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Rail Accidents. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Will the Deputy provide me with a note on what he has raised? I do not want to give a commitment that I will be able to give the Deputy that particular report because as I understand it the report may feed into the investigation unit. I agree that we should have maximum information if it will not prejudice the investigation.

Rail Accidents. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is being unduly harsh on the Railway Safety Commission, if he does not mind me saying so. We have had an excellent record up to this particular incident, which I agree could have been a huge disaster. Once we have the report I want maximum disclosure and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport could review it. If issues arise for any agency, body or the company itself we...

Rail Accidents. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Everyone should be fully accountable for actions or lack thereof in particular areas within this company or any other. However, the normal manner in which this is done is within the company. The board, in the form of the chairman and board members, is there to do so.

Rail Accidents. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I reiterate it is my understanding that apart from the separate investigations to be conducted by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit, RAIU, Irish Rail also conducted its own internal review and report in this regard. All the details and data have been passed on to the RAIU and I am sure this also will be referred to in the report. I agree with the Deputy on one point, which is there...

Road Traffic Offences. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: It is important to state at the outset that more than 70% of fixed charge notices are paid within the statutory prescribed 56-day period and that penalty points, where appropriate, are applied as a consequence of making such payments. Where fixed charge notices are not paid, the matter is dealt with by way of summons to appear before the courts. There is already an obligation on a person...

Road Traffic Offences. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: This is being done jointly with the United Kingdom and at present we await a report from the United Kingdom's authorities in this regard. The United Kingdom is the lead authority on this issue as we were the lead authority, with Northern Ireland, regarding the mutual recognition of disqualifications and, consequently, we are in their hands to an extent. While progress is being made, I...

Road Traffic Offences. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: As I stated in my response to the previous question-----

Road Traffic Offences. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: In that regard, we await a progress report from the United Kingdom authorities.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 60 together. The May 2005 Government decision on the construction of the second terminal at Dublin Airport provided for the selection of the operator of the terminal through an open tender process organised by an independent group. Consultants were appointed by my Department in 2008 to advise in the first instance on an appropriate facilities...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The DAA participated in the process in the sense that it was involved in consultations on standards and so on in regard to the second terminal. However, it did not participate in the tender procedure. The process that was recommended to me was that the DAA would submit a benchmark for the operation of the terminal. The idea was that when we decided which facilities and so on would be...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Once again the Deputy has provided some lovely rhetorical flourishes.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The decision in regard to the running of the second terminal was made prior to my time as Minister for Transport. I was required to implement the Government decision to put forward an alternative for running the second terminal at Dublin Airport, which had been requested by most people both inside and outside the industry, as well as by most Members of this House with the exception of Labour...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I cannot do so. I am not even sure I should be-----

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy may do so if he wishes. I do not have the information.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I saw the list at the time but do not have it with me. From recollection, most of the companies that are involved in this type of business were represented in the tenders.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is absolutely incorrect in his assertion. The fairest way of doing this was to get the DAA to put in its price at the appropriate time, and then give everybody else the opportunity to put in their prices. If there was a cheaper price than the DAA price, it would then have been taken. Unfortunately, if people do not comply with a tender document, whether for technical reasons or...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: -----in any way at all. The Deputy made the assertion that this will cost taxpayers, but that is not the case. When this process was finished, CAR issued a recommendation on prices at Dublin Airport that is very stringent and that will keep the cost very tight for Dublin Airport.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The DAA was going to get the opportunity to put its own best case forward. That was part of the process.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: It was part of the process. The consultants came forward with the proposal that it should be a two phased thing and should be benchmarked. The right to terminate the competition at the end of the first phase was included in the document just in case there was no second phase, so that we would not fork out €800,000 to the consultants for a phase of work that they were not going to do.

Air Rescue Services. (24 Mar 2010)

Noel Dempsey: A procurement process for the Irish Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue service is currently taking place. As the process is ongoing, there are constraints on what I can say, but I will be as helpful as possible. The request for tender, which was drawn up with the assistance of various stakeholders, aims to improve the service nationally through the provision of modern helicopters that...