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- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (20 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1891 and 1892 together. The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (including bridges) is the statutory responsibility of Donegal County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (20 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: The development of the Royal Canal tow path as a greenway within the environs of Dublin city, along with any possible links to the towpath, is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and the relevant local authority. I have forwarded your correspondence to the NTA for consideration and direct reply to you. If you have not received a response within...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Data (20 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: As individuals may apply direct to the Departments or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region that they wish to transfer to without the knowledge of their parent Department, my Department does not have the information requested by the Deputy. Such information will be available upon the introduction of the Civil Service Wide Mobility Scheme planned for later...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: I went to him first and I asked if he would give us Stepaside Garda station and he said: "No problem, it's over. It's your's."
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: -----and today he has come back and said it was a pork barrel deal. He was offering pork barrel politics by the bejaysus at the time.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Do Members want to know what these guys over here said? They said, "No". They said, "We can't do it. We can't pull it because we can't interfere with the workings of Government", but the Fianna Fáil guys were fine. Deputy Micheál Martin was the guy who went up to Stepaside during the previous general election-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: -----and he said on television - it was recorded - when he was asked if he could reopen Stepaside Garda station that it would definitely be reopened. Today he is saying it is a pork barrel deal and he disapproves of it. Come on.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Come on, Deputy Troy.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Let me say this, if there is another opportunity-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: No, I will not. I am sorry.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: When I next come to negotiate a programme for Government, I can assure the House that I will be looking over there to Fianna Fáil for the pork barrel deals, because I cannot get them out of these guys but Fianna Fáil is a pushover.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Let me address something else.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: In silence. The issue was addressed again by Deputy Micheál Martin this evening. He said that there was some trade-off between Máire Whelan's appointment and the Stepaside Garda station.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Let me tell him something.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Let me tell him something, without interruption.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Yes, that is correct.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Let me tell the Deputy this. I have to clarify this issue as it is important. I learned first about Máire Whelan's proposed appointment yesterday morning. When I learned about it, there was no conversation about Stepaside Garda station. There has been no link of any sort between the two.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Let me tell the Deputies this - I am not going to take any lectures from Fianna Fáil on political appointments, and particularly from Deputy Micheál Martin. Let me tell the Deputies why. Does Deputy Martin remember a woman by the name of Celia Larkin? She was appointed by him to the National Consumer Agency.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: I will not mention her name but-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Shane Ross: Do Members remember this-----