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Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Government announced a comprehensive review of capital spending across Government Departments last April. This review which is being overseen by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is now under way. The review requires that all proposals for both new and ongoing public capital funding to 2016 in all sectors be examined to establish a set of priority projects and programmes...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has reviewed all its records and has not identified any award of public funds either directly or indirectly to the Irish Business and Employers Confederation in the past decade.

Written Answers — Coast Guard Stations: Coast Guard Stations (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Office of Public Works is currently in a tender process for the construction of a Coast Guard Station in Crosshaven, Co. Cork. Bids are being evaluated by the OPW and a decision is expected in the near future.

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland has reciprocal exchange arrangements in respect of driving licences with a number of other countries. Irish rules on driver licensing operate within the framework of EU law, which means that we have reciprocal exchange relationships with other EU countries and with countries whose licensing regime is compatible with EU standards. In the case of Canada, each of the Canadian provinces...

Written Answers — Departmental Equipment: Departmental Equipment (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has 128 physical servers which have a combined disk capacity of 23.8 TB. Additionally it has 97 virtual servers, which have access to a total shared storage area of 28 TB. My Department was unable to collate information from the Irish Coast Guard in the time available and will forward this information to the Deputy directly. The number of computer servers owned or leased by...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has no responsibility for the piers referred to in the question and no funding available for such piers. Such funding may be available through either the relevant local authority or the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, which has responsibility for offshore islands.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Government has decided that new arrangements will be put in place for the making of appointments to State boards which will ensure that all appointees have the relevant qualifications and will facilitate achieving gender balance on boards. This involves broadening the pool from which Board directors are appointed by publically seeking expressions of interest for such appointments My...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Following a competitive process, my Department has this week selected a new logo with a design cost of €264. As with previous practice stationery with the new logo will be ordered as part of the normal reprint cycle, at no additional cost, on the basis of the contract negotiated by the National Procurement Service of the OPW. No additional cost arose in respect of stationery. Existing...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The roadworthiness testing of commercial vehicles is the responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I have referred the question to them for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my private office if a reply has not been received within ten working days.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The tabular statement below provides a breakdown on a County basis of the number of penalty points incidents entered to the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) as a result of speeding offences notified to my Department by An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service. My Department does not have details on the number of speeding detections. Number of Drivers with Penalty Points applied for...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Since my appointment as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on 9 March 2011, I have established no State agencies, quasi-agencies or authorities. My Department was not in existence prior to that date. In that context, it is not possible to give meaningful comparative staffing figures as requested by the Deputy. With regard to future developments, I am working on a proposal to...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is part funded from the proceeds of the National Lottery, an allocation of €75,000 was made to the organisation referred to by the Deputy in 2005 towards the costs of developing dressing rooms, showers and toilets. All of this funding has been drawn down since February 2007. No decision has been made on the timing of the next round of the programme.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The information is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (21 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The issue raised is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann. I have referred the Deputy's question to the company for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Roads Network: Roads Network (20 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Local Improvements Scheme provides funding for non-public roads and while I am aware of the importance of this scheme to rural communities and the role it plays in assisting local development projects on non-public accommodation roads, the maintenance and improvement of these roads is in the first instance a matter for the relevant landowner. The Government is undertaking a review of...

Written Answers — Roads Network: Roads Network (20 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Ministerial powers and functions in relation to regional and local roads were transferred to my Department from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in January 2008, however, 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....

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (20 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The Exchequer subvention paid to Irish Rail in 2010, through the National Transport Authority, was €155.137 million. The 2011 subvention is expected to be €147.42 million. Irish Rail is required to keep and publish annually separate profit and loss accounts and balance sheets, on the one hand for business relating to the provision of rail transport services, and, on the other, for...

Written Answers — Public Transport Projects: Public Transport Projects (20 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The comprehensive review of capital expenditure which is being overseen by my colleague Mr Brendan Howlin, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is currently underway. This review is examining all capital programmes and projects, as regards their affordability, their overall economic impact and job creation potential. A major consideration will be the need to prioritise funding to...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (20 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: Minister of State Michael Ring TD represents the Government in relation to sporting issues at the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council. The Minister was unable to attend the most recent meeting in May due to the visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland and the meeting was attended by officials from my Department.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (20 Jul 2011)

Leo Varadkar: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in its area is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993. Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is...