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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The purpose of a Marine Notice is to notify relevant information to seafarers and mariners and to provide navigational information for maritime traffic, for example in an area where there are activities by vessels carrying out hydrographic or seismic surveys, fishing research or underwater operations. The overall aim is to target the information where it is needed, and in a cost effective...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Sports Council (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As this question is a matter for the Irish Sports Council, I have referred it to them for direct reply. I ask that the Deputy informs my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Sports Council (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I have just received the report referred to by the Deputy. I will consider its findings and recommendations and will then decide on what action, if any, that I need to take. I will publish the report on my Department's website in the New Year.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and 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 assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Directives (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: There are currently two EU Directives under my Department's remit where the transposition deadline has passed but the Directives are not yet transposed into Irish Law. The first is Directive 2011/76/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011, amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Legal Costs (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has not incurred any costs as a result of legal challenges in the Courts initiated by Oireachtas members. 

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy McEntee for tabling the amendment. This issue was raised on Second Stage. I am genuinely seeking the advice and views of the members on this as I am not 100% sure either way. The way things stand is that one is disqualified from driving after 12 penalty points and one gets two points every time one is caught speeding. Therefore, one must have been caught six times before...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I do not know that for certain, but we are going from a position at present in which one is disqualified after six strikes to being disqualified after three strikes instead of two. The complicating factor is the alignment of penalty points North and South, in which case we may need to go six, but new legislation will be required at that point. That could be the time to review it. We have...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I suppose anything is temporary in the sense that the Oireachtas can amend the law at any time of its choosing. One could not have it operating for a year, and have a number of young drivers taken off the road for two offences, and then expunge that.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: Or even on the same journey.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 3: In page 11, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:"(e) in Part 6 (inserted by section 16(2)(e) of the Act of 2006), at reference number 1—(i) in column (4), by substituting "3" for "2", and (ii) in column (5), by substituting "5" for "4",".These amendments make changes to the penalty points regime. They arise out of the review of penalty points...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: In the Bill, the number of penalty points-----

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: They are supposed to be accompanied for a reason. Because the person is a learner permit holder, he or she is not actually qualified to drive. I hear what the Deputy is saying. It will involve a change of culture. It is very common in Ireland at the moment for people who have learner permits to go out and drive on their own but it is not the norm in other countries. People in other...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 4: In page 11, line 26, to delete "section 16(e)" and substitute the following:"section 16(2)(e)".

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: This amendment arises from Deputy Timmy Dooley's Private Members' Bill which was discussed at Cabinet and agreed in principle by Cabinet. Much work has been done by Deputy Dooley, the Office of the Attorney General and my officials to get the amendment right. On that basis I am very pleased to accept it.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 7: In page 16, after line 33, to insert the following:"Amendment of section 87 of Act of 2010 - exemptions for emergency vehicles 18. Section 87 of the Act of 2010 is amended by substituting for subsection (1) the following:"(1) Requirements under the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2010 relating to vehicles and requirements, restrictions and prohibitions relating to the...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: No.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: It will usually include paramedics, in some cases the Coast Guard and in others people who are registered as advanced paramedics with the pre-hospital emergency care council. I would be disinclined to take it too far because while we all want to ensure a doctor is not prosecuted on the way to an emergency, those people are not necessarily trained in how to drive or in defensive driving and...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: That applies if the doctor is on call, for example with KDoc or NowDoc. If the driver is registered and recognised by the pre-hospital emergency care council, he or she would be covered.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: If the provider is registered with the pre-hospital emergency care council.