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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The approximate cost of office machinery for each of the years 2009 through 2012 to date are given in the table: Year Approximate Amount 2009 €145,000 2010 € 69,000 2011 €135,000 2012 to date € 21,000

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The amounts spent on foreign travel undertaken by staff in my Department over the last three years is as follows: 2011 € 350,960 2010 € 352,527 2009 € 305,168

Written Answers — Road Toll Operators: Road Toll Operators (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into toll agreements with private investors in respect of national roads is vested in the National Roads Authority (NRA) under Part V of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended by the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Roads Act 2007). Noting the above position, I have referred the Deputy's Question to the...

Written Answers — Road Toll Operators: Road Toll Operators (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The implementation of individual national road schemes, including Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2007. In addition, the statutory power to levy tolls on...

Written Answers — Programme for Government: Programme for Government (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: My priorities are set out on the home page of my Department's website (www.transport.ie), in my Department's published Statement of Strategy and in a Press Statement of January 2012 which is available on my Department's website (http://www.dttas.ie/pressRelease.aspx?Id=481 ). The achievements of the Government are set out in the Programme for Government: Annual Report 2012. I set out more...

Written Answers — Road Maintenance: Road Maintenance (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads are matters for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting this I have referred the Deputy's question to the...

Written Answers — Road Safety Authority: Road Safety Authority (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The total Exchequer funding provided for the Road Safety Authority for the years in question is as follows: 2008 - €39.704m 2009 - €32.835m 2010 - €28.746m 2011 - €22.185m 2012 - €13.885m The RSA has the capacity to generate income from fees. As fee income has increased in recent years, there has been a corresponding reduction in funding from the Exchequer. The annual...

Written Answers — Road Safety Authority: Road Safety Authority (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The functions of the Road Safety Authority are set out in the Road Safety Authority Act 2006. While I do not have any plans to privatise those functions, section 5 of the 2006 Act provides for the Authority, with the consent of the Minister and the agreement of the Minister for Finance, to outsource the performance of its functions. However, such outsourcing does not remove or derogate from...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The subject of this question is a matter for the Road Safety Authority, to which I have referred the question for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a reply has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (19 Jul 2012)

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 possible development of the Phoenix Park Tunnel, comes under the...

Written Answers — Public Service Obligation Services: Public Service Obligation Services (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have referred the Deputy's question to the Authority for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days. Under EU law and the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, as amended, existing public service obligation (PSO) bus and rail services can be...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: There are no plans to merge the Irish Rail Infrastructure team with the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency. In line with Government plans to rationalise the number of State agencies, the Government recently approved proposals for the merger of the NRA and RPA to create a single body which will be responsible for delivering and maintaining road and light rail...

Written Answers — National Roads Authority: National Roads Authority (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport I meet with the Chairman, CEO and Board of the NRA during the course of the year. My Department are also in regular contact with them in relation to various matters including budgetary and policy issues generally. In the past few years the NRA has delivered a network of national primary and secondary roads which have allowed fast and predictable...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to funding provided by my Department is contained in the table. I am forwarding the Deputy's Question to the Agencies under my Department in respect of any funding that may have been provided by them. If the Deputy does not receive a response from each Agency within ten working days, he should contact my Office. Address Amount...

Written Answers — Ministerial Advisers: Ministerial Advisers (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: There are two special advisors in my Department. Mr. Brian Murphy, my Special Adviser, is on a remuneration of €105,837, which is an increase from the Principal Officer first point salary scale of €80,051. This was granted on an exceptional basis. Mr. Miller, my Press Adviser, is on a current salary of €83,337, which is the second pay point of the Principal Officer salary scale.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 834 and 835 together. It is not possible to quantify the information sought by the Deputy given the varying tax treatment of couples and single people. In the case of commercial agencies, neither the CEO salaries nor the board members' fees are a charge on the Exchequer, so there would in fact be a net loss to the Exchequer (arising from foregone income tax...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be available on my Department's website shortly. I will notify the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The cost to the Exchequer for the provision of agency staff in my Department from March 2011 to date is €960,628 of which €4,189 has yet to be paid. The services provided by these staff were primarily I.T. related. The cost of agency staff in State Agencies is a matter for the agencies themselves. I will forward the Question to the agencies under the remit of my Department for direct...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. Service Outsourced Cost of Service Surveys of international trading ships No cost to the Department – user pays service provider. Port Security studies No cost to the Department – user pays service provider. Sea survival courses for seagoers No cost to the Department – user pays service provider. Radio...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: In the context of delivering both on Public Sector Reform and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport's Public Service Agreement (Croke Park) 2010-2014 Action Plan for change the results achieved to date include: Savings achieved through the reductions in the pay bill associated with reduced staff numbers, reduced from 518 in May 2011 to 466 by end June 2012. This decrease was...