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Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: No.

Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: It is not promised legislation.

Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Over five years.

Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Did Deputy Burton read the newspapers today?

Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: No.

Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Read the whole lot of it.

Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Read the whole document.

Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Deputy Burton is very original.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in their areas is a matter for local authorities to be funded from their own resources supplemented by State grants. State road grants for regional and local roads are allocated to local authorities under a number of grant categories. These include the Specific Improvement Grants scheme. The initial selection of projects to be...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Issues concerning the operation and management of Cork Airport are the responsibility of the Cork Airport Authority in the context of delegated arrangements made with the Dublin Airport Authority and I have no function in the matters raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (28 Jan 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, including the provision of road over rail bridges on the national roads network, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with Iarnród...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: My Department is proceeding with preparations for the establishment of the Dublin Transport Authority (DTA) as soon as possible during 2009. A key part of those preparations is the recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer and the necessary recruitment process is now underway. The Agreed Programme for Government includes a commitment to reform bus licensing to facilitate the optimum provision...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2009)

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

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: It is a matter for Dublin Bus, within the resources available to it from fare revenue and Exchequer subvention, to optimise its services in the most efficient and effective manner, while maintaining as high a level of service as possible to the travelling public. Day to day decisions in this regard are matters for the company. I published yesterday the report by Deloittes on a Cost and...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The attached table provides the information required by the Deputy. The total salary costs in the attached table includes salary and employers PRSI payments paid to staff appointed to my office in 2007, post election, to end 2008. Name Title Total Salary costs Duties € James Fegan Special Advisor 121,648 Provides advice to the Minister, monitoring, facilitating and securing the...

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I will start on the note on which Deputy Morgan finished. If we need Sinn Féin to come up with bright suggestions to resolve the current economic crisis, we will be waiting for a long time. Contrary to the protestations we heard this morning, this important debate gives Members on all sides of the House an opportunity to state clearly where they stand in the current economic crisis.

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: It is important that Deputies have an opportunity to offer suggestions and solutions. Deputy Morgan has recognised that this is a serious national crisis. There is nothing to prevent Members of the House from making constructive suggestions and addressing the various issues that have been clearly set out for their information. The only conclusion I can draw from the resistance of...

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I am often reminded of how great Fine Gael was when its former leader, Alan Dukes, initiated the Tallaght strategy in the national interest in the late 1980s. Over the last six months, during a more serious situation than that of the mid-1980s, Fine Gael has been far more negative than Fianna Fáil ever was in this House. I continue to have the highest admiration for Alan Dukes. It is...

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Deputy O'Donnell obviously does not read any Fine Gael scripts.

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Yes, I apologise.