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- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (30 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Section 9 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 sets out the range of special speed limits that may be applied by local authorities through bye-laws. This legislation is kept under review by my Department on an ongoing basis. There are, however, currently no proposals to provide for a 40km per hour special speed limit option in addition to the 50kmph and 30kmph options that are currently provided for.
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: This is an operational matter for Bus Eireann.
- Written Answers — Car Tests: Car Tests (30 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) vehicle testing is a matter for the Road Safety Authority.
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (30 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Statutory responsibility for the regulation of safety standards of civil aviation in the State has been vested in the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) under the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993. I have no function in this regard. I understand from the IAA that it issued a consultation document on the current requirements for microlight operations in the State on 5th February. The...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The following savings for my Department, arising from the Report of the Special Group were included in Budget 2010. Transport Savings Measures â¬m Savings 2010 Programme A - Administration A.1 Reduce pay expenditure 1.9 A.2 Reduce non pay expenditure 0.9 Programme A Savings 2.8 Programme B - Roads B1 Reduce expenditure on roads maintenance/improvement 13.8 B4 National...
- Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: He will not be taking advice from Deputy McCormack in any case.
- Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy believes in the tooth fairy.
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Order for Report Stage (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, line 15, after "2005" to insert the following: "AND TO AMEND AND EXTEND PART IV OF THE HARBOURS ACT 1996". I propose to take amendments Nos. 1, 2 and 107 together. The purpose of amendment No. 107 is to include an amendment to the Harbours Act 1996. As a consequence of amendment No. 107, amendment No. 2 is required to amend the citation in section 1....
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, line 23, after "this Act" to insert "(other than section 42)".
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: As the Deputy stated, it is a fairly standard amendment tabled by the Labour Party to most Bills that come before the House and the response he will get is fairly standard as well. No doubt if the roles were reversed I would be getting the same answer from him. It is not considered necessary to go through this particular procedure for secondary legislation. The section provides the standard...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: We had this discussion before on Committee Stage. While I have no problem accepting the principle of what Deputy Broughan has said on the matter, this is not the Bill for this particular type of amendment. As a fellow Trim man, I know of the work of Tony Ayton in this area. Nothing will give me greater pleasure but to be as progressive as we possibly can on these matters when we debate...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I can give the Deputy the reassurance he requires. The term "radio" is included in the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1952. The Deputy is proposing to insert references to full microwave and video links in respect of the type of radio equipment to be used and to require that video logs be kept. Section 15 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1952 provides that ships...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Yes.
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I indicated on Committee Stage that I would consider for Report Stage the inclusion of the formula of 10% of annual turnover as a factor in determining the maximum monetary fine a court could levy. The Deputy mentioned on Committee Stage that a penalty based on a percentage of annual turnover features in some judgments and law. As the Deputy correctly stated, we both have experience of...
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Road Safety Strategy 2007 â 2012 outlines a range of measures to be considered in relation to a Graduated Driver Licensing System (GDLS). The Road Safety Authority (RSA) undertook a consultation process on a GDLS in 2009, which contained a number of possible measures. The RSA has considered the responses from the public and interested bodies and has recently submitted its...
- Written Answers — Air Navigation Orders: Air Navigation Orders (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 132 together. The carriage of weapons and munitions of war on civilian aircraft is prohibited under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders, 1973 and 1989, unless an exemption from this prohibition is granted by the Minister for Transport. Applicants must specify the destination of the flight in their...
- Written Answers — Air Navigation Orders: Air Navigation Orders (31 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The information requested cannot be provided at this time due to industrial action.
- Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Have a bit of manners.
- Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)
Noel Dempsey: There is some hope of that.