Results 9,881-9,900 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: A procurement process for the Irish Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue service is currently taking place. As the process is ongoing, there are constraints on what I can say, but I will be as helpful as possible. The request for tender, which was drawn up with the assistance of various stakeholders, aims to improve the service nationally through the provision of modern helicopters that...
- Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is incorrect in stating that there will be a 12 hour service anywhere along the coast. There will be a 24 hour service right around the coast. The Waterford base could go to a 12 hour service after 2013, but there will be a 24 hour search and rescue service in all parts of the coast. The reason we can do this is that the helicopters involved are 55% faster than the current...
- Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is absolutely right. It is not good enough. The UK service is not acceptable at all to me, nor is that kind of helicopter. The reason we are going for this helicopter - the newest of the Sikorsky models - is precisely because the other ones are no longer suitable.
- Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I do not care where they are being used. The helicopters we are bringing in are the best for this. They are purpose built and are safer if they have to make a crash landing.
- Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: They can carry more personnel, have a longer range and are much better and more effective.
- Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy says he wants that helicopter in the UK. He should consult with his members down there. They do not want an inferior service.
- Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I am not going to give them one. I am going to give them a better service.
- Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Air Corps was asked about this and it does not want anything to do with search and rescue.
- Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Air Corps, specifically.
- Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Railway Safety Act 2005 put in place a strong and modern legislative and regulatory framework for railway safety in Ireland. The legislation established an independent safety regulator in the Railway Safety Commission and an independent office to investigate accidents, the Railway Accident Investigation Unit. In accordance with the statutory framework, an independent investigation is...
- Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I agree with the Deputy on one thing - that a very serious incident was averted by the quick thinking of the driver in question. We should all be grateful for that. I have two roles concerning rail safety, which are to ensure that the policy is correct and to provide as much money as possible for that. In both of those duties, my predecessors and I have discharged our functions as we...
- Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: From inquiries I have made, I am aware that the company has reviewed all its procedures in this respect. It has examined similar structures. The Railway Safety Commission is not meant to do the job of the railway company. The inspectors are supposed to spot check, but the rail company and its linesmen are involved in ensuring that the track is up to date.
- Railway Safety. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I await with interest the report as to why they did not know that, if they are the experienced people in this area.
- Weather Damage Repairs. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I will provide a table setting out the returns received from county and city councils. It covers the estimated cost of the response to the recent flooding and severely cold weather, and of road repairs arising from those weather events. The total estimate is almost â¬198 million. This information is being assessed by my Department at present. When deciding on the allocation of over...
- Weather Damage Repairs. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Like the Deputy, I encourage as many people as possible to take their holidays at home. The answer to his question about whether there is any more money for local or regional roads is that I do not have any more money. I have provided the maximum amount of flexibility and the feedback from local authorities, obtained from my talks with officials, has been positive. They have been given the...
- Weather Damage Repairs. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I will always be delighted to receive extra money from anybody.
- Taxi Regulation. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The National Transport Authority was established on 1 December last. In accordance with the provisions of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009, the Commission for Taxi Regulation will be subsumed into the National Transport Authority, at the request of the authority, on such day as the Minister appoints by order. Discussions are currently taking place between the National Transport...
- Taxi Regulation. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Over the last couple of years I have met representatives of the Irish taxi industry - the established representative bodies which have been there for some time, some of which are unions or members of unions. They are involved in the consultative process that is currently taking place with the Advisory Council to the Commission for Taxi Regulation. The advisory council stated in a letter to...
- Taxi Regulation. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is not reflecting the views of the established taxi organisations on the current process. The taxi advisory council, whose letter I quoted and which represents these organisations, is satisfied with the level of engagement and accepts that things are happening and that change is taking place. It is part of the process of consultation. I accept the Deputy's point that whether...
- Taxi Regulation. (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I have no function in negotiating any changes.