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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 574 and 575 together. The issues raised are a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's questions to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​As the Deputy is aware, as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects (such as the Slane Bypass) is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland.  I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland for direct reply.  Please contact my private office if a reply is not received within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578 to 580, inclusive, together. The autumn/winter season is already recognised as being of significant importance for the tourism industry in Ireland as it usually yields as much as 30% of our annual overseas tourism business. Figures published last week by the CSO show that the number of overseas visits to Ireland grew by 17.8% between...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Regulations (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The question of whether limousines should be allowed to use bus lanes has been previously raised on numerous occasions. My predecessors and I have consistently rejected the proposal, as bus lanes were created at some considerable expense, to provide on-street priority for bus-based public transport.  The function of the lanes is to ensure that buses will be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As I outlined to the Deputy in my reply to PQ 3091 of 26 January 2016, 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.  The initial selection and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department provides funding to the National Transport Authority (NTA) for the development of a rolling programme of bus replacement and refurbishment of the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann PSO fleets both in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) and nationally. Wheelchair Accessibility is built into all new public transport infrastructure projects and vehicles from the design stage and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply.  Please advise my office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Bike Schemes (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 587 and 588 together. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible, in cooperation with the relevant local authorities, for the delivery and administration of the public bikes schemes in the regional cities of Limerick, Cork and Galway. I have forwarded your question relating to sponsorship of the schemes in the regional...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects (including the N70) is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with Kerry County...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As previously stated in my reply of 26 January 2016, road traffic legislation provides that vehicles driven by members of emergency services during the course of their duties are exempt from a range of traffic laws.  This applies to An Garda Síochána, fire and ambulance services, and is set out in section 87 of the Road Traffic Act 2010, as amended by section 23 of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The National Transport Authority (NTA) is the competent authority responsible for the provision of walking and cycling infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area. I have forwarded your question on the Sutton to Sandycove Cycle Path to the NTA for attention and direct response to you.  If you have not received a response within 10 working days please contact my office.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The funding solution proposed by the trustee of the Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme (IASS) was approved by the Pensions Authority and was implemented in December 2014.  The IASS trustee made it clear that it considered that solution to be in the overall best interest of the members of the IASS as a whole and fully compliant with national and EU...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Data (22 Mar 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: There is one post within my Department which requires competence in the Irish language and that is the Irish Language Officer post. This post was filled internally in November 2015. No other posts requiring such competence have been identified. However, my Department also has a number of officers who are competent in the Irish Language outside of this post.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (3 Feb 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Cavan County Council was provided with over €2m in the period 2007-2014 by my Department in connection with this project under the Strategic Non National Road Grants Scheme in order to bring this 75 km route to preliminary design stage.   Due to budgetary constraints it is not possible to progress the project further at this point as the priority for available...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (2 Feb 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 569 and 583 together. ​I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct response in relation to expenditure on legal advice by the Authority or by Sport Ireland relating to Freedom of Information since 2012.  I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (2 Feb 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 and 584 together. I have referred the Deputy's questions to Sport Ireland for direct response in relation to procurement of legal advice by the Authority or by Sport Ireland relating to Freedom of Information.  I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (2 Feb 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of the regional and local road grant allocations and payments to local authorities for 2015 are outlined in the regional and local road grant allocation and payment booklets which are available in the Dáil Library.  Details of the 2016 regional and local road grant allocations to each local authority are also available in the Dáil library.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (2 Feb 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct response in relation to expenditure and procurement of legal advice by the Authority or by Sport Ireland relating to Freedom of Information since 2012.I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (2 Feb 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ​There are no plans to privatise Bus Éireann. 2015 was another welcome year of passenger growth across the public transport system and preliminary figures indicate that Bus Éireann provided just over 30 million passenger journeys in the year across its range of Exchequer subvented Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes.  Of course challenges continue to...