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Written Answers — Aviation Issues: Aviation Issues (8 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: There is no State support available to people training as pilots.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (8 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The provision and improvement of regional and local roads, including bridges, in its area is a matter for Kerry County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants. A road grant of €100,000 was allocated to Kerry County Council in 2008 for Ballinagare Bridge under the Specific Improvement Grant Scheme. My Department recently invited applications from road...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The position is as set out in replies to previous Parliamentary Questions, Numbers 52 and 31, on 1 October 2008. Reply to PQ No. 52: The State Airports Act, 2004 provides the framework for the establishment of Shannon and Cork as independent airports. As part of the airport restructuring process the boards of Cork and Shannon airport are required to prepare business plans for eventual...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (8 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: No.

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (7 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The website of the Government's climate change awareness campaign, www.change.ie, provides a carbon calculator which enables everyone to work out their own carbon footprint. Using this tool, my Department has estimated that the carbon emissions arising in the course of my ministerial functions and Minister of State, Noel Ahern's ministerial functions amounted to 4.37 tonnes in the year to 30...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (7 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 265 together. Around 130 m tonne kilometres were carried by rail in 2007. While the overall volume of freight carried has been declining Iarnród Éireann has made some progress in recent years in maintaining the rail freight business in areas where it holds a competitive advantage over road haulage, e.g. large volumes or trainloads over long...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my answer to question numbers 28 and 33 on 1st October last.

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (7 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The State Airports Act, 2004 provides the framework for the establishment of Shannon and Cork as independent airports. As part of the airport restructuring process the boards of Cork and Shannon airport are required to prepare business plans for eventual separation. All three airport business plans have to be co-ordinated by the Dublin Airport Authority for eventual approval by the Minister...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 353, 354 and 355 which I answered on the 30th September, 2008.

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The production of reliable estimates of CO2 emissions from transport is a matter for the Environmental Protection Agency. The latest such data available to my Department (published on 16 September 2008) relate to 2006, when greenhouse gas emissions from transport were reported to be 13.71 Megatonnes CO2 equivalent, compared to 13.04 Megatonnes CO2 in the previous year. As is clear from the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 30 together. A fundamental aim of Transport 21 is the integration of transport networks and systems and all of the projects in the programme were planned with integration in mind. Significant progress has been made in the delivery of Transport 21 projects since its commencement in 2006. The establishment of the Dublin Transport Authority is also a key...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 32 together. The Railway Procurement Agency continues to make good progress on Metro North. Copies of the Railway Order application for Metro North were placed on display on 17 September in accordance with the 6 week statutory public notice requirement pursuant to section 37 of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001. The tender documentation...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: There is correspondence between my Department and Dublin Bus concerning a Departmental investigation into allegations that Dublin Bus were acting in an anti-competitive manner in the provision of bus services in the Lucan area. This correspondence was released by my Department under the Freedom of Information Act. I understand that the Competition Authority is currently investigating claims...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 46 together. The Agreed Programme for Government includes a commitment to improving bus services under Transport 21 by reforming the bus licensing provisions of the Road Transport Act 1932, to facilitate the optimum provision of services by providing a level playing field for all market participants, both public and private. It is my intention that...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My Department received an application on the 20 February 2007 from the operator to whom the Deputy refers, for a licence to operate bus passenger services between Dalkey and Dublin Airport. At that time, my Department had on hands a prior application for bus services on a similar route, and in accordance with administrative procedures, applications were dealt with in date order. That prior...

Written Answers — Departmental Budget: Departmental Budget (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The savings being made in my Department's budget in 2008 are: €1.844 million in respect of consultancies, advertising and public relations costs across the Department and the non-commercial agencies under the aegis of my Department; €189,000 in the Administrative Budget of the Department; €214,000 in the administrative budgets of the non-commercial agencies; and €20 million in the...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The general issue of road pricing will be addressed in my Department's forthcoming Sustainable Transport and Travel Action Plan which will be considered by the Government in the coming months and subsequently published.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 64 together. 37 projects have already been completed since the beginning of Transport 21 in 2006 and 25 are currently underway. A list of these projects is provided in the Appendix. The start and completion dates of projects which have not yet commenced will be determined by the funding allocation available during the current difficult economic...

Written Answers — : (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 28 and 33 together. The Finance Act 2008 provides for the removal of excise duty reliefs in the bus sector with effect from 1 November 2008. As this is in line with our EU obligations, there is no power to restore this scheme.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I would like to put on record my appreciation of the work of Joe Gantly as Chairman of the Cork Airport Authority until his resignation in August. I hope to make an announcement on it in the near future.