Results 33,841-33,860 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: This is a day to day administrative matter for Fáilte Ireland. I have, accordingly, referred the Deputy's Question to the agency for direct reply. However, given that the level of detail requested by the Deputy would not be readily available to Fáilte Ireland (i.e. breaking the allocations down by constituency), I have therefore asked them to, instead, provide the details of the individual...
- Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (13 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: On 23rd September 2011, on my instructions, the Railway Procurement Agency withdrew the Railway Order application for Metro West from An Bord Pleanála. I took this decision as this project is unlikely to proceed for some considerable time having regard to current economic circumstances and higher priorities. Metro West was proposed as an orbital Metro connecting Tallaght in the west of...
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (13 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: The Contract for the N2-N3 Link Road was awarded to Roadbridge on 1st September 2011. The estimated cost of this project is â¬24 million (â¬6m of which is the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport's contribution) and the Council anticipates that it will be completed by February 2013.
- Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (8 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: The records on my Department's National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) indicate that since 28 October, 2011, the date of commencement of Section 63 of the 2010 Road Traffic Act, a total of 1,368 penalty points records forwarded from the Courts Service were entered in the NVDF in accordance with Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 2002.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: Full details of State Board appointments including Chairpersons, are available on the Department's website. Since my Department advertised new procedures for appointment to boards on Friday 8th April 2011, all appointments from that date have followed these procedures. However, given the importance of ensuing the right mix of skills and experience on every board, appointments are not...
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (8 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: A key requirement in using any 'on-the-spot' fine or fixed charge system is one of identity, namely, a unique identifier for the bicycle or a recognised form of identity in respect of the cyclist. Only then can either system be utilised effectively. As bicycles do not have registration numbers and cyclists are not required under law to carry identification, it is not possible to bring such...
- Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (8 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnrod Eireann. I have referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please inform my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.
- Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (8 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: The matters raised are operational matters for Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. I have referred the Deputy's Question to the agencies for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.
- Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is a matter for Iarnród Ãireann. I have referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please inform my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.
- Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is a matter for Iarnród Ãireann. I have referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please inform my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.
- Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together. My Department does not have the information requested nor does it have any function in the matter of construction workers pension schemes.
- Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is a matter for Iarnód Ãireann. I have referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Will the Deputy please inform my private office if he does not receive a reply within ten working days.
- Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: The regulation of the taxi industry, including issues pertaining to the renewal and transfer of vehicle licences, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the provisions of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009. Currently, certain categories of SPSV vehicle licences are non-transferable, meaning they are individual to the person to whom they are issued and cannot be...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: As this issue relates to the rate of duty on diesel and proposals from industry representatives for a rebate scheme, it is a matter for the Minister for Finance.
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is a matter for Bus Ãireann and Dublin Bus. I have referred the Deputy's question to the companies for direct reply. Will the Deputy please inform my private office if he does not receive a reply within ten working days.
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: My Department's offices in Killarney, County Kerry will be retained. These offices will accommodate the Tourism and Sport division of my Department. Staffing levels in all areas of my Department are reviewed regularly in the context of the reductions required under the Employment Control Framework and the flexibilities provided by the Public Service (Croke Park) Agreement and improvements...
- Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and maintenance of individual national primary and secondary roads are matters for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Similarly, the improvement and maintenance...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: In the agencies for which I have responsibility there have been no persons appointed to the post equivalent to Chief Executive Officer, or de facto Accounting Officer to such an office, who was within 12 months of that appointment a member of the board of that organisation since 1 January 2009. The Chief Executive Officers of the State agencies for which I have responsibility are appointed...
- State Airports (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: Tá a fhios ag an Teachta gur chuir an Aire Iompair a bhà ann i 2008 an cinneadh maidir le scarúint Aerfort Chorcaà agus Aerfort na Sionainne, mar a bhà beartaithe faoin Acht um Aerfoirt Stáit 2004, ar ceal go dtà an bhliain seo caite. Ar cúpla fáth, bhà an cinneadh sin curtha siar i ndiaidh achtú an reachtaÃocht chumasúcháin. Nà dóigh liom gur féidir leanúint i bhfad nÃos...
- State Airports (7 Mar 2012)
Leo Varadkar: I appreciate what the Deputy says about airports with fewer than 5 million passengers not being sustainable, but there are airports throughout the world with passenger numbers of approximately 1 million which are sustainable. They have to match their operations with the level of sustainability. Local authorities may have a role to play in ensuring the future of Shannon Airport, but I do not...