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Air Services. (17 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: As the Deputy will be aware, the air services market in the European Community was fully liberalised in 1992. The operation of the market is governed by common rules which were recently updated and are set out in a European Regulation No. 1008/2008. This regulation entered into force in November last year and has direct application in all member states. Under the common rules set out in...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (12 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table: Requests Received Requests Granted Requests Part-Granted Requests Refused 2007 January 3 2 1 1 February 2 0 0 0 March 8 2 3 1 April 8 0 3 0 May 11 1 3 3 June 6 0 2 7 July 8 2 6 0 August 5 1 0 2 September 6 0 4 3 October 3 2 2 2 November 26 0 1 2 December 5 1 5 3 2008 January 11 1 8 3...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (12 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The Luas extension to Saggart will be 4.2km long and will provide five new stops at Fettercairn, Cheeverstown, Citywest Campus, Fortunestown and Saggart. A new Park and Ride facility with 300 spaces will also be provided at Cheeverstown. Significant progress has been made in advancing this key Transport 21 project. The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) secured a Railway Order (i.e. planning...

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: You are irresponsible.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: It is totally irresponsible.

Written Answers — Travel Trade Regulation: Travel Trade Regulation (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330, 333, 335 and 342 together. Statutory responsibility for regulation of the travel trade rests with the Commission for Aviation Regulation. I have no function in this regard. However, as the existing legislative framework for the regulation of the travel trade has been in existence since 1982 in May last year I asked the Commission to undertake a...

Written Answers — Regional Harbours: Regional Harbours (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The following regional harbours have been transferred to local authority control as detailed on the following table: From: TO: Regional Harbour Board Local Authority Year Buncrana Donegal County Council 1999 Ballyshannon Donegal County Council 1999 Balbriggan Fingal County Council 2004 Skerries Fingal County Council 2004 Sligo Sligo County Council 2006 Annagassan Louth County...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The arrangements agreed between Aer Lingus and those workers who were transferred to TEAM Aer Lingus in 1990 are a matter for the company. I have no function in the matter.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has no record of receiving any such correspondence. I am advised by the Irish Aviation Authority that the Authority has a radar station on Dooncarton Mountain, Glengad, Co Mayo. This is one of a number of such radar stations around the country. It was built in the mid 1990s in accordance with planning permission granted by Mayo County Council. I am further advised by the...

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has funding available for park and ride proposals for Local Authorities in the Greater Dublin Area. I have no current proposals for funding of any park and ride facilities from Dublin City Council.

Written Answers — Rural Transport Programme: Rural Transport Programme (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 341 together. Pobal administers the Rural Transport Programme (RTP) on behalf of my Department and is working with 37 individual rural transport groups around the country, including Flexibus, to expand it on a phased basis in response to local public transport service needs and having regard to the availability of resources. Euro 10 million was...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The scheme for performance-related awards in the Civil Service applies to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and equivalent grades. The total amount paid under this scheme to Officers in my Department for 2008 (in respect of 2007) was €63,500. No specific amount has been set aside for bonus payments in 2009. Details of the operation of the scheme for performance-related awards in the Civil...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Information available in my Department on the cost per kilometer of works on regional and local roads is in respect of the State funded road restoration programme. Works funded under that programme fall into two categories, i.e. road pavement improvements and surface dressing. The average cost per kilometer for works under those two categories in 2008 is set out in the following table. ...

Ministerial Travel. (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Always.

Ministerial Travel. (10 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: He always flew with the RAF.

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (5 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: When I considered the business plans of the three airports and the views of the boards, I accepted their overall conclusion that it would be best to defer the separation of the three airports (under the State Airports Act 2004) given the current very difficult aviation market. I took the view that it would be best to provide a reasonable period of time to enable the boards and management to...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (5 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The following table gives details of computers, mobile telephones, blackberries and Irish Coast Guard equipment lost or stolen from my Department since 2007 to date in 2009 and the circumstances surrounding their disappearances. My Department has implemented mechanisms to help locate Departmental laptops which have been stolen and which are subsequently used to access the Internet. This has...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The Department has a contractual arrangement for taxi services with National Radio Cabs. The amount of money spent by officials was € 41,331.18 in 2007 and €23,736.96 in 2008. The use of taxis by officials is kept under scrutiny to ensure that we receive the best value for money.