission and not one in which I have any role.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Despite the difficult economic and budgetary circumstances, funding for public service obligation transport services provided by the CIÉ companies has been maintained at a high level. A total of €276 million has been provided for such services in 2010. In addition, a total of over €600 million in Exchequer capital has been provided in 2010 for investment in public transport...

Written Answers — Coast Guard Service: Coast Guard Service (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 502 and 510 together. As per normal public service procedure monies are not ringfenced prior to planning permission being obtained. An application for planning permission for a coastguard station at Doolin in County Clare will be made shortly.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I understand that at events that attract large assemblies of people (race meetings, GAA matches) or in certain emergencies (fire, flooding or other emergencies), Section 91 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 provides members of the Garda Siochana in uniform with the power to divert, regulate and control traffic and to regulate and control parking. This can be done by oral or manual direction or by...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, in its area, is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993. Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be...

Written Answers — Sustainable Travel: Sustainable Travel (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Last year I launched the Sustainable Travel Demonstration Areas Fund to encourage Local Authorities to come up with practical proposals to meet the ambition set out in the Government's Smarter Travel policy. I was pleased with the level of responses from Local Authorities. 39 applications were received in the Stage 1 process of the competition, including one from Dublin City Council relating...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The following savings were accepted for my Department and included in Budget 2010. Transport Savings Measures €m €m AcceptedAnnual savings in Budget 2010 Savings 2010 Programme A - Administration A.1 Reduce pay expenditure 2.0 1.9 A.2 Reduce non pay expenditure 0.9 0.9 Programme A Savings 2.9 2.8 Programme B - Roads B1 Reduce expenditure on roads...