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Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (24 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Transport the nature of the contact his Department had both formal and informal with Aer Lingus regarding the proposed withdrawal of the Shannon Heathrow service; the level of such contact and dates of same; if meetings took place, the attendees, agenda and outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25743/07]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (24 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Transport the nature of the contact his Department had both formal and informal with the Dublin Airport Authority regarding the proposed Aer Lingus hub at Belfast; the level of such contact and dates of same; if meetings took place the attendees, agenda and outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25744/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be granted permission to remain and obtain employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25780/07]

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: When will the promised report into the investigation in the Department of Transport on the withdrawal of Aer Lingus's Shannon-Heathrow services be presented to the House? Will the House have an opportunity to debate it? In view of the resignation yesterday of the executive chairman of the Shannon Airport Authority board and the clear precedent created where Ministers were not informed of the...

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Will the House have an opportunity to debate it?

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Another whitewash.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (23 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way consuls are appointed; if any consul has been replaced since 1 January 2007; and if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25008/07]

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (23 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who were committed to prison for penalty point violations recorded since their introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24914/07]

Human Rights Issues. (23 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the links Ireland has with the regime in Burma; if he has raised concern with respect to the reported treatment of demonstrators there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25010/07]

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on the proposed new railway station at Drogheda north. [24401/07]

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals regarding his plans to reopen Dunleer railway station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24400/07]

Public Transport. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to address the lack of park and ride facilities in Dublin; if his Department has plans to meet the target of 74 park and ride sites in Dublin as was stated at the outset of Transport 21; the number of additional sites that have been provided since they were announced in December 2005; his plans to introduce park...

Public Transport. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Park and ride facilities are well below what were targeted in the national plan in Transport 21. There are no park and ride facilities on the approaches to Dublin from the main motorway between Belfast and Dublin. If there were such a facility, it would prevent the delays people experience, notwithstanding the option of the port tunnel. While it is up to the local authorities in theory to...

Public Transport. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The park and ride facilities are being provided by the taxpayer through the grants given to Iarnród Éireann. In Gormanstown, in the Minister's constituency, Iarnród Éireann is charging for the use of the park and ride facilities. The taxpayer has paid for them and Iarnród Éireann is hiking up the prices on people who want to use public transport. It is inequitable to take taxpayers...

Public Transport. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Gormanstown.

Air Services. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will prevent further loss of connectivity of Irish airports, such as Cork and Shannon, to major air traffic hubs, such as Heathrow; if the delay in appointing new directors to the Aer Lingus board is jeopardising the connectivity of Irish airports served by Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24669/07]

Air Services. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is the Minister's reply not an example of total incompetence on the part of the Government? I asked about the vacant seats on the board of directors of Aer Lingus, but in reply the Minister talked about what the directors will do when they are appointed. He refused to appoint them when he could have done so and, therefore, when the slots were being discussed, two of the Government seats...

Air Services. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The decision was made by the board. The board discussed it before the executive went ahead. The Government seats on the board were vacant. The vow of omerta of the Government about Aer Lingus was in operation. Did the Taoiseach's monitoring unit, which costs so much and which he praises so highly, not report to him the article in The Examiner on 13 June that stated that Aer Lingus hub...

Air Services. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: On a point of order, I said it was discussed by the board and that the Minister was not represented by his regular nominees.

Air Services. (18 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is.