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Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Unit costs across the local authorities vary considerably. The NRA will advise me on best practice and we will try to have it applied across all local authorities. It will also administer the schemes. The local authority will send its proposed schemes to the authority and it, in turn, makes recommendations to me, like my departmental officials used to do. There was never any question of...

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: In the remaining programmes, there will be major works done on several strategic national primary and secondary routes. There will not be any motorway development as it is not necessary from a traffic volume viewpoint. The road building programme will not be finished but the inter-urban motorways will in accordance with the plans I brought to Government in 1998.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I will give him the information when we come to Question No. 78.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Leinster outer orbital route is not included in Transport 21 or the national development plan. It will be considered when either plan is renewed. It would not be up to the Minister for Transport but for consumer affairs and protection bodies to call in Toyota over its recall.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Department fully co-operated with Toyota Ireland in identifying the owners of the various cars it wanted to recall to ensure their safety.

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 78, 86 and 119 together. I have been briefed on the deterioration in Bus Éireann's financial position due to declining demand, revenue and increased costs, and on the measures necessary to maintain its financial viability. In recent years, Bus Éireann significantly expanded its network of services across the country. However, the economic downturn has...

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The specifics the Deputy raises are an operational matter for Bus Éireann. There is competition on that route and I am sure if Bus Éireann is not the most-----

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: There is a reason they are the same price. However, it is an operational matter for Bus Éireann and I do not want to get involved in the company's day to day operation. I accept and acknowledge what the Deputy stated about Bus Éireann generally, that the company is an efficient organisation. Bus Éireann has modernised successfully over the past number of years. The passengers are not...

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Deputy Broughan quoted again the statistics on subsidies. He neglects to mention the capital subsidy that was available for the renewal of the fleet of Bus Éireann over many years which was significantly higher than he would like to acknowledge. In the world in which we live now with the new EU directive and everything else, a public transport company must operate in a commercial...

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I will give details of the rest of them if the Deputy wants.

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I am just giving him the details. These are the passenger figures. Deputy Broughan is not doing a service to Bus Éireann or its employees if he will tell them that the company must run buses on these kind of routes and, perhaps, not be able to run a bus where there is some kind of a reasonable demand for it.

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Which it does.

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: In fairness, Bus Éireann, as Deputy O'Dowd acknowledge earlier, uses private companies. It has been much better at using private companies and sub-contracting. I agree with the Deputy that the company should do more, either through sub-contracting or through the company's own system, to use smaller buses and vehicles. On Deputy O'Dowd's point about An Post, he will be aware that the...

Public Transport. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I was aware in general terms that Bus Éireann was putting a plan, which would involve a lessening of services on particular routes, before the specifics were put to the union. I was not aware of the specifics until it came into the public domain. I understand it was put in the public domain by somebody from the union side when the document was put to the union as part of the negotiations.

Transport 21. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: As I have said on numerous previous occasions in this House, my policy in regard to the release of cost information on the transport projects contained in Transport 21 is in the first instance to ensure the taxpayer's interest is protected. In that context, the release or publication of commercially sensitive cost information prior to the completion of the competitive procurement processes...

Transport 21. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: In regard to all the projects in Transport 21 which have started their processes, I have indicated on a number of occasions that I will bring them from planning and design to tender stage. As I outlined previously, all of them are continuing along that path. We will then make decisions in regard to provision of the money. Obviously, metro and the DART interconnector will take up a huge...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: As I have said on numerous previous occasions in this House, my policy in relation to the release of cost information on transport projects contained in Transport 21 is in the first instance to ensure the taxpayer's interest is protected. In this context, the release or publication of commercially sensitive cost information prior to the completion of the competitive procurement processes...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: In line with the recommendations of the Deloitte report and taking account of the need to reduce its operating deficit, Dublin Bus is redesigning its network based on the most recent pattern of demand and on reducing the number of variations of bus routes. Dublin Bus is due to undertake consultation on the network changes in March. It is also working on eliminating unnecessary duplication...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Integrated Ticketing project is being introduced in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) on a phased basis, based on smartcard technology. A progressive approach is being adopted to allow customers to familiarise themselves with using the new system and to permit transport operators to undertake the necessary testing with the integration of the technologies involved. The project is now firmly...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The consultants appointed to advise on and organize a procurement process relating to the operation of the second Terminal at Dublin Airport have undertaken their work in two phases. In the 1st phase, the consultants reported on the design and organization of a procurement process. Having accepted the 1st Phase report, I retained the consultants to organize and run the procurement process....