Parliamentary questions

Social Partnership Meetings

Gerry Adams

1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent contacts he has had with the social partners. [39841/14]

Social Partnership Meetings

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his process of social dialogue. [39842/14]

Social Partnership Meetings

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the groups he has met as part of the process of social dialogue. [39843/14]

Social Partnership Meetings

Lucinda Creighton

4. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach the reason the National Economic Social Council is still devoid of any representation from the small and medium sized enterprise sector; the way the concerns and interests of the self employed and small business are represented on the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40959/14]

Social Partnership Meetings

Micheál Martin

5. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has met with the social partners recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40968/14]

Social Partnership Meetings

Joe Higgins

6. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent meetings he has had with social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41692/14]

Aer Lingus Sale

Timmy Dooley

123. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his position regarding the sale of Aer Lingus to IAG; the commitments he will make with regard to the security of employment of the Aer Lingus staff and the connectivity from Irish airports to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4656/15]

Aer Lingus Sale

Dessie Ellis

124. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the State's stake in Aer Lingus; and the maintenance of its Heathrow slots which are vital to the Irish economy. [4666/15]

Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme

Clare Daly

125. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the initiative proposed on 2 December 2014 by the Secretaries General of his Department and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to the expert panel in relation to the IASS dispute was not acted on until 14 January 2015, creating needless anxiety for workers at the three State airports; and if he will direct the DAA and the Shannon Airport Authority to lift the imposed deadline of 15 March 2015 for signing waivers to allow the process to take place. [4687/15]

Public Transport Provision

Timmy Dooley

126. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be taken with regard to the best route and infrastructure option in connecting Dublin city with Dublin Airport; if he is satisfied with the current public transport connections to the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4657/15]

Rail Network Expansion

Dessie Ellis

127. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the future of the public rail network under Irish Rail; and the way it will be better integrated with the wider public transport network. [4668/15]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

Alan Farrell

128. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe for the completion of each stage of the north Dublin transport study; when a decision will be made on the optimum transport solution to serve Dublin north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4291/15]

Road Signage

Thomas P. Broughan

129. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed changes of speed signage for rural roads from a specific speed limit to drive carefully; and his plans for a much clearer speed limit and on-road signage on all national and local roads and streets in 2015. [4290/15]

Rail Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

130. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which rail services can be tailored to meet the ongoing travel requirements of commuters with particular reference to identifying how best the rail services in general can meet the demands of medium to middle distance commuters from towns and villages outside the greater Dublin area thereby alleviating road traffic congestion and reducing travel time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4339/15]

Penalty Points System

Mick Wallace

131. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on measures his Department has taken or will take in order to rectify malpractice in the penalty points system, particularly in view of the recent Garda report which found that abuses are still occurring in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4349/15]

Climate Change Negotiations

Catherine Murphy

132. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport now that the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill has been published, his Department's response in terms of the preparation of a sectoral emissions reduction plan; if he plans to prepare a draft plan in anticipation of the national adaptation plan; if such a plan will be left until the latter end of the 2017 timescale envisaged in the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/15]

Land Acquisition

Seán Kyne

133. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the model being used, including issues such as the land acquisition and access, to develop greenway projects. [4346/15]

Sale of Aer Lingus

Paul Murphy

134. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the sale of Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4360/15]

Sale of Aer Lingus

Ruth Coppinger

135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the take-over bid by IAG for Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/15]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Patrick O'Donovan

136. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of plans his Department may have for a sports capital scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4286/15]