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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (10 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The operation of the National Car Testing Service (NCTS), including the resourcing of staff, is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA). I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. I would note that the RSA has assured my department that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation (10 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As recently advised to the Deputy, my Department is considering a request from Shannon Airport in relation to the establishment of a Public Service Obligation (PSO) route to provide EU Hub connectivity from Shannon Airport. As the Deputy has been informed, while the establishment of air services is a commercial matter between airports, airlines and other market actors, the Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (10 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As stated in my response to Parliamentary Question 34 on 22 September 2022, the legislation required is in place. Section 81 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 provides for the use of camera apparatus to capture 'the constituent of an offence' in the case of a number of offences under the Road Traffic Acts. Failure to obey a red light is a contravention of Article 30 of the Road Traffic...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (10 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The National SAR Plan, published in 2019, sets out the objectives, priorities for search and rescue services and these are reviewed and adjusted periodically in order to improve effectiveness, economy and safety for all those involved. The National SAR Committee reviews the National SAR Plan and reports to the Minister for Transport on how the SAR Plan can be enhanced in line with emerging...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Sites (10 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I would like to thank the Deputy for this question. As the Deputy is aware, the Shannon Airport Group informed the Department in Summer 2020 that it was necessary to consider a comprehensive and radical adjustment to its structure to secure the long-term future of the Shannon Heritage business and its employees. Government noted, inter alia, the intention of the Group to explore the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (10 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Due to the COVID pandemic, and the necessary ensuing precautions, a significant backlog of driver testing services developed. Since public health restrictions have eased, considerable progress has been made, and waiting times have reduced significantly. Pre Covid, the target national average wait for a test was 10 weeks. On the eve of the pandemic, however, the actual waiting time was...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (10 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Transport provides an annual  grant to support the search and rescue activities of Mountain and Cave Rescue Teams and Community Inshore Rescue Boats, provided from the Irish Coast Guard budget. Under the national Search and Rescue (SAR) plan the Coast Guard is required to discharge Ireland’s obligations by implementing the SAR plan for all...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (10 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the Deputy is aware the Regional Airports Programme provides Exchequer support to airports that deliver international connectivity and handle fewer than 1 million annual passengers. The primary aim of the Programme is to target funding, which is limited, at Ireland’s smallest airports so that they can maintain compliance in the areas of safety and security in line with EU rules on...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are Government amendments which clarify that AirNav Ireland has a function in the provision of aeronautical rescue co-ordination. The purpose of technical amendments Nos. 1 and 2 is to make clear that AirNav Ireland would have the viresto provide aeronautical rescue co-ordination for search and rescue services as per annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The IAA air navigation service provider, NSP, is responsible for the provision of aviation rescue co-ordination within Ireland's search and rescue region which is coincident with the Shannon flight information region. The IAA and NSP provide this service from the aviation rescue co-ordination centre, ARCC, in Shannon air traffic control centre, ATC, and the aviation rescue sub-centre in...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Amendments Nos. 3 and 4 are technical amendments relating to the vesting of AirNav Ireland. Amendment No. 3 to section 14(3) of the Bill clarifies that the functions conferred on AirNav Ireland by the Bill, which are currently functions of the IAA, will transfer to AirNav Ireland on vesting day and not on commencement of the Act. Amendment No. 4 deletes sections 19(2), 19(3) and 19(4) of...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The provisions replicated section 19 of the 1993 Act. This was originally when the IAA was being taken out of the Department of Transport. It was, I suppose, an error in the drafting. The valuation exercise is prior to the set-up of the vesting process between the IAA and AirNav Ireland. There is no intention that AirNav Ireland would have a debt to the Minister for Public Expenditure and...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, are technical amendments developed in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General, which amend section 29 of the Bill, which deals with the accounts and audit of AirNav Ireland by removing references to balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and to cash flow statements. The purpose of these amendments is to reflect the changes that have occurred...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Companies Act refers to balance sheets. However, there is also provision for the move to the term "statement of financial position" as provided for in accounting standards and as used in general in accounting practice. For example, section 274(1) of the Companies Act 2014 provides that: “balance sheet”, in relation to a company, means a statement of assets, liabilities...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Section 41 of the Bill provides that the proposed AirNav Ireland may charge for the functions performed by it pursuant to EU regulations listed in Schedule 1. Schedule 1 of the Bill lists 21 such regulations which relate to air navigation service provision and communications. Amendment No. 8 is a technical amendment which provides that the Minister may by order add or delete from the list...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: On Committee Stage, I committed to giving further consideration to the points made by Senators regarding the frequency of the meetings of the stakeholder forum. Amendment No. 9 provides that the stakeholders forum will meet no less than twice per year.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Amendment No. 11 is a technical amendment which removes an unnecessary circular reference in the text of section 76.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: It states that the consultation with stakeholders cannot commence until section 76 is commenced. It is basically a circular reference.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Amendment No. 11.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Amendments Nos. 12 and 13 aim to address some of the concerns raised by Senators in the context of requiring that the names of the organisations represented on the forum to be published on the IAA website and that the rules and procedures ensure a focused representative participation by organisations in the forum and, for the purposes of transparency, the publication of the minutes of the forum.