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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The Deputy was asking me about taxpayer's funding. It goes towards programmes. As the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, said, we are determined to ensure no one who benefits from the programmes will suffer, for good reasons I am sure the Deputy will share with me. That is very important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: It is. We do not have control.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: If the Deputy wants me to hurt programmes which will hurt the participants who are mostly children, I am not going to do it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: What I am going to do is suggest to the Deputy that I would be much happier - it is beyond my control - if the next chief executive was paid a lot less.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I have already said I will consider it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I have answered the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I think I have replied to that question already. It is not a case of "as you were". Things have changed dramatically since yesterday. We have a declaration from the board and the president of the FAI that when a new structure has been put in place - he has put a date of July or before on it - it is the intention that the existing board will step down to allow for a new board to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: Please, I am trying to answer the Deputy's question. I believe it is something she ought to welcome also. If she wants to say she does not believe it, she is entitled to do so, but I anticipate it happening. It is the result of an enormous amount of pressure which has been put on it, rightly, by a large number of bodies and people, including the Deputy, on which I congratulate her. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I have made no representations. I have had no contact with either of them at any stage. I do not intend to interfere with the process.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Exemptions (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952 provides for an exemption from motor tax for ambulances.Motor tax legislation does not define an ambulance further. The decision in relation to the granting of an exemption from motor tax for an ambulance is a matter for the local motor tax office concerned, within the parameters of the legislative framework.  

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and securing capital funding in relation to the national roads programme.  Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in the context of delivering the Government's commitments arising out Project Ireland 2040, the planning, design, and construction, including the distribution of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: Since 2015 the IRCG have landed at Cleggan Airfield 11 times.  Both the Coast Guard a nd the Galway Fire Service use the airfield as an embarkation point for transporting fire fighters to the islands of Inishboffin and Inishturk. Of the 11, 4 landings were due to taskings and 7 landings for training with the Coast Guard and Fire Service.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: Cleggan Coast Guard currently operate out of the historic rocket house which does not have those facilities. The provision of a permanent Coast Guard base there is part of the Coast Guard's multi-annual building programme. This programme is funded by my Department and delivered through the OPW as project managers. This project is a priority for the Coast Guard.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The provision of a permanent Coast Guard base at Cluain Leacht on Abba is part of the Coast Guard's multi-annual building programme. This programme is funded by my Department and delivered through the OPW as project managers. This project is a priority for the Coast Guard.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: I understand that the Coast Guard has not received any such request.  The Coast Guard, through CHC, provides for patient transfers  and other aeromedical support services to the HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) on an ‘as available’ on request basis.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design, procurement and construction of individual national roads is a matter for TII in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.  As part of TII’s above...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  Each local authority is the contracting authority for the purpose of implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts Data (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy within 10 working days. 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The report to which the Deputy refers is a recent European Commission inspection of the Irish Aviation Authority, which is the Appropriate Authority in the State under EC Regulation No 300/2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security. This report is classified as EU Restricted which means that the disclosure of the information contained could be disadvantageous to the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Apr 2019)

Shane Ross: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for public transport fares and I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive responses within ten working days.