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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (2 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for developing public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) including Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects. The NTA’s report “Bus Rapid Transit – Core Dublin Network” published in October 2012 identified that while BRT does not have sufficient capacity to serve the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (2 Jul 2015)

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 is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Within its capital...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (2 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​While my Department provides the capital funding for investment in tourism projects such as the Wild Atlantic Way, it is not directly involved in developing or managing these.  The development of the Wild Atlantic Way is a matter for the Board and Managaement of Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly I have referred the question to the agency for direct reply. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Expenditure (2 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Expenses incurred by my predecessor, Minister Leo Varadkar, for 2011 and 2012 are provided in the table below. No breakdown by date or expense type is available for those years, other than mileage totals. ​2011 ​2012 ​€14,400.10 (of which €10,801.14 was mileage) ​€23,065.86 (of which €14,337.96 was mileage) Expenses...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Members of the House for giving me the opportunity to speak about tourism, in particular, the Government's policies to support the continued growth in tourism up to 2025. When this Government came into office in 2011, it identified tourism and hospitality as a key sector in Ireland's overall economic recovery and committed itself to various actions to support the sector, rebuild...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: No hotel?

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: What is the name of the project?

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: It is.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am happy to give the Senator a minute or two but I must go at 3 p.m.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to respond to the points different colleagues have made. I acknowledge the contributions made by everybody. I heard Senators Labhras Ó Murchú, Terry Brennan, Fidelma Healy Eames, John Kelly, Feargal Quinn, Mary Ann O'Brien, Catherine Noone, Marie Moloney, Kathryn Reilly, Jillian van Turnhout, Cáit Keane and Mark Daly at the end and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Data Protection (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 to 284, inclusive, together.​ These Questions relate to tax compliance matters of an individual person and associated Notices of Attachments from the Revenue Commissioners. It would not have been possible for the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport to comply with the requirements of these Notices without communicating with Revenue. As these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Road traffic management including the holding of cycle races is a matter for the relevant road authority in conjunction with an Garda Síochána.  It is the responsibility of the road authority to make decisions relating to road traffic matters having regard to the convenience and safety of the general public and taking into account any observations of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). In this regard the NTA is in the process of preparing a new transport strategy for the GDA comprising the counties of Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow covering the period 2015 to 2035. This will include a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Rates (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 to 289, inclusive, together. I recognise the difficulties this industry has faced in recent years.   My Department is currently chairing an Inter-Departmental Group on HGV user charges, which was established in January 2014 to consider the introduction in Ireland of a 'pay-as-you-go' road tax system for HGVs.  The group has been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads such as the M7 Bypass Upgrade, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 together. ​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 is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The allocation for 2015 for training and development in the Department is €160,000. The impact of applying the percentages to this figure is set out in the table below. Budget 2015 % Reduction € Saving €160,000 2.5 4,000 5 8,000 10 16,000

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Information relating to expenditure on various types of external services is published as a matter of course on my Department's website and can be found at the following link for the period to 31 December 2014. A 10% reduction in the annual spend on professional fees (based on 2014 outturn) would result in a saving to my Department of €6,397k.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​There are two Special Advisors in my Department currently on Point 1 of the Principal Officer pay scale as sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in line with Government policy.  If both of their salaries were to be capped at the first point of the scale the total gross saving, before statutory deductions, that would accrue to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​It is not possible to quantify the information sought by the Deputy given the varying tax treatment of individual board members. In the case of commercial agencies, board fees are not a charge on the exchequer so there would be no saving to the Department. In the case of the non commercial agencies, the listed fees are before tax and the net impact would depend on the tax...