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Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Dublin City Council will have responsibility for that. The Deputy is quite wrong. I have not refused to introduce mandatory testing at accident scenes. It will be part of legislation for the Road Traffic Act. I have told the Deputy this but he seems to mishear or misinterpret or, perhaps just for mischief, has decided he will have a go at the Taoiseach. I told him the relevant legislation...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 13: In page 16, line 23, before "local" to insert "the Garda Síochána,". This amendment adds the Garda Síochána to the list of consultees in section 12 subsection(7). It is there for the avoidance of doubt and ensures the Garda Síochána will be consulted in the same way as other authorities mentioned in subsection 12(7) when the authority's transport strategy is...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 14: In page 16, between lines 42 and 43, to insert the following: "(11) (a) When submitting a draft of its transport strategy to the Minister under subsection (9), the Authority shall send a copy of that draft to the Joint Oireachtas Committee. (b) Whenever so requested, the chairperson and the chief executive shall appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee to discuss...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: With regard to amendment No. 7, the objectives of the DTA include the provision of a safe public transport system. It is a normal duty imposed on any provider of transport that the service should be provided in a safe manner. However, that is not the same as providing the DTA with a regulatory role with regard to safety, which would be the effect of amendment No. 7. I do not intend that...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I know I am confined to two minutes so I will be brief. In respect of the Kentstown bus accident, the gardaí on the scene made it clear that they were going to prosecute that case. The HSA came in more on the roadworks element of it. Incidents like that can be dealt with either by the gardaí, the HSA or, in the case of railway safety, the Railway Safety Commission. The spirit of this...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Section 11 sets out the principal functions of the DTA, one of which is to regulate fares. The effect of the amendment is to state the DTA may regulate fares subject to ministerial direction as provided for in section 26, which gives the Minister power to give policy directions to the DTA on the carrying out of any of its functions. The power is already in the Bill to allow me as Minister...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: With regard to CER, I had no say and the Minister has no say. CER is an independent regulator and the DTA is a different animal. The Minister with responsibility for energy has no say and cannot interfere in the price mechanism established with regard to the Commission for Energy Regulation. This Bill gives the Minister the power, if he or she chooses to exercise it, to give policy...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: That is not how the Deputy presented it.

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: As far as I am concerned no leaks occurred. I made clear very publically on a number of occasions that I did not agree with the policy being pursued by the regulator. I thank the Deputy for giving me credit for the fact that the regulator saw the wisdom of my approach and reduced prices.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy will be the first person to be in order so far today, other than Deputy Michael D. Higgins.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: We do not need legislation for it.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: We do not need legislation for it.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy should submit a parliamentary question.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Did the Deputy not get the answer to the question asked yesterday?

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I will send yesterday's answer to the Deputy.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: It is one thing not to get the answer right but there is a problem if the question is wrong.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Work was completed in respect of the decentralisation of 50 Departmental and Road Safety Authority (RSA) staff in July 2007. The decentralisation of 10 posts from the Department's Road Haulage functions and 40 RSA posts to Loughrea was among the priority moves in the programme. This represents 10% of the original target of 497 posts. In relation to Drogheda, The original proposal to move 37...

Written Answers — Efficiency Reviews: Efficiency Reviews (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The following proposals were included in my Department's report to the Department of Finance regarding the efficiency review of administrative expenditure: 1. Replacement of the current system for telecommunications with local authority motor tax offices (Eircom frame relay system) by use of spare capacity on the Government Virtual Private Network 2. Move to online entry of change of...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I am providing the information requested by Deputy Burton on an academic year basis as follows: Academic year beginning in 2004 — 8 staff; Academic year beginning in 2005 — 10 staff; Academic year beginning in 2006 — 16 staff; Academic year beginning in 2007 — 8 staff; Academic year beginning in 2008 — not yet finalised.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (2 Jul 2008)

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 total funding allocated to the National Roads Authority for road improvement and maintenance in each of the past 5 years is set out in the following table: YEAR CONSTRUCTION €,000 MAINTENANCE €,000 TOTAL €,000 2003 1,169,424...