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Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Feb 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, including the N17 on the Galway Mayo border, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Airport Security: Airport Security (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Aviation security at EU airports is governed by EU Regulations (EC) Nos. 2320/2002, 300/2008 and 820/2008. These regulations established common Community rules in the field of civil aviation security, in force since January 2003. These regulations and a series of supplementary implementing regulations have been adopted into our National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP). All Irish...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Decisions in relation to public transport fares are, for the most part, a matter for the operators of public transport services subject to the approval of the National Transport Authority in the case of the standard adult fare on subvented CIÉ services and of the Minister for Transport in the case of LUAS fares. It is clear that excessive increases in fares would damage the attractiveness...

Written Answers — National Roads Authority: National Roads Authority (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I met today with the Board of the National Roads Authority. I discussed the overall implementation of the national roads programme and corporate governance matters. I have also on occasion met with the Chairman, Chief Executive and other officials of the NRA on specific policy issues. No meeting of this type has taken place recently. My Department also maintains regular day-to-day contact...

Written Answers — Heavy Goods Vehicles: Heavy Goods Vehicles (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Road (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 give local authorities the power to apply restrictions to heavy goods vehicles from entering particular public roads or areas. Article 17 of these Regulations provides that where the applicable traffic sign is provided at the entrance to a road, the driver of a vehicle, the unladen weight of which exceeds the weight specified on the sign, is...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I understand from Iarnród Éireann that three off-peak direct trains between Limerick and Dublin in each direction have been replaced with connecting trains via Limerick Junction. An all day shuttle train service is provided to and from Limerick City. Iarnród Éireann has also informed me that assistance is given to disabled passengers at Limerick Junction for customers changing trains...

Harbour Authorities. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I have already dealt with this matter in detail in the House on 9 December last in response to a priority question from Deputy O'Dowd. Allegations regarding corporate governance misconduct in Shannon Foynes Port Company first arose in 2006. Throughout this controversy my predecessor and I were, as shareholders, kept informed by the company. Our advice was that the matter was best left to...

Harbour Authorities. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I am aware of all of the matters the Deputy has adverted to, including the newspaper reports and other information the Deputy has, apart from the latter one. All of this went to the bodies that should investigate if there is wrongdoing, including, first, the board itself. We have had a newly constituted board since September 2008. The issues of alleged fraud and anything else are matters...

Harbour Authorities. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: As I have already informed the Deputy, I brought all the allegations I received on the matter, which are in the public domain and which the Deputy is repeating, to the attention of both the Garda and the Directorate of Corporate Enforcement. The Criminal Assets Bureau is a unit of the Garda and it is free to investigate the matter if it feels there is a case to investigate. Regarding the...

Harbour Authorities. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Regarding what is blacked out, under the Freedom of Information on each one of those, I had no hand, act or part in deciding what went back to the Deputy. Regarding the freedom-----

Harbour Authorities. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Regarding this file, the parts that are blacked out are blacked out in accordance with the laws of the land and I had no hand, act or part in that.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is a statutory function of each road authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. I have asked local authorities to provide details of exceptional road-related costs associated with the recent flooding and prolonged severe weather, which fall outside the normal financial provision for winter...

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: We asked the local authorities to do this immediately after the end of the severe weather spell and most of them, although not all, have submitted estimates of the damage. We are working on the basis that they have done some type of audit themselves of the roads to arrive at the estimates they have given us. We will work on that basis. I cannot accept that the local authorities are in the...

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I do not recall them saying that. If they were in the dark they would not have been able to produce the type of figures they have come up with which are-----

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The figures are obviously based, in most cases, on some semblance of audit and reality. That gives us a good basis for clarifying the situation relative to the €1 billion that was being touted by an economist on the radio some months back. I hope his economic statistics are more accurate that his roads' figures. We normally give the local authorities permission to spend the equivalent of...

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I am always flattered by Deputy Broughan at Question Time. I seem to be Minister for everything, according to him.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I thought he was trying to give that title to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The roads funding allocations will be done within the next two weeks with the local authorities. We want to leave matters as flexible as possible for the local authorities and we are trying to do this with the allocations. In relation to clearing footpaths, local authorities do not need protocols from me or anybody else in that regard because that is their responsibility.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: They all know the situation that arose is being looked at by the local authorities. As regards the national emergency element of the Deputy's question, there are very clear guidelines in relation to what has to happen and who is responsible in the national emergency plan.

Road Network. (10 Feb 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for the National Roads Authority. Approximately €1.115 billion will be spent by the NRA on national roads in 2010 and the allocations to local authorities were recently published. The improvement and maintenance of...