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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (18 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The 2011 Booz & Co. Report on the Future Ownership and Operartion of Cork and Shannon Airports found that Cork Airport performs well under DAA ownership and management and operates to a sustainable business model.   Following on from this report the Government decided in November 2012 that the existing ownership of Cork Airport by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) would be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (18 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The subject matter of this question relates to the operation of the National Driver Licensing Service, which is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority.  I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (18 Dec 2013)

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) in December 2009, the implementation and development of infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including footpaths, comes within the remit of the NTA.   Noting this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Involvement Scheme (18 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: My Department launched a pilot Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) earlier this year for works on regional and local roads.  The scheme is aimed at works on local roads which would usually only be considered for funding towards the end of a Council’s road programme after more heavily trafficked routes had been dealt with.  This is a voluntary scheme and is based on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Dec 2013)

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: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (18 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: There is no salary cap for Special Advisers, rather the relevant pay guidelines state that Special Advisers are to be placed on the Principal Officer (standard) scale, which currently ranges from €75,647 to €87,258, except where the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform sanctions a higher salary rate.  This is usually due to the fact that the person concerned was...

Topical Issue Debate: Driver Licence Waiting Times (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: In terms of charging for the letter, perhaps Deputy O'Mahony can give me the details so that I can check it out. If the delay was caused by the RSA or the contractor, not by the person in question, it seems unfair that the applicant would be charged for the letter. The booking system is not fully up and running but it is coming into place. In the case of those who live far away from one...

Topical Issue Debate: Driver Licence Waiting Times (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy John O'Mahony for giving me the opportunity to address the issue of waiting times for the issuing of driving licences. The RSA developed the structure of the new national driver licensing service, NDLS, to consist of three outsourced elements overseen by a specialist unit based in the RSA headquarters in Ballina. The three outsourced contractors are a card producer for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland Issues (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland.  Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's questions to Fáilte Ireland for direct reply.  Please contact my private office if a response is not received within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: My Department is currently undertaking a review of tourism policy. The review is looking at all aspects of Irish tourism and interested parties have been invited to make submissions to the Department on a range of issues which are set out in the published public consultation document.  The level of interest has been such that I extended the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The award of Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts for the bus market falls under the independent statutory remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA), which has direct responsibility for this area. The decision by the NTA on open market tendering of certain bus routes was recently published and is available on the NTA website. I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decentralisation Programme Expenditure (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The total number of full time equivalent staff members (FTE)   staff in the Department is 449. The majority of the staff are based in Dublin, while other staff are based in regional locations such as Valentia, Malin Head and Ballyshannon which are not associated with any of the decentralisation programmes.  A total of 101.25 (FTE) are based in decentralised locations....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Dec 2013)

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.   Because of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The issue of bus stop improvement is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with the relevant transport provider and I have referred 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: Rail Services (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar:  The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have referred 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: Public Transport Provision (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The issue of bus stop improvement is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) in conjunction with the relevant transport provider and I have referred 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: Road Tolls (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have overall responsibility for  policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The implementation of individual national road schemes which provide for tolling, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2007.  Moreover, the statutory power...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Inland Waterways Development (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 to 663, inclusive, together. As I indicated recently in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 51501 /13, the EU relevant legislation is about waterways of greater scale and carrying a greater capacity of goods than exist in Ireland, ie large river systems such as the Rhine, Rhone and Danube.  It does not apply to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The subject matter of this question relates to the operation of the National Driver Licensing Service, which is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority.  I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (17 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The subject matter of this question relates to the operation of the National Driver Licensing Service, which is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority.  I have therefore forwarded the question to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.