Results 301-320 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (10 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Office of Public Works and the Irish Coast Guard staff are currently engaged on the pre-tender stage of the project at Doolin pier. Funding for the project will be considered in the context of my Department's 2011 Estimates process.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: My Department's capital allocation for 2010 is â¬2,081,397,000. To date â¬1,306,191,287 of the total allocation has been spent. Allocation and expenditure is broken down between the various subheads as follows: Allocation for 2010 ⬠Expenditure to 9/11/2010⬠A5 Office Machinery 635,000 254,562 B1 Road Improvement/Maintenance-...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: In my Department, 13 officers availed of the Incentivised Career Break Scheme. The approximate net savings to the exchequer amounted to â¬159,759 for 2009 and â¬264,628 for 2010 to date.
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (9 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: My Department operates a number of Lo-Call numbers. It is in general the practice of the Department to publish both Lo-Call and standard landline contact information together thus enabling callers to use whichever number is appropriate based on their individual contractual arrangements with mobile telephony providers. Given the variety and rapid changing nature of such contractual...
- Written Answers — Daylight Savings Time: Daylight Savings Time (9 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The bulk of the computerized equipment used in my Department has an automatic update facility. This and general advances in technology in recent years has ensured that any impact of the time change on working hours in the Department is negligible.
- Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (4 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: My Department understands that the Dublin Airport Authority is in active discussions with the Lynx group regarding the Project with meetings taking place on an ongoing basis.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded shortly.
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (4 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The overall payment to CIE for PSO services has reduced from â¬308.627 million in 2008 to â¬276.188 million in 2010. PSO air services are governed by specific EU Regulations for the operation of air services and the State must abide by the tender specifications and applicable provisions of EU law. The current PSO contracts were awarded following an EU public tendering process. Ryanair...
- Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: It is an important constitutional point.
- Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: He is out of order.
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (3 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: 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 and are supplemented by State road grants paid by my Department. Local authorities provided details of exceptional road related costs,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (3 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Minister has the use of a State car, the details of which are available from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Details of the State cars in use by Air Accident Investigation Unit and the Irish Coast Guard are set out below: Make Age Annual Fuel cost Description of use Depreciation (if known) No of Staff involved in staffing of these vehicles ToyotaLandcruiser 5...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (3 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Since the established of the Department of Transport in January 2002, the groups established for Social Partnership purposes were a Public Transport Partnership Forum and an internal management-union group. My Department did not award any money to these groups. With regard to Agencies under the aegis of my Department, this is a matter for the Agencies themselves.
- Order of Business (3 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: That is not a point of order.
- Order of Business (3 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: It is not a point of order.
- Order of Business (3 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: They might take the next step and recognise the State.
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The position regrding an application for a passenger road service in the Galway City area remains the same as stated in my reply to the Deputy's previous question, No. 321, on the matter as follows. My Department is obliged to process any application received for an annual passenger license submitted under the 1932 Act. In considering the grant or refusal of an application, under Section...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded shortly.
- Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (2 Nov 2010)
Noel Dempsey: As I have indicated in this House, private interests may develop airports in whatever location they wish provided that the requirements of the Irish Aviation Authority are met and that planning permission is secured. The financial demands of running an airport are very challenging and it is, of course, a matter for the promoters to satisfy themselves that a new airport can function as a...