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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Changes to the penalty points regime which came into effect on 8th December last were legislated for under the Road Traffic Act 2014.   Those changes relate to a range of measures, including the National Car Test (NCT) system, which contribute to making our roads safer for all users and I do not propose to revisit them. It has, for some years, been an offence to use...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Functions (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Rickshaws are pedal cycles pursuant to road traffic legislation and fall subject to the requirements applying to pedal cycles when used on the road.   Local authorities regulate many activities at local level through bye-laws made under local government legislation in keeping with Government policy on the devolution of responsibility for local services and functions to local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014 is currently before the Houses of the Oireachtas. When passed into law it will provide that all penalty points incurred following the payment of a fixed charge notice since 1 August 2014 will be endorsed on a person’s licence record.   I am advised by the Attorney General that the proposals being put forward in this Bill are compatible with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Regulations (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Footpaths are restricted to pedestrians only, as defined in section 2 of the Road Act 1993.  By definition, cyclists are therefore excluded from using footpaths. Under the terms of section 87 of the Road Traffic Act 2010, as amended, Gardaí, fire and ambulance services are exempt from a range of road traffic legislation while using vehicles.  While the definition of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Safety (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The issues raised are matters for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann. I have forwarded the Deputy's questions to the NTA and Iarnród Éireann for direct replies. Please advise my private office if you do not receive replies within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Programmes (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: In addition to the commitments under the Programme for Government that fall within the responsibility of my Department, the additional priorities of my Department are the: - Further development of our public transport network and services on a sustainable basis, including completion of the Cross City LUAS project - Proper maintenance of our local, regional and national roads...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: There were a number of severe weather events from late 2013 into 2014.   After the December/January damage the Government acknowledged that the budgets of Local Authorities and relevant Departments/Offices did not provide for the estimated direct financial costs for clean-up and infrastructure repair and restoration works.  The Government agreed that additional funding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for developing public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). In addition their functions have been extended to include securing or providing bus stops, bus shelters, bus stations, stands and bus fleets in the State. Noting this I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue raised is a matter for Irish Rail and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the company 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 Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 593 and 594 together. 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 planting of trees) is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (such as the R131 Strand Road, Sandymount) is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993.  The selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority. Dublin City Council was allocated €6.1m in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The information as requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Duration 0-6 months 6-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years 4-5 years 5 years+ Total Number of staff  0 0 2 0 0 0 2 There are two further staff who have completed their career break and will resume service in my Department on the 5th January 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Photography costs incurred by my Department are on its website at the link below. It is the policy of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport that photography costs are kept to a minimum and services are provided in-house by staff.  Where services are contracted, best value is sought and a number of quotes are obtained. Services are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department reviewed its procedures in 2012 concerning photography and PR costs incurred by the Department. It was agreed that such costs should be incurred only where essential, and where possible photography should be done in-house. Full details of all external services engaged by the Department is available on the Department’s website via .

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the formation of my Department on the 9th March 2011 there has been no engagement with external IT consultants.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has not engaged in any external IT consultancy contracts since March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of appointments to State Boards are available on my Departments website at the following link via . New procedures for the appointments process were announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 30th September 2014. These procedures came into effect on 1st November 2014 and consequently now all positions for State Board appointments can be viewed through the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information Requests (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The data requested by the Deputy are provided in the Table below. FOI Requests received in the Department between 2009 and 2014 (to 17 Dec.) Year Total Requests Refused Granted Part-granted With-drawn * Total Appeals ᶴ Grant Part Grant Refuse † 1 2 [3+4+5+6] 3 4 5 6 7 [8+9+10] 8 9 10 2009 117 26 37 27 27 8 2 1 5 2010 114 17 31 44 22 7 - 4 3 2011 86 14 25 36 11 4 -...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 603, 605 and 610 together. The information requested by the Deputy is published on my Department's website and can be found at the following link, which covers spending on all external services. 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Expenses (18 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy regarding subsistence and taxi payments is set out in the table below. My Department has been audited recently by the Revenue Commissioners for tax compliance. No issues were raised in this regard.  Travel and taxi usage policies are reviewed on a regular basis.  Changes in relevant circulars issued centrally by the...