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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training Courses (20 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I am aware of the European Parliament resolution referred to in the question and the Irish Airline Pilots Association wrote to me in July this year outlining a range of concerns. In relation to training and licensing of aircrew the National Aviation Policy (NAP) for Ireland published in August 2015 sets out a number of actions designed to continue the development...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (20 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​As the Deputy will be aware, statutory responsibility for the management and operation of Dublin Airport rests with daa and as such any incentive schemes at the airport are an operational matter for the Company. I have forwarded your query to daa for their attention and direct reply to you.​  If you do not hear from daa within 10 working days,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (20 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 289, 290 and 292 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the daa has statutory responsibility to manage, operate and develop Dublin Airport. I met with daa in June this year, during which I was briefed on their engagement with residents on the North Runway project and the various strands of work underway, including the discharging of pre-commencement planning...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (20 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Board appointments are generally made in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines on State Board Appointments. Under these Guidelines, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) advertises vacancies on the State Boards portal,,is responsible for establishing Assessment Panels to assess all applications. Where a re-appointment is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (20 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: Under the Sports Capital Programme, grants can only be paid after all of the terms and conditions of the Programme are met and the application is approved.  In the case of the club referred to by the Deputy, I understand that there are some outstanding legal matters which must be resolved. The club has been informed of this by my officials. In the event that the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disabled Drivers Permits (19 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: It is not currently my intention to extend the ​Disabled Parking Permit scheme to the carers of those who have been diagnosed with autism or who are on the autistic spectrum. The Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997, as amended, provide for the operation of disabled person's parking permits (also known as European Parking Cards) in Ireland.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (19 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: ​As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects (including the N5) is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Testing (19 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: A commercial vehicle, as with any other vehicle must be roadworthy at all times when being used on the public road. Commercial vehicle roadworthiness testing (CVRT) is only one component of the preventative road safety measures we need to have in place in order to ensure safer vehicles on our roads. I appreciate the requirements to be met are onerous and should be kept...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 170 together. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the development of public transport infrastructure including bus stops, bus shelters, bus stations and bus stands in the State. Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: Molaim Ceisteanna Uimh. 169 go 171, cuimsitheach, a fhreagairt le chéile. Tá aon phost amháin i mo Roinn a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leis agus is é post an Oifigigh Ghaeilge an post sin.  Tá roinnt ball foirne sa Roinn atá líofa i scríobh agus labhairt na Gaeilge laistigh den phost seo.  Cuireann siad seirbhís trí...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: My Department has received one query regarding this issue which my officials have brought to the attention of the National Transport Authority (NTA), which is the agency responsible for the implementation of the Rural Transport Programme. Ensuring that all our citizens are transported safely is of the utmost priority for both my Department and its Agencies and to this end the NTA...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: If anyone reads the evidence, they will see he did not read them. I will go into that if the Deputy wants me to, but I want to go on.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I wish to turn to my own Department.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: Yesterday's budget provides for increases of 3.5% in Government spending next year. My Department Vote will reach €1.8 billion next year, which represents a 4.1% increase on 2016. With competing priorities such as housing, health and child care, this increase is a good outcome and shows a continued commitment to transport investment, in particular as a key support to economic growth....

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: We are advancing key road investments, including widening the N7 around Naas, and the linked work on the Sallins bypass and access to the Millennium business park, as well as preparatory work and planning on projects in the capital plan such as the Dunkettle upgrade and the N4 from Colooney to Castlebaldwin. We are planning other key projects, such as Metro North and the Dart expansion. We...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: I would like to take the House back one year to the previous budget and remind Deputies of the circumstances in which it was debated and what happened at that time. This time last year, we had in place the Economic Management Council where four people dictated the budget to the House and it was debated, rubber-stamped and passed. It was the year when the guillotine was used, the Government...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: The Deputy should not worry; metro north is coming.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: Deputy Micheál Martin should be careful and have patience because one does not do everything in six months or by announcements. Before he gets carried away with the power he undoubtedly holds in this House and with his willingness to attack Ministers for not delivering enormous achievements in their first six months in office, let me remind him of some of the times he seems to have...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: When he was the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin was known as the Minister for reports.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Shane Ross: Let me give some facts. As Minister, Deputy Martin ordered review after review. How much did these reviews cost in total? Was it €100,000 or €200,000? During the period in question, he ordered 115 reviews costing €30 million. This is a man who found it difficult to make a decision. In addition to ordering 115 reviews in his time as Minister for Health and Children,...