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Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: This section deals with providing the new authority with the capacity to appoint consultants and advisers. While I can understand it, it is always good when one is drafting primary legislation to deal with potential circumstances that one might not have thought of in advance. What did the Government have in mind here? We are always concerned about consultants, particularly in light of some...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: While I accept the Minister of State's point that it was part of the two previous entities, that in itself might not necessarily be a reason that it should be included here. I am sure the Minister of State will appoint a board that comes with its own skill sets. We need to put much more emphasis on the kind of people we appoint to these boards so that it is about capturing their knowledge,...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: This section states: The Minister may, in relation to the performance by Sport Ireland of its functions, give a direction in writing to Sport Ireland requiring it to comply with such policies of the Government as are specified in the direction.Would this be based on some report that the Government might have created, some policy position that it would take or decisions that get taken on a...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: As the Minister of State is aware, there are two entities. What understanding or arrangements exist? What is the expectation in terms of the appointment of a chief executive? Is there any understanding on the part of either of the executives in the current organisations regarding becoming the chief executive of this entity? Has any agreement been reached there?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: What does the Minister have in mind when he talks about the competition being "fair and open"?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: So the Minister of State's officials are drawing up the criteria that an applicant would have to satisfy? Does the Minister of State expect that it will be a requirement that an applicant must have worked in either of the organisations that are amalgamated?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The legislation should clearly set out criteria and if not the criteria, it should most certainly set out the process by which the chief executive will be appointed. I do not see anything here that tells me that a chief executive must come through the Public Appointments Service process.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on changing the tax saver rebate scheme to be a pay and claim process in order to broaden the number of users of the scheme; if he will provide details on the number of users of the scheme in each transport system in which it currently operates in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45319/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 258. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will direct his Department to openly publish the specific gradings of eyesight acuity permitted as part of the Defence Forces recruitment procedures. [45375/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 260. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the high number of bicycle thefts within Dublin city; her Department's research on potential strategies to tackle the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45310/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 292. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 17 October 2013, if she will provide a detailed update on bicycle theft prevention initiatives and their efficacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45311/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 486. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 524 and 620 of 6 June 2012, if will provide a costing of implementing a direct debit system for motor tax payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45376/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 499. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the concessions on water charges that are being proposed for community and voluntary organisations such as sports clubs, crèches and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44874/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicle Grants (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 545. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the efficacy of the electric vehicle grant scheme; his views on the uptake levels of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45313/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicle Grants (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 546. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the success of the electric vehicle grant scheme; his views on the low uptake of scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45316/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of pedestrians killed on our roads from 2010 to date in 2014; if he will classify where those fatalities occurred by class of road that is motorway, national, regional and local roads; if there was public lighting at that road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45289/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Integrated Ticketing (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 582. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on measures to integrate the leap card payment system with public service vehicles such as taxis or hackneys, as occurs within a number of countries to provide further integration within the transport network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45308/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 583. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on proposals to replace the Irish rail gauge of 1,600 mm to the international standard gauge of 1,435 mm when electrification and line replacements are undertaken in the medium to long term, in order to lower the costs for train cars, facilitate international integration with the rail system of the United Kingdom in the event...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on road tolling in the present economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45312/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Nov 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on investigating further methods to increase the average speed of the Luas by improving signalling priority to ensure that less time is spent at road traffic lights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45317/14]