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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (29 Sep 2016)

Shane Ross: ...with trade unions as regards potential options to address these losses which are significant and impacting upon the Company's overall financial performance. Last year for example the Company lost €5 million and losses this year are expected to reach approximately €6million. Clearly the losses require the Board and management of the Company to examine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Shane Ross: ...road traffic Bill that I am reintroducing in the Dáil next week. If it needs additional funding, we are talking about small amounts of money. The running costs of the bureau in 2016 will be €5 million. Certainly, we would look favourably on it because of the added burden on the bureau in the coming months once the legislation is passed. Was there a specific question on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Shane Ross: Okay, I will deal with the aviation programme first. The aviation programme for this year has an allocation of €26 million. The key priority for investment in the programme over the short to medium term is to support the four regional airports, namely Donegal, Knock, Kerry and Waterford. The 2016 allocation to the regional airports programme represents an increase of 5%. As members...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Shane Ross: ...since 2014 and I am satisfied that the Authority has adequate resources available to promote road safety. ​I met with the Chair and Chief Executive of the RSA in July and received the RSA's 5 year corporate plan which sets out in detail the Authority's strategy to move forward as an organisation from 2016 - 2020. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ...roads and laneways, the maintenance and improvement of which is, in the first instance, a matter for the relevant landowner.  The level of ring-fenced funding provided by the Department in 2011 was €5 million.  While the LIS does not have a ring-fenced allocation in 2016, local authorities may use a proportion of State grant funding (15% of the Discretionary Grant) for LIS...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Details of the regional and local road grant allocations to each county council from 2010 to 2016 are available in the Dáil library. In 2010 and 2011 a total allocation of €5 million was made available each year for Local Improvement Schemes (LIS)  and the amounts per council are given in the allocation booklets. No monies were made available for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (19 Jul 2016)

Shane Ross: ​I propose to take Questions Nos. 858, 860 and 864 together. Tourism continues to contribute significantly to Ireland's economic recovery. 2015 was a record year for Irish tourism when we recorded more than 8.6 million overseas visits contributing an estimated €4.2 billion (excluding carrier receipts) to the Irish economy.  CSO figures for the first five...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: The aviation programme has an allocation this year of €26 million, representing 2% of the Vote. The largest element of the programme is the regional airports programme at €12.6 million. Funding is also earmarked to cover costs associated with our membership of Eurocontrol, costs incurred by the Irish Aviation Authority for exempt services and subscriptions to international...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Shane Ross: At €95 million, or 5% of the overall Vote, the maritime programme provides primarily for the operating costs of the Irish Coast Guard, the bulk of which relate to the search and rescue, SAR, helicopter service. The allocation also part funds the Commissioners of Irish Lights and the building and renovation programme for Irish Coast Guard stations. The Irish Coast Guard requires a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: Tourism continues to contribute significantly to Ireland's economic recovery.  CSO figures for 2015 show that there were over 8.64 million overseas visits to Ireland, an increase of 13.7% on 2014. The total associated revenue from our overseas visitors (excluding carrier receipts) amounted to over €4.2 billion – an increase of over 18% on 2014. The domestic market also...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Traffic Control Services (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: ...Eurocontrol's 41 States, subscribes to this practice. A breakdown by country of all exemptions from en-route charges is included in the latest Eurocontrol Report on the Operation of its Route Charges System in 2015, published in March 2016. This Report is available on Eurocontrol's website at the address indicated below. In relation to the reply to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (17 May 2016)

Shane Ross: The Programme for Government provides that the Government will seek to set aside €100 million in additional capital funding to take the Wild Atlantic Way to the next level, including an Atlantic Blueway route, and the Ireland Way, and to invest further in developing a nationwide Greenway network. As part of this additional funding, the Government also proposes to double the funding...

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Shane Ross: ...buy people an extra six cigarettes. It will not even buy them an extra cigarette a day. That is the kind of money they have been given back. Those in receipt of child benefit will receive an extra €5 per child per month. The amounts involved are, therefore, very small. The Government’s approach is based on the philosophy that if it spreads the benefits very thinly, it...

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (9 Jul 2015)

Shane Ross: So Mr. Daly thinks he was going to get £5 million. They were not paying that for a guy without any knowledge of what he was doing, were they?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (9 Jul 2015)

Shane Ross: What were they paying him £5 million for?

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (9 Jul 2015)

Shane Ross: It is mind boggling that they would go and ask a guy to act for them and pay him an acquisition fee of £5 million if he was just an ordinary Joe Soap off the street who did not know anything about the property portfolio. He had an office-----

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2014 (9 Jul 2015)

Shane Ross: Let me ask this question. There were millions sloshing around the system. There was £15 million, one guy getting £5 million, there were all sorts of potential conflicts of interest happening here, there were political sensitivities, yet NAMA ploughed ahead and said, "Okay, we will take the Cerberus bid."

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Shane Ross: The reports were clear that a large sample of companies were claiming tax credits incorrectly, approximately €5 million had to be returned. It is alarming that if that sample is correct, the issue might be widespread and it would have to be remedied because it might raise concern overseas. Do the companies use research and development as a tax reduction strategy or are the claims...

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2011)

Shane Ross: ...the Government's quangos are showing signs of going walkabout. I applaud the Minister for Health's attempts to keep the VHI in check and to attempt to bring down the proposed premium increase of 50%. However, a more dangerous development is arising of which we are unaware as yet because of the budget. On 5 December, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin,...

Fishing Industry Development: Statements (23 Nov 2011)

Shane Ross: ...to respond is the World Bank report. It was called something quite obscure such as, The Sunken Billions. It is a dramatic report which indicates that over-fishing globally costs approximately $50 billion per annum. Subsidies appear to be a thorny subject, particularly from the European Union. Figures kindly provided to me by Deputy Pringle indicate that the European Union is paying tens...