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Topical Issue Debate: Airport Promotion (21 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I have engaged constantly with the airport. Whatever kind of feedback Deputy Martin is getting and whatever kind of commentary-----

Topical Issue Debate: Airport Promotion (21 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: It is no doubt disappointing for the Deputy to hear of the engagement I have had in the matter and the progress we are making. It is striking to hear the Deputy talk about his own airport being downgraded. This is a Government that has supported tourism in a way no Fianna Fáil Government ever did, and has got rid of measures such as the airport travel tax, which Deputy Martin's...

Topical Issue Debate: Airport Promotion (21 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Martin for raising this matter. I am very much aware of the importance of this matter. The interest he has is shared with his constituency colleagues, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney, Deputy Jerry Buttimer and Deputy Ciarán Lynch. Before I comment on the importance of Cork Airport and our plans for it, I emphasise that the market for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (21 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​ A total of €75m remains outstanding from previous rounds of the Sports Capital Programme and from special allocations. As it can take grantees several years to draw down grants it is expected that the bulk of this funding will be drawn down in due course.  It is not the Department's policy to reallocate funding to new grantees where  the existing grantees are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (21 Apr 2015)

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 private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The issue raised is a matter for the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the RPA 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: Aviation Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The subject matter of this particular question is the responsibility of the Irish Aviation Authority, and I have referred the question to them for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a reply has not been received within ten days

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (21 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The application under the Sports Capital Programme 2014 in respect of the organisation referred to by the Deputy was found to be invalid.   The reasons why the application was invalid were communicated by email to the club contact on 9 July 2014. I do not consider it appropriate to publish details of why individual applications were deemed invalid.  If any...

Seanad: Roads Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I am very pleased to be here this afternoon to present the Roads Bill 2014. The purpose of the Bill is to merge the Rail Procurement Agency, RPA, with the National Roads Authority, NRA. The Bill provides for the dissolution of the RPA and the transfer of its staff, functions, assets and liabilities to the NRA. The Bill also provides a timely opportunity to update certain existing...

Seanad: Roads Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: By an Irish company.

Seanad: Roads Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Senators Ó Murchú, Mullins, Barrett, Reilly, Kelly, O'Neill and White for their contributions, for the way they have approached what the Government and I are seeking to do, and for the observations they have made on the legislation. I will respond to the common themes of their contributions before turning to specific issues they raised. I acknowledge the contribution...

Seanad: Roads Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I apologise for missing that question. Given the number of contracts in which the NRA is involved I believe it prudent that the statutory name of the organisation be maintained to ensure we continue to meet our legal obligations seamlessly.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Procurement Agency (16 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​The issue raised is a matter for the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA)  and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the RPA 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 Traffic Legislation (16 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I outlined my position in regard to rickshaws in my recent response to Question No. 196 of 1 April 2015.  I would refer the Deputy to my answer on that occasion for full details, and I shall confine myself here to the key points. Rickshaws as such have no definition in law, and are classified as pedal cycles.  I have been asked by Dublin City Council to consider...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Data (16 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: International Driving Permits (IDPs) are issued on behalf of my Department by the Automobile Association (AA), and my Department has no direct role in the process.  I have therefore referred the matter of numbers of permits issued, and countries for which they were issued, to the AA for direct reply.    In regard to the other matters raised, I understand that the IDP...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (16 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​I am  supportive of plans to undertake a feasibility study of the Sligo section of the Sligo-Mayo Greenway and am fully aware of the economic and social benefits greenway projects  bring to the local economy.However, while I realise that the funding required to undertake this study is relatively small the position remains that all Department funding for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Bodies (16 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Irish Rail was contacted on 25 February 2015 and asked to respond directly to the Deputy within 10 working days on the issues raised.My Office has made further contacts with Irish Rail as a follow up to the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (15 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: ​Under the provisions of section 4 of the Road Traffic Act 2002, penalty points are endorsed on a person's driving licence record on my Department's National Vehicle and Driver File system and remain for a period of three years. In the case mentioned, the expiry date of the penalty points was 19 December 2014. However in this particular instance due to a computer error associated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (15 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 848 and 885 together. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has overall responsibility for the operation of the National Car Test. I am informed by the RSA that the National Car Testing Service (NCTS) is in a good position to deal with current demand.  Vehicle Inspectors now number 580, the highest ever in the history of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Apr 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: The regulation of the small public service vehicle sector, including the licensing of vehicles, is the responsibility of the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. He should advise my private office if he does not receive a response within 10 working days.