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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I understand that the Deputy has agreed to limit his question to those suppliers of services where expenditure exceeded €25,000 in any of the years in question. I refer to the table, which indicates the relevant suppliers, including the amount spent and the nature of the service procured. My Department complies with public procurement guidelines, and all of the services listed in the...

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (12 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) this is a matter for the Road Safety Authority.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I have no proposals to amend the statutory prohibition on parking on a footway, the provisions for which are outlined in Article 36 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 as amended. (S.I. No. 182 of 1997).

Written Answers — Road Traffic Management: Road Traffic Management (12 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Since 1st December 2009, funding for traffic management projects in the Greater Dublin Area is a matter which comes under the remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the NTA Traffic Management Grants Scheme. The Oireachtas Liaison Officer for the NTA is Mr. Matt Benville, The National Transport Authority, 59 Dawson St., Dublin 2.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Citizens Information Board's Report "Getting There – Transport and Access to Social Services" explores a range of issues relating to the availability of transport services and the supporting measures and schemes to enable people access transport appropriate to their needs. The matters raised in the report fall within the competence of a number of Departments and public bodies,...

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: That is an awful description of the Seanad.

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Is Deputy Shatter the new leader of his party?

Written Answers — Port Capacity: Port Capacity (11 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of adequate and efficient port capacity is an important element of ports policy and my Department has commissioned a number of studies on the matter over the last decade. The Ports Policy Statement published in 2005 outlines that the provision and funding of port capacity is best driven by the commercial port companies themselves in response to the demands of the market. The...

Written Answers — Port Capacity: Port Capacity (11 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 205 together. The Central Statistics Office publishes a comprehensive annual report entitled "Statistics of Port Traffic". This report covers such matters as the number and size of vessels and the gross tonnage and type of tonnage handled at each port in the State, including the Port of Waterford. This report is available on the Office's website,...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (11 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The details are: Transport Council Date 2007 2nd October Minister was represented by officials 29th/30th November Minister was represented by officials 2008 7th April Minister attended 13th June Minister attended 9th Oct Minister of State attended 9th Dec Minister of State attended 2009 30th March Minister of State attended 11th June Minister was represented by...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The superannuation issues raised by the Deputy have been examined in my Department on a number of occasions and the conclusion has always been that Aer Rianta (now Dublin Airport Authority) has complied with its obligations with regard to pension entitlements for its retired staff. My Department referred the issues to the Office of the Attorney General for advice in 2009. This advice...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (6 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 to 75, inclusive, together. As the Deputies will be aware the Ireland-U.S. Preclearance Agreement signed by myself and the then U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, on 17 November 2008, does not provide for the preclearance of cargo However, this is an issue that I raised with Secretary Chertoff at the time and later with his successor...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (6 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (5 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: At the outset, let me say that I am fully supportive of the principles of the Freedom of Information Acts, and where practicable, would encourage the broadest possible application of its provisions. The following are the bodies that come under the remit of my Department to which the Freedom of Information Acts have been extended: Commission for Aviation Regulation Medical Bureau of Road...

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (5 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Government has approved a half a billion-euro investment in maritime search and rescue capability on the island. The contract, which is to run to 2023, makes provision for the operation of 4 bases, of which Waterford is one, on a full time day and night basis. This is the final outcome of a process and does not reflect a change of mind. The actual choice of helicopter is a matter for...

Written Answers — Air Travel Restrictions: Air Travel Restrictions (5 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50, 62 and 82 together. EU Transport Ministers have met twice in extraordinary meetings of the Council to discuss the recent air travel crisis caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. The second extraordinary Council meeting was held yesterday in Brussels and the issue of financial aid for the industry was discussed. Commissioner Kallas recently published...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (5 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The operation and type of speed cameras used in the enforcement of speed limits, including the new generation of speed cameras being used in the UK, is a matter for the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Garda Commissioner.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (5 May 2010)

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 construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. The Government has already made it...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (5 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: It is a matter for Iarnród Eireann in the first instance to consider the type of rail services that it considers most appropriate for the intercity network. Iarnród Éireann's InterCity journey times are a function of the line-speed, the maximum speed that the rolling stock is capable of, the number of intermediate station stops enroute and the number of temporary or permanent speed...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (5 May 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Following the publication of the McCarthy report, my Department has been examining the recommendation contained in the report in relation to the merger of the RPA and NRA into a single entity. Preliminary work to progress this merger is now underway within my Department. Pending completion of this work it is premature to estimate the annual savings, which may accrue from the merger.