Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 168: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he plans to take to address the long-term planning deficit within his Department; the structural changes that will be imposed in order to free up senior management time and resources for long term planning and setting strategic direction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47307/08]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether the work of his Department is hindered by its lack of long-term planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47308/08]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will address the lack of communication between senior management in his Department with lower grades of management; the action he has ordered to correct this criticism as outlined in the organisational review programme report of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47309/08]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the criticism of many transport agencies that his Department fails to set and clarify strategy across the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47310/08]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 172: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the criticism of the organisational review programme that his Department's relationship with some of the transport agencies is poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47311/08]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the situation in which there appears to be little consensus within his Department regarding whether users of services of agencies are customers of his Department and regarding his Department's role in respect of these service users and that some staff in his Department hold the view that monitoring of services provided by agencies is a matter for the agencies alone while others think his Department has a responsibility in ensuring independent monitoring of agency services; if he will clarify the situation; the actions he has taken to inform staff of the correct position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47312/08]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Transport the effect the issue of underperformance is having on general staff morale within his Department; the action contained within the new strategy to deal with staff underperformance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47320/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 to 173, inclusive, and 180 together.

The issues raised by the Deputy have been identified in the Report of the Organisational Review Programme as areas that need to be addressed. In response to the findings of the ORP my Department has prepared an action plan that was published with the Report and includes the actions that are intended to address the issues raised.