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Question· writtenPQ 302asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
304 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish an SDZ for the North Fringe, Dublin 13 to address all outstanding issues in the North Fringe and to ensure that all damaged homes in the district are fully remediated and restored; all estates and apartment complexes in the North Fringe are fully completed and that all critical health, education, transport and commercial services for the new local residents are put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 247asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
248 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff working within his Department who are employed on a short-term, temporary or consultative basis in the years 2009 and 2010; the costs of payment to such staff in each of those years; the number of any such staff who have been previously employed in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 246asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
247 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport the performance management systems implemented in his Department as specified in the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
246 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 20 April 2010, if he will update Dáil Eireann on the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 244asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
245 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport in reference to the Public Service Obligation, the total budget allocated to this fund regarding transport; the persons eligible to draw down from this budget and the criteria or technical requirement; the breakdown of the allocation for County Donegal, Bus Éireann and private operators; the way it is awarded and monitored; the actual allocation to each of the above; if a service is discontinued by the operator, what happens to the allocation toward that service; the result of the most recent value for money and performance audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
243 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers inbound and outbound using each regional airport in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
242 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport the amounts of financial grant aid and public service obligation funding that has been made available to each regional airport in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
241 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Transport the Government appointments made to State boards, State bodies, public bodies, State agencies, State enterprises, judicial positions and all State positions from 1 June 2010 to date in 2010 in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 240asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
240 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport if any member of staff in his Department or associated agency received a bonus between 2009 and 2010; if so, when and the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 239asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
239 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport when the Commission on Taxi Regulation will be incorporated into the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 238asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
238 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport when he was last briefed by the Commission on Taxi Regulation and the National Transport Authority on current market conditions and proposed new regulations for the taxi industry; if he has made any recent policy proposals to the Commission on Taxi Regulation in respect of the ongoing deteriorating conditions for the taxi workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 237asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
237 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the date on which the winning towns will be awarded the funding of €50 million under the smarter travel initiative launched by him and due for decision in July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
244 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money that has been appropriated for rural transport programmes in Waterford in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
236 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the overall reduction in the budget for the rural transport scheme for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
112 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the way students who fall within the new distance ruling for primary school transport will be facilitated from a school transport point of view; if she will address an example case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
111 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the way savings will be made under the closure of the closed school rule and the removal of the catchment boundary rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
110 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that the minimum 3.2 km distance requirement from primary schools for the purposes of school transport will be changed; if she will give a detailed explanation of these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
109 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the way the removal of the closed school rule, which guarantees free transport to students, will impact on this commitment as a result of the new €50 charge per student; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
14 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse the decision in budget 2011 to impose a €50 school transport charge on primary school children and increase the fee for secondary school children by €50 to €350; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
9 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of the reductions in education spending, announced in the recent budget that came from each of the following headings: capital budget; staff pay and pensions; all other resources; the reason she has decided to increase the cost of education on families in the recent budget; if she will note that the cutbacks in school capitation grants, increased third level fees and higher school transport charges in particular, will have serious consequences for families who are already suffering from wage-cuts and increases in taxation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 136asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
143 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase fines or other enforcement measures for persons who park illegally in places designated for disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
82 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the status of her review of school transport catchment boundaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 159asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
170 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the canal cycle route and when the route is expected to be completed.
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Question· writtenPQ 158asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
169 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport the changes in support for regional air services from mid-2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
168 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport the pay increases awarded to staff at Coras Iompair Éireann in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the amounts of any increases and the reasons for same; if any pay increases have been awarded to management at the company; the amounts of any such increases and the reasons for same; if any bonuses have been awarded to staff or management at the company in those years; the total amount of any such bonuses and the amounts received by individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
167 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding allocated to a scheme (details supplied) under the rural transport programme; if he will restate his commitment to continue funding this particular scheme into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
166 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the licence applications (details supplied) and any other relevant documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 154asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
165 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if he will list all public appointments that he is due to make between 14 December 2010 and 28 February 2011
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Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
164 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport if he will list all public appointments since 22 November 2010; in each case the remuneration both in salary, expenses and any other forms of compensation associated with each such appointment; the length of tenure in each case; if it was a re-appointment or a new appointment and if he will detail the selection process undertaken in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
163 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the wearing of helmets by cyclists; in relation to school children, if it is currently policy to encourage the wearing of such helmets or if it has the back up of legislation; and if he will consider introducing legislation in view of the urgent need for same due to the fact that children feel they are victimised if seen to be wearing helmets which are unfashionable and thus will not wear same.
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Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
162 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money, under each heading, spent by him on refreshments for meetings and functions, including sandwiches, teas and coffees, and bottled water, in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in tabular form; the name of the company used to supply the refreshments and the address; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
97 Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in secondary schools in Waterford city and county availing of school transport in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
96 Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in primary schools in Waterford city and county availing of school transport in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
73 Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has had their grant to take their children to school withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
61 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Transport if the report on the public service obligations for regional airports was considered by him; when a decision will be made on the renewal of the PSO for Kerry Airport after the present PSO lapses next July; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
60 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Transport the reason for not implementing the six recommendations made two years ago by the Commission for Aviation Regulation to change the existing legislation covering the travel industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
59 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport as of 6 December 2010 the volumes of road salt and grit that have been ordered from sources; the agencies that have ordered this salt and grit; the organisations from which the salt and grit has been ordered; when it will arrive in the State; where it will be stored; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
58 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the quantities of road salt and grit that are in storage and available in the State as of 6 December 2010; the locations at which quantities of this salt and grit are held and the relevant amounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
57 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the quantities of road salt and grit that were recorded in storage and available for use in the State on each day from 28 November to 5 December 2010; the locations at which quantities of this salt and grit were held and the relevant amounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
56 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the quantities of road salt and grit that were recorded in storage and available for use in the State on each day from 22 to 28 November 2010; the locations at which quantities of this salt and grit were held and the relevant amounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
55 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he has received an annual report for each of the past three years from the chairman of all State bodies under the auspices of his Department; if the pay of chief executives and employees of such bodies is fully in accordance with Government policy; if he will list any such bodies where this requirement under the code of practice for the governance of State bodies has not been met or no report has been received; if he will provide full details of such issues in such reports and if these reports will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2010
47 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if any civil servant in his Department has received a bonus payment in the past 12 months; if so the amount received; the reason given for such payment; who made the decision to grant same; the rank or grade of the recipient; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2010
46 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if any employee at senior management level of any State body or organisation under the auspices of his Department has received any bonus payment in the past twelve months; if so, the amounts received and the reasons for same; the person who made the decision to grant this payment and the reason for same; if this matter was referred to him or if he was informed of the matter; if so, the views he expressed; the response, if any, from the body concerned; the subsequent decision taken by such body; the rank of the recipient; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 161asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
162 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport the number of industrial disputes, industrial actions including work to rule currently being engaged in by staff of his Department; when these actions were initiated; the individual subject matter of each dispute or action; the current status of each dispute or action; the estimated loss in productivity arising from each dispute or action; if each dispute or action is in contravention of the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 160asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
161 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of moneys owed to private firms by public bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 159asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
160 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport all appointments made by him in the past 12 months; the persons appointed; the income received; the body to which they were appointed; the term of office they will serve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 158asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
159 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
158 Deputy John O’Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if, following on from the announcement in the national recovery plan that the public service obligation payment to regional airports is to cease in summer 2011, he will consider bringing forward the renewed PSO contract negotiations for Kerry Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
157 Deputy John O’Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to ensure that Kerry public transport continues to run and the main roads are cleared during the current cold period and any other snow falls this winter.
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Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
156 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the Government’s motorway strategy over the last decade; the number of motorways that were planned in the last decade; the number that have been completed; the method for financing each motorway; the cost of each; his plans to construct any new motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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