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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: 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.   Noting the above...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: West-Link Toll Bridge (27 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: 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. Furthermore, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (27 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The National Driver Licensing Service (NDLS) is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The NDLS is structured with a central unit in the RSA and three outsourced contractors.  These are: a card producer for the plastic card licence; a front office to engage with the public; and a back office to process applications.  There were problems with the speed of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As I  stated in my earlier reply to the Deputy, CHC Ireland is contracted to my Department to provide a Search and Rescue helicopter service to the Irish Coast Guard.    Under the terms of the contract, CHC has sole responsibility for employment, certification and licensing of all personnel retained for the purposes of providing the services under the contract. There...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: These questions relate to the pension arrangements for former TEAM Aer Lingus employees, who became employees of another company when the maintenance part of the business was sold by Aer Lingus in 1998. Many of these employees were subsequently made redundant when the business closed in 2009. Such employees who have not yet reached pensionable age and who are members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Irish Sports Council, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the promotion, development and co-ordination of sport, including the allocation of funding to athletes.  I have referred the Deputy's question to the Irish Sports Council for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  Following the establishment of the National Transport Authority (NTA) on December 2009, the implementation and development of infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), such as the proposed routes for the Bus Rapid Transit comes...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is a matter for Dublin Bus 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: Railway Safety (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: 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: Driver Licences (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Negotiations with the Canadian provinces on mutual recognition of diving licences are being dealt with by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), which has statutory responsibility for driver licensing in Ireland. The RSA informs me that agreement is close to being finalised with Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland & Labrador.  It was decided at an early stage to prioritise Ontario...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Projects Funding (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As I informed the House previously, in 2012 I asked Fáilte Ireland to carry out a scoping study of the development of a Diaspora Centre and the most suitable means by which it could be financed, developed and managed. Last Summer, I received the outcome of the scoping study and following consideration of the appropriate next steps, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: When the Government announced on 11th February that it was making up to €70 million available for a programme for repair and remediation works to address storm damage, it noted that, following discussions with the European Commission, the impact of the storms did not meet the threshold conditions for EU Solidarity Fund assistance.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for each local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (26 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: 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: Roads Maintenance (25 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Section 70 of the Roads Act 1993 sets out the responsibility of landowners to take all reasonable steps to ensure that trees, hedges and other vegetation growing on their land are not, or could not become, a danger...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (25 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in its area, is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993.  It is important to note that works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants.   Phase 2 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Regulations (25 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The use of bus lanes is provided for in the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997, as amended. The primary purpose of providing bus lanes is to facilitate and promote bus-based public transport. Bicycles and taxis are also permitted to use bus lanes. Having regard to the role of taxis in providing on-street immediate public hire services, an exemption to allow for their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (25 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 726, 734, 742, 743 and 750 together. Since 1999, various EU directives have set common rules on distance-related tolls and time-based user charges (known as vignettes) for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) for the use of certain roads infrastructure.  It is open to any Member State to introduce road user charges if it wishes.  The new road user...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Organisations (25 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: My Department published its Outline Children First Sectoral Implementation Plan in July 2013 and has established an Oversight Group to develop a Child Protection and Welfare Policy for the Department and its wider sectors.  In the case of services provided through the Department's agencies, the principal services that are provided directly to children (i.e. that are not accessible...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (25 Feb 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in its area, is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993.  Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of projects...