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Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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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]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Dublin Bus Services
Dessie Ellis
137. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the plans for the Swiftway rapid bus services; and if he will make a commitment to keep the service under the operation of Dublin Bus. [4341/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Tourism Promotion
Timmy Dooley
138. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a tourism initiative similar to The Gathering is not being developed around the centenary of the 1916 Rising; his plans to commemorate the Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4350/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Traffic Management
Timmy Dooley
139. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he plans to address the increasing congestion on the M50; the current capacity reached at rush hour on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4354/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Air Navigation Orders
Mick Wallace
140. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on his Department's role in the processing of exemptions for the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973; the arrangements between his Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in this regard; the number of such exemptions granted by his Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4348/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Penalty Points System Investigation
Clare Daly
141. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views following the latest Garda report revealing widespread continued breaches in the penalty point system, in view of the importance of the system operating correctly in the interests of road safety and the need for all drivers to have confidence in the system. [4332/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Sale of Aer Lingus
Clare Daly
142. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reject the International Airlines Group takeover bid for Aer Lingus, in the interests of maintaining the future of the airline, its jobs and key strategic role in providing connectivity with the rest of the world for business and tourism. [4333/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Sports Capital Programme Administration
Timmy Dooley
143. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the fraud prevention measures utilised on funding provided through the sports capital grant programme; the investigations that occurred last year; his plans to increase anti-fraud measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4351/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Sale of Aer Lingus
Joan Collins
144. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Governments position on International Airlines Group's €1.3 billion takeover bid of Aer Lingus. [4336/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Dessie Ellis
145. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for improving cross-Border transport links; and if he will commit to meeting with his counterparts in Stormont to discuss improvements in access and planning of transport services. [4343/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Road Projects
Catherine Murphy
146. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to confirm funding for the upgraded M7 Naas-Osberstown interchange and Sallins bypass; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this stretch of motorway is the most dangerous in the State in terms of incidents recorded annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4347/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Wild Atlantic Way Project
Brendan Griffin
147. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a new marketing initiative to promote the winter Wild Atlantic Way, to bring more visitors to drive the Wild Atlantic Way during October to April months; his views on whether the Wild Atlantic Way is as spectacular a winter destination as a summer destination; his views on whether increasing visitor numbers in the winter months would have a significant impact on the tourism sector and wider economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4294/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Road Tolls
Timmy Dooley
148. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his discussions with his UK counterpart in view of the new HGV tolls applying to Irish hauliers there; his plans on introducing a similar toll system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4353/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Rail Services Provision
Éamon Ó Cuív
149. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy in relation to the development of heavy rail services throughout the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4293/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Sale of Aer Lingus
Richard Boyd Barrett
150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on widespread concern that the possible takeover of Aer Lingus by IAG could result in large job losses and threaten connectivity to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4365/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Public Transport Provision
Clare Daly
151. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the six short listed schemes in the Fingal-north Dublin transport study appraisal report; and when there will be a long overdue high capacity light rail public transport solution serving the Swords-Dublin Airport-Dublin city corridor. [4335/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Cycling Facilities Funding
Seán Kyne
152. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the position of the introduction of greenway projects in County Galway. [4345/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Rural Transport Services Provision
Denis Naughten
153. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to implement the recommendations contained within the CEDRA report pertaining to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4288/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Roadworthiness Testing
Denis Naughten
154. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the regulations covering the commercial vehicle roadworthiness certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4287/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Legislative Process
Dessie Ellis
155. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the implementation of Part 4 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2012 and the relevant Schedules; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some gardaí have been meeting with some taxi licence holders and telling them they will be disqualified upon implementation; and if this is correct procedure. [4340/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Air Navigation Orders
Clare Daly
156. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he is satisfied with existing arrangements between his Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the processing of exemptions for carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973, and his plans to change the current system. [4331/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Taxi Regulations
Dessie Ellis
157. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he had discussions with the National Transport Authority regarding the changes to the taxi fares model and that consultative process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4342/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Pension Provisions
Clare Daly
158. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contact his Department has had with Aer Lingus and the Shannon Airport Authority regarding the way different actuarial assumptions were used in both companies in their recent proposals for future pension provision; and his views regarding same. [4334/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Tourism Policy
Éamon Ó Cuív
159. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy in relation to the development of long distance greenways for cycling and walking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4292/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Sport and Recreational Development
Dessie Ellis
160. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for promoting women in sport in view of the successes of women athletes here. [4344/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Sale of Aer Lingus
Paul Murphy
161. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on discussions held with trade union representatives and community organisations on the sale of Aer Lingus. [4361/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Driver Licences
Thomas P. Broughan
162. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the discrepancies occurring when drivers fail to produce their licences in court, when drivers fail to surrender their licences and when judges omit to announce the number of penalty points in court. [4289/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Tourism Policy
Brendan Griffin
163. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on making 2016 a year of the home gathering, a nationwide year of Irish persons holidaying at home and going someplace here that they have never been before, with communities involved in the hosting of special events to mark a home gathering; his views on whether keeping even an additional 10% of Irish holidaymakers here rather than holidaying abroad would have a significant impact on the tourism sector and wider economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4295/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Sale of Aer Lingus
Bernard Durkan
164. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he is satisfied that any takeover of Aer Lingus will involve adequate protection for national interests such as continued access without restriction to all existing routes and landing provisions at airports worldwide and fundamental to the viability of the airline into the future; if he is satisfied that the regional airports are likely to be sufficiently provided for in such a way as to ensure not only their existence in the future but their continued growth and expansion; if he is satisfied that staffing levels are not reduced thereby restricting the scale and operations of the airline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Sale of Aer Lingus
Lucinda Creighton
165. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the proposed sale of Aer Lingus shares to IAG is in the best interest of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4359/15]
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Sale of Aer Lingus
Ruth Coppinger
166. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a sale of Aer Lingus will have an impact on employment, pensions, aviation services and tourism. [4363/15]