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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: They are co-operating very strongly with us. I have to put it on the record that they are working closely with us. It is understandable that members of the road haulage industry will want to raise with us the kinds of issues and matters of concern that are arising in this context. I assure the Senator that we are being as co-operative as possible with the industry and the UK bodies on this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy. I will work through the different questions he has posed. The UK is the key issue when we seek to deal with cross-border recognition of speed limits. The Deputy is correct when he said the UK opted out of a convention - I believe it was under the Lisbon treaty but I am happy to be corrected - which created a challenge for Ireland. A successful agreement has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I acknowledge the considerable difficulties Irish haulage companies were facing in France. We invested a considerable effort in dealing with tachograph readings and the recording of time. The decision the British Government had to make provided the background to the triggering of section 14.2, which we discussed earlier. The Deputy referred to fines, an issue that has been raised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: We will check it. My Department is not aware of that point so we will check it and get back to the Deputy on it. The Deputy has raised the testing issues with me before in the Dáil during the debate on the Road Traffic Bill 2015 and I know it is a matter of concern to him. It is a matter that causes difficulty to people but all I can say is that anything we do is done with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I did not want to create the impression that the Deputy did not believe in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Road Safety Authority is the body that does the work for us on this. I will pass the Deputy's view on to it and get a briefing on how it is being implemented. On the point about drones, I agree with the Deputy. As I said earlier in response to Deputy Ellis, this is the next phase of development in aviation that will have a tangible effect on all our lives. The Deputy referred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I will begin with Deputy Dooley's questions. Most of the matters relating to the recognition of penalty points within different countries are being handled on a bilateral basis at the moment. There are different systems in place in different countries. At the moment I am prioritising how we deal with this issue between ourselves and the United Kingdom. The details will be contained in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Transport Council Meeting: Discussion with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The Road Safety Authority keeps matters under review at all times. On the issue the Deputy raises, I will ask for information on whether professional drivers, particularly in the road haulage industry, are more likely than other road users to receive penalty points or have sanctions imposed on them. I am not aware if that is the case. However, I will check the position on behalf of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​While my Department provides the capital funding for investment in tourism propositions such as the Wild Atlantic Way, it is not directly involved in developing or managing these, as this is an operational matter for the Board and management of Fáilte Ireland.   Similarly, the allocation of grant funding is a matter for the board of Fáilte Ireland. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 to 206, inclusive, together. ​A total of 38 proposals for cycleway/greenway projects were submitted from 28 local authorities to my Department under the National Cycle Network (NCN) Funding Programme 2014 -2016.  These proposals were assessed by an expert assessment team as part of a competitive process.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Renewal Schemes (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I do not have the details requested by the Deputy as these proposals are not included in the Capital Programme of the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport. I understand, however, that in the context of finalising the capital plan entitled "Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021", there were discussions on proposals to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I announced on 22 September that the DART Underground project will not proceed as currently designed but will be redesigned to provide a lower cost technical solution. The position in relation to this project remains as set out in my announcement at that time, the full text of which is available on my Department's website at the following link:.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The ownership and/or planning arrangements relating to the building and works referred to in the correspondence forwarded by the Deputy are not known to my Department. In relation to the bus stop in question (on the kerbside opposite Connolly Station), I recognise that this  bus stop can be very busy with a considerable number of passengers waiting at...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am pleased to introduce the Harbours Bill 2015 to the House. This Bill builds on the recommendations of the national ports policy published in 2013. The Bill’s primary purpose is to provide the necessary legal basis to allow for the later transfer, by ministerial order, of the five designated ports of regional significance to local authority led governance structures. Every...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank all the Senators for their contributions. They managed to cover the full breadth of the Bill in the different matters they raised.Senators Ned O'Sullivan, Pat O'Neill, Sean D. Barrett, Máiría Cahill, Kathryn Reilly, Maurice Cummins, Gerard P. Craughwell, Terry Brennan and Hildegarde Naughton raised important matters connected with the Bill. I will address some of the...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The CEO would not be a member of the local authority.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: He or she would not be an elected member of the local authority. Of course, the flip side is that the members of the local authority will have a far larger role in the scrutiny of the accounts of the company or the questioning of the board or officers of the company than in the past.

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: That is a very fair point. The Senator is right that they will not be able to give a direction to the company because, as he can appreciate, it will still exist under company law and be obliged to make decisions on what is in its best commercial interests. Any member of the local authority will have the ability to engage on any matter relevant to the port in a more direct way than they can...

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Why would they not want to invite them?

Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: It is because I believe in the autonomy-----