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

Leo Varadkar: Figures published by the Central Statistics Office show that Irish tourism is enjoying a very good year and all of our main overseas markets are showing growth.  For the ten month period between January and October, the number of overseas visits to Ireland increased by 7.3% to over 6 million. Visits from North America were up 14.6%; visits from Mainland Europe were up...

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

Leo Varadkar: Sligo Harbour was transferred to  Sligo County Council control in 2006 and the funding of remedial works is therefore a matter for the Council. 

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

Leo Varadkar: The total amount spent on external IT consultants by my Department in 2010 was €23,556.28.  There was no further expenditure on IT consultants in 2011, 2012 or in the year to date. No such expenditure is anticipated in 2014.

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

Leo Varadkar: Under the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2000, the management of personal injury and property damage claims against the State, including the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and of the underlying risks was delegated to the NTMA. When performing these functions, the NTMA is known as the State Claims Agency (SCA). I have asked the SCA to furnish details of the...

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

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

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

Leo Varadkar: There are no cases in my Department of public servants receiving additional renumeration in contravention of longstanding pay policy.   I have asked the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department to provide the Deputy with the information requested.  If you do not receive a reply from the agencies within 10 working days please advise my private office.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (12 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The subject matter of this question, namely the operation of the driving test, is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority.  I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply, and I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received in ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (12 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: Firstly I would like to explain that 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.  I announced...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (12 Dec 2013)

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 these roads are funded from local authorities' own resources and are supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be funded is also a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (12 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: Policy in relation to the future of Cork airport was decided by the Government in November 2012 in the context of the decision to separate Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). The Government decided that the existing ownership of Cork Airport by the DAA would be maintained for the present. That decision is consistent with the report from Booz and Co. that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: There is no subvention paid directly by my Department in relation to public transport services. The award of Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts falls under the independent statutory remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA), which has direct responsibility for this area. The total Public Service Obligation (PSO) subvention payable to the NTA in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (12 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The award and monitoring of Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts falls under the independent statutory remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA), which has direct responsibility for this area. 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. The Deputy may...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (12 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The Public Service Obligation (PSO) bus services provided by Dublin Bus are provided under contract from the National Transport Authority (NTA). I was relying on the briefing provided by both Dublin Bus and the NTA when I made that statement in relation to PSO bus services operated by Dublin Bus. As the Deputy will be aware, all of the PSO services provided by Dublin Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Issues (12 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 maintenance of individual sections of national roads (including Motorways) 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: The Irish Sports Council is the statutory body with responsibility for the promotion, development and co-ordination of sport, including the provision of financial and other supports to the National Governing Bodies of Sport.  I have referred the Deputy's question to the Council for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rationale for Sanctioning Energy Price Increases: Discussion with Commission for Energy Regulation (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: It will usually include paramedics, in some cases the Coast Guard and in others people who are registered as advanced paramedics with the pre-hospital emergency care council. I would be disinclined to take it too far because while we all want to ensure a doctor is not prosecuted on the way to an emergency, those people are not necessarily trained in how to drive or in defensive driving and...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rationale for Sanctioning Energy Price Increases: Discussion with Commission for Energy Regulation (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: That applies if the doctor is on call, for example with KDoc or NowDoc. If the driver is registered and recognised by the pre-hospital emergency care council, he or she would be covered.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rationale for Sanctioning Energy Price Increases: Discussion with Commission for Energy Regulation (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: If the provider is registered with the pre-hospital emergency care council.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rationale for Sanctioning Energy Price Increases: Discussion with Commission for Energy Regulation (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: As far as I know, every advanced paramedic or ENP is registered with the pre-hospital emergency care council, but the legal provision is that the provider must be registered.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rationale for Sanctioning Energy Price Increases: Discussion with Commission for Energy Regulation (11 Dec 2013)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 8: In page 17, line 14, to delete “and”.This amendment relates to commercial vehicle roadworthiness. I have proposed a number of amendments to the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 to tidy up some of the issues that have caused problems arising from the Act. The Act established the Road Safety Authority as the body...