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- Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Earlier, Deputy Gilmore raised the issue of the public private partnership contracts that had been entered into by the National Roads Authority and that reports now indicate that the taxpayer may already have been exposed to â¬100 million in penalties because of the irresponsible way in which the contracts were put together.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: You indicated, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, as did the Tánaiste, that this matter would be left to the Minister for Transport. Yesterday, I tabled a question on that precise issue.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: I am not happy. This is a relevant matter and I need your direction on it, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The response I got from the Minister is that it was exclusively a matter for the National Roads Authority.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: The National Roads Authority refused to give the information because it is commercially sensitive.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: ------despite your best intentions, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the best intentions of the Tánaiste. This is a matter of the taxpayer being exposed for a significant quantity of money.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: The relevant Minister is not prepared to come into the House and answer the question. He is hiding behind the quango of the National Roads Authority.
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of Government funding that will be allocated to the DART underground project for each year until its completion; the timescale for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35262/10]
- Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of Government funding allocated to metro north for each year until its completion; if and when he proposes to draw down the half billion euro approved by the European Investment Bank for the construction of metro north; the way he proposes to protect the business of the city centre during construction; the timescale for the project;...
- Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of Government funding which will be allocated to the Luas BXD for each year until its completion; the timescale for the project; if he will link the timescale for construction of the Luas BXD with the timescale for the construction of the DIT Grangegorman development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35264/10]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce legislation to permit the provision of dedicated on-street parking spaces in Dublin city for the use of pool car companies (details supplied) which hire cars to commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35265/10]
- Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will support a car pooling scheme whereby four or more persons in a vehicle can have access to bus lanes at peak hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35266/10]
- Regional Airports (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of subsidy paid to each of the regional airports by the Government annually; his plans for each of the regional airports in receipt of State subsidy; the number of persons employed at each regional airport; the way he proposes to deal with the partial withdrawal of an airline (details supplied) from Kerry Airport; if he will give a...
- Regional Airports (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: I thank the Minister for his reply. The figures on the page he has supplied only refer to the operational subvention and there is no reference to the breakdown of the PSO obligation that is being paid. Perhaps the Minister will distribute those figures as well. I understand that the operational subvention for regional airports amounts to a total of â¬1,696,503 and that the PSO subvention...
- Regional Airports (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Not just the operational figures.
- Regional Airports (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Absolutely. The combined operational subvention, which has been halved to â¬1.6 million from what it was last year, and the PSO amount to less than â¬70 million. This amount will be lost to the Exchequer due to job losses, the contributions the State will have to make and the tax that will be forgone. How will the Minister build that consideration into the equation? My second question...
- Regional Airports (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: What about my other supplementary question? I have asked twice about the cost benefit analysis of the â¬70 million in the context of jobs.
- Regional Airports (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: The PSO is worth more than â¬350 million.
- Taxi Regulations (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Transport progress on implementing Government policy for ensuring that 10% of the taxi fleet is wheelchair accessible by the end of 2010; the way the new EU Directive 76/115 EEC as amended, requiring new standards for wheelchair accessible vehicles will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35231/10]
- Taxi Regulations (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: This is something of a fairytale. A total of 6% of taxis are wheelchair accessible, yet the programme for Government states 100% of taxis will be accessible by the end of 2010. What has happened to that commitment? The taxi regulator is only seeking that 10% of the fleet be wheelchair accessible by the end of the year while the Irish Wheelchair Association is seeking a minimum of 20%. New...
- Taxi Regulations (6 Oct 2010)
Joe Costello: No new wheelchair accessible taxis are coming on stream because it costs more than â¬40,000 to meet this requirement. Even though new taxi licences will be limited to such taxis, they are not coming on stream and, therefore, the Minister is not addressing the reality. There is also a requirement that all taxis older than nine years will be scrapped and most wheelchair accessible taxis are...