Results 11,041-11,060 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Written Answers — Travel Trade Regulation: Travel Trade Regulation (16 Nov 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. The review by CAR concluded that any reduction in the level of the bond required by travel agents would increase the likelihood of further calls on the Travel Protection Fund (TPF), which has been called upon following a number of...
- Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: In March this year, my Department was involved in concluding the Irish National Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) Framework in line with current international best practice. The National Maritime SAR Framework sets out the arrangements whereby responsible parties work together to provide effective and efficient maritime and aeronautical SAR services. The Framework has been prepared both to...
- Written Answers — Penalty Points System: Penalty Points System (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Bilateral arrangements between the UK and Ireland, under Article 15.4 of the 1998 EU Convention on driving disqualifications, came into operation on 28th January 2010. These arrangements relate to disqualifications arising from a range of traffic offences. Now that the mutual recognition of driving disqualifications is in place, a project plan will be developed to pursue the mutual...
- Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) vehicle testing arrangements are matters for the Road Safety Authority (RSA). There is regular and ongoing contact between the Road Safety Authority and my Department in regard to the National Car Testing (NCT) Service. My Department receives reports from time to time in relation to the...
- Written Answers — Transport Plans: Transport Plans (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I take it that the Deputy is referring to issues raised by some retailers in the context of the bid submitted to my Department by Dundalk Town Council as part of the Smarter Travel Areas Competition. As no decision has yet been announced in relation to that competition it would not be appropriate for me to comment on any of the applications.
- Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I am conscious of the challenges facing the taxi industry and, indeed, all sectors of society in the current difficult economic circumstances. However as the deputy will be aware the Commission for Taxi Regulation is the independent public body responsible for taxi regulation under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003, which includes the day-to-day regulation of the taxi industry. In the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Railway Safety Advisory Council met once in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. I expect the Council will meet shortly under its recently appointed Chairman, Mr. John Power, Director General, Engineers Ireland. The function of the Council, as set out in the Railway Safety Act 2005, is to consider issues relevant to railway safety and to make recommendations, as appropriate, to the Commission...
- Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy will be aware that the approval of the National Transport Authority (NTA) is required before any Public Service Obligation (PSO) funded service, such as that on the Limerick â Nenagh â Ballybrophy line, can be discontinued. I am advised by the NTA that no such request has been received. The amount of money that is spent on individual rail lines including the...
- Written Answers — Airport Charges: Airport Charges (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: As I have previously informed the Deputy, the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) regulates airport charges levied at Dublin Airport. Airport charges at Cork and Shannon Airports are set by the relevant airport authority while charges at the six regional airports, which are owned and operated independently, are a matter for each airport concerned. In relation to comparative charges at...
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Revised Estimates Volume (REV) sets out the annual budget for all Departments. The following amounts, as published in the REV, were provided to road safety agencies (Road Safety Authority and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety) in recent years under Subhead B3 of the Transport Vote: 2007 - â¬37.035 million 2008 - â¬44.152 million; 2009 - â¬37.198 million; 2010 - â¬33.303 million....
- Written Answers — Penalty Points System: Penalty Points System (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The records of my Department's National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) indicate that 683,261 drivers currently have penalty points. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) responsibility for the driver testing function lies with the Road Safety Authority.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: It is widely recognised that investment in transport infrastructure projects contributes to our economic growth. All transport projects are subject to cost benefit analyses, which must clearly demonstrate the returns and value for money of the investment. The Review of Infrastructure Investment Priorities for the years 2010-2016, which was published by the Department of Finance in July...
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) responsibility for the collection of structured information on road collisions lies with the Road Safety Authority. Road fatalities and road collision statistics are available on the Road Safety Authority's website www.RSA.ie.
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: What piece of legislation is this?
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: That would be unusual.
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (17 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Section 3 (1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and Statutory Instruments numbers 443 and 444 of 2006 provide for the offence of driving a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place while holding a mobile phone. While regulations under section 3(4) of the 2006 Act have not been made, offences relating to using a mobile phone for texting while driving are dealt with under Section 52 of the...
- Suspension of Member (18 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Deputy Kenny continually quotes me as saying things I never said.
- Suspension of Member (18 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Gairid means short, not ten minutes.
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (18 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: â¬23 million is provided for smarter travel and carbon reduction measures in Subhead B.5 of my Department's Vote for 2010. This does not include any element of European funding.
- Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (18 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: External reports and reviews commissioned by State Agencies are a matter for the Agencies concerned.