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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (17 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the impact of the changes to the rural transport programme, such as the transfer of management to the National Transport Authority; and the details of any administrative savings that have been made, or any targeted savings. [40200/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (17 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of work to improve and ensure that the objective of social inclusion remains a primary role of the transport co-ordination units, as it was under the rural transport programme. [40202/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (17 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work completed to ensure the high standard of training and health and safety standards remains in the rural transport programme. [40203/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (17 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the removal of the procurement function of the rural transport programme from the transport co-ordination units, and its centralisation; and how this will affect the ability of the units to address specific local needs. [40204/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (17 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position and plans of the National Transport Authority to subsume the rural transport programme and the transport co-ordination units into local authority structures; and the rationale for this plan. [40205/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (17 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 612. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the value for money on the rural transport programme report which was completed in 2009 recommended that management of the programme be transferred to the National Transport Authority to achieve savings in the administration of the programme. [40199/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (17 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 614. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given that the value for money recommendations indicated that the rural transport programme might benefit from being under the aegis of the National Transport Authority's responsibility, his views that its ethos and fundamental structures require change, in that it was only recommended that economies and skills on the supply side be...

Freedom of Movement (Common Travel Area) (Travel Documentation) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: On the face of it, this Bill makes sense. The requirement to present a passport for valid travel is one that has private origins within Ryanair. If the Irish and British Governments have negotiated and agreed a common travel area for British and Irish citizens, Ryanair, or any other group, should not have the right to ignore that. Irish citizens benefit when there is no requirement to use a...

Multi-Unit Developments (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I welcome this positive and constructive Bill and commend the work of Deputy Catherine Murphy in this regard. I ask that the Government consider its focus. It is disappointing that the Bill is being opposed by the Government. Far too often the Government appears to view legislation from this side of the House as an excuse to practice its dissection skills. It sets out to pull apart...

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Do not make even more of a mess. He made a mess of the Bill.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: A business group.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbours Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: By and large the Harbours Bill 2015 is a good Bill. The transfer of control of the five designated ports of regional significance as well as the future transfer of other ports to the local authorities is good. I have an issue, which echoes a point made by Deputy Boyd Barrett on the executive powers of the chief executive. We have experience in the past of the Dublin city manager overriding...

Other Questions: Public Transport Initiatives (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on plans for the Dublin Bus rapid transit system that has been proposed for the capital city. [39269/15]

Other Questions: Public Transport Initiatives (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I want to ask the Minister about his plans for the bus rapid transport system that has been proposed for Dublin. It went off the radar to an extent when the capital plan was announced. Can the Minister give us an update on it?

Other Questions: Public Transport Initiatives (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: There was a great deal of consultation on the three preferred BRT routes. Measures were to be put in place. The Minister is saying that while the metro is the main focus of attention, there may be interim projects that involve the use of BRT or some watered-down version of it. It is not clear whether the Minister is intending to push ahead with this in some capacity. He is saying that if...

Other Questions: Public Transport Initiatives (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Yes.

Other Questions: Public Transport Initiatives (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I agree with the Minister that there has been a massive improvement at the Cat & Cage in Drumcondra, which had been a bottleneck for many years. If we were to proceed with some form of BRT, it would facilitate such projects. We will probably need some supplementary measures while we are waiting for the metro line to the airport to kick off. I acknowledge that there have been some...

Other Questions: City of Culture Initiative (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the support his Department will provide to Dublin City Council as part of the council's efforts to secure city of culture status for 2020; and the estimated benefits a successful bid would have on the city's tourism industry. [39267/15]

Other Questions: City of Culture Initiative (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: What support will the Minister and his Department give to Dublin City Council as part of the council's effort to secure the city of culture status for 2020, and what are the estimated benefits it would bring?

Other Questions: City of Culture Initiative (11 Nov 2015)

Dessie Ellis: How could we decide which city to fight for? I cannot win. Whether Dublin, Cork or Limerick-----