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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be taken with regard to the best route and infrastructure option in connecting Dublin city with Dublin Airport; if he is satisfied with the current public transport connections to the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4657/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Transport Provision (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister will be well aware that a rail link between a capital city and its international airport is a very significant piece of infrastructure and one which needs to be part of any city that seeks to set itself apart in terms of its overall development. Can the Minister enlighten the House as to when the Government intends to proceed with a decision on the best route or option in that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I have made that very clear.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I will address that in a moment.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I do not wish to be facetious about the prepared answer, but the question I asked was straightforward. When did the Government take a policy decision to recognise the strategic interest in the shareholding and the connectivity provided through that shareholding? Will the Minister outline the position better for me? I recognise the limitations placed on the Government by the takeover rules...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for the update on the travel tax. However, my question was simple. It was related to the position taken by the Government in the past four years, that the State's interest in Aer Lingus was not strategic and that it was available for sale. The only proviso was "at a suitable time"; in other words, a sale would probably be based on the share value at the time. This was...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his position regarding the sale of Aer Lingus to IAG; the commitments he will make with regard to the security of employment of the Aer Lingus staff and the connectivity from Irish airports to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4656/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aer Lingus Sale (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: For the last four years the Government has classified the State's shareholding in Aer Lingus as being non-strategic and as suitable for sale, based on a matter of timing. In recent days the Taoiseach appears to have had some divine inspiration and he is now concerned about the potential for a loss in connectivity and an impact on jobs in the State resulting from the potential sale of Aer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the group members and thank them for their presentations. From the bulk of what we have heard today it is clear that the State's part ownership of Aer Lingus has been vitally important in developing not just our tourism sector but also, as importantly, our key business sectors throughout the country. Aer Lingus's access through Heathrow in particular, as identified by Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Including Aer Lingus?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Can I get clarity on that? There were two parts to my question. First, is Aer Lingus a member of the organisation? I think Ms Burke has answered "Yes" to that. My second question concerned its annual contribution to her organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: Maybe Dr. Walker could come back to the committee with that figure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Dr. Walker.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a tourism initiative similar to The Gathering is not being developed around the centenary of the 1916 Rising; his plans to commemorate the Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4350/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he plans to address the increasing congestion on the M50; the current capacity reached at rush hour on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4354/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the fraud prevention measures utilised on funding provided through the sports capital grant programme; the investigations that occurred last year; his plans to increase anti-fraud measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4351/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his discussions with his UK counterpart in view of the new HGV tolls applying to Irish hauliers there; his plans on introducing a similar toll system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4353/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the current financial situation in the CIÉ group of companies; if he will provide an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4352/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (3 Feb 2015)

Timmy Dooley: 617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a report on the number of taxi licence holders who have returned the S15 form, which relates to the inheritance of a taxi licence in the event of the death of the licence holder, to the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4380/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the presentations from persons centrally involved in the day-to-day operations of the company. My question is simple. Other than providing the Government with a cash windfall to fight the next election, can the delegates see any reason the State should sell its interest in Aer Lingus? The company is profitable, does not require additional cash and has been in a growth cycle since...