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Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The most prestigious international economic commentators, such as the European Central Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, have said that Ireland has implemented the right policies since September 2008.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Many of them have cited Ireland as an exemplar of how to approach this global financial crisis. I do not particularly like the phrase "difficult decision", although I am probably as guilty as anybody else of using it, because it makes it seem that the decision-maker is doing the suffering. We are under no illusion that the harsh but necessary decisions we are taking are affecting the Irish...

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Labour Party is selling snake oil policies and relying on personal attacks.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Opposition parties will learn that anger and popularity are not policies, and neither will lead Ireland to recovery.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The public realises that the Opposition consists of two parties which oppose each other-----

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: -----and, in some cases, oppose themselves. Fine Gael, which veers to the right, chokes itself on political convulsions whenever it approaches its Holy Grail of power. The Labour Party, which is covertly moving to the left, is hiding its paucity of ideas and policies behind meticulously manicured media messaging.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I wish to make it clear that a political party that is in the process of voting no confidence in its own leader is hardly in a good position to pass judgment on a Government that has worked together through the most difficult period in our history. The Taoiseach, Deputy Cowen, offers the steadfast commitment, integrity and competence this country needs.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Most fair-minded people will agree that he has delivered that in spades. He has avoided the temptation to make knee-jerk reactions and populist statements to inflate his own poll ratings. He has acted decisively when required, for example by implementing new regulations in the financial services sector. I will send the rest of my speech to the Labour Party, as its Deputies seem to be in...

Written Answers — National Emergency Measures: National Emergency Measures (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: It is anticipated that the oil spill off America's Gulf Coast will not damage Irish waters and coastlines as the possibilities that it will reach our shores are considered remote and normal chemical processes when oil meets water would nullify further significant distribution beyond the current area of the incident. Under the Sea Pollution Act 1991 as amended every Local, Port and Harbour...

Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Under the agreement of March 2007 between the Irish and British Governments on a funding package to support the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the Irish Government made a commitment to provide funding of £400/€580 million in a roads investment package for Northern Ireland which will contribute to the upgrading of the A5 road from Aughnacloy to Derry/Londonderry to dual-carriageway...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I can report to the Deputy that, since its establishment in December 2009, I have appointed the following members to the Board of the National Transport Authority (NTA):- NATIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY Mr. John Fitzgerald (Chairperson) Mr. Gerry Murphy (CEO) Mr. John Tierney (Dublin City Manager) Ms. Linda Saunders Dr. Berna Grist Mr. Frank King Mr. Damian Usher Ms. Valerie O'Reilly...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The current rules governing use of bus lanes were established through the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997-1998. The regulations, which have national application, generally limit the use of bus lanes to buses and, in the case of with-flow bus lanes, to cyclists also. The key consideration underpinning the current policy is that bus lanes are provided to support and...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities own resources supplemented by State road grants paid by my Department. On 22nd February, I announced the 2010 regional and local road grant...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (15 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I understand from the Dublin Airport Authority that with regard to Runway 10-28 the "Red Zones" were positioned based on the originally planned maximum length. There has been no revision to the original Red Zones and consequently I do not have a map of such revised Red Zones.

Leaders' Questions. (16 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: It is easy to propose from over there.

Written Answers — Bonding Regulations: Bonding Regulations (16 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: As the Deputy will be aware, in 2008 I requested the Commission for Aviation Regulation to undertake a review of travel trade licensing and bonding regulations. Among the recommendations arising from this review was that a collective bond scheme could be developed in concert with the insurance industry. In November 2009, as part of the Review of the Consumer Aqcuis, the Directorate General...

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: It was referred to committee.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is not nearly as distracted as the leader of Fine Gael.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Did not the Deputy's jaw drop when she heard that Labour's plan for the bank would cost €42 billion?

Written Answers — Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (17 Jun 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Department of Transport is in regular contact with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) concerning the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the fate and trajectory of the slick. It is considered unlikely that it will have any environmental impact on our shorelines. EMSA provides daily reports to the Coast Guard of the Department of Transport on the pollution response mechanisms that have...