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Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: Does the Deputy want to meet them?

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: The Deputy will find that out by meeting them. Does he want to meet them or is this just pure rhetoric for the House? He can meet them day and night if he likes and they will keep him as well informed as is responsible.

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: The Deputy is welcome to meet them any time, and me as well. It is an open door. There is not a problem there at all. The Deputy knows that and knows how I open I will be with him on these issues. If he wants a meeting, he will have a meeting. This matter is too important for him to be able to undermine it or to wish to undermine it. This is an issue of national importance and...

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I have replied to a similar question to this already but I admit this is a somewhat different angle. Responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of regional and local roads rests with the relevant local authority. The grant funding provided by the Exchequer is intended to supplement local authorities’ own resources. The capital investment plan provides for the phased...

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I assure the Deputy that I will put as much pressure as possible on the Minister for Finance. I recognise the need for more money for roads. However, I also recognise the fact that there is enormous demand on the national purse and that this is only one example, albeit a very important one. I also recognise that funding for national roads was cut by approximately €6 million, to...

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: Deputy Troy is absolutely correct about the programme for Government commitment. However, the term of the Government is not over. We have three years to go.

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: The Deputies should give the Government a bit of time to fulfil that commitment. He should not be premature about announcing the end of the Government. We have a long time in which to fulfil that particular promise.

Other Questions: Road Network (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I have warned the local authorities about this by letter. I am aware that the expectation in some - not all - local authorities is that when the roads fall into disrepair, we will provide more money. We provided a large increase in grants this year, a fact I imparted to Deputy Brendan Ryan earlier, and I have warned them of the difficulties we have encountered. This is a very challenging...

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: The Government has made a decision that Fingal County Council shall be the competent authority for the purposes of EU Regulation 598/2014. This Government decision was based on an assessment that Fingal represented the best available option for the timely and effective implementation of the airport noise regulation, which is in the best interests of all stakeholders and interested parties....

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I see the point about the conflict. There is a relationship between Fingal County Council and the Dublin Airport Authority. The Deputy is correct. However, it is not a relationship of huge significance. The rates paid by the authority account for approximately 8% of Fingal County Council's overall income. That is a large amount of money but it means that the council gets 92% of its...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Instruction to Committee (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 154, it be an instruction to the Committee to which the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, that it has power to make provision in the Bill: (a) to amend the Road Traffic Act 2016 to repeal section 39; (b) to amend the Road Traffic Act 2010 to rectify certain technical errors in sections 13A and 13B;...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Order for Report Stage (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I move:That the Bill be recommitted in respect of amendments Nos. 2 and 3.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, line 7, to delete “Road Traffic Act 2010 and the Road Traffic Act 2002” and substitute the following: “Road Traffic Act 2016, Road Traffic Act 2010, Road Traffic Act 2002, Road Traffic Act 1994 and Road Traffic Act 1961”. Section 39 of the Road Traffic Act is the section declaring that the owner of a vehicle commits an offence...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I will certainly represent the Government until the Minister's arrival.

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: It is the Minister with responsibility for social protection.

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: I will be happy to represent the Government until the Minister arrives.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: While the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has overall responsibility for EU Cohesion Policy and the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds, at the outset I think I should clarify the position regarding the Cohesion Fund. This Fund is aimed at Member States whose Gross National Income (GNI) per inhabitant is less than 90% of the EU average. For the 2014-2020 period, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Data (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, the Rail Review was undertaken jointly by the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Iarnród Éireann and was published in 2016. The purpose of the Review was: - to look at the existing rail network; - to identify the funding required both to maintain the network and to provide for necessary capital works; - and to consider the gap in funding. My...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy. It is not directly involved in the management, development or marketing of particular tourism initiatives, which are matters for the tourism agencies. In the context of overall national policy, Fáilte Ireland has operational responsibility to support the development of...