Parliamentary questions

Road Projects

Tom Fleming

1009. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in conjunction with the National Roads Authority, he will provide the funding to complete the surface dressing on the Castleisland to Farranfore national primary road in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1289/15]

Tourism Project Funding

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1010. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans he and Fáilte Ireland have to further invest in the immense tourism potential of Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland's most northerly point. [1309/15]

Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme

Finian McGrath

1011. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support the IASS pensioners in 2015 (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1323/15]

Penalty Points System

Pat Deering

1012. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 675 of 16 December 2014, if he will clarify a specific penalty points query (details supplied). [1334/15]

Driver Licences

Martin Heydon

1013. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in negotiations to introduce an exchange programme for Irish driver licence holders with Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1354/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Kenny

1014. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he last met the chairperson and CEO of Iarnród Éireann; the issues discussed; when he will next meet the chairperson and CEO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1382/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Kenny

1015. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he last met the chairperson and CEO of Tourism Ireland; the issues discussed; when he will met the chairperson and CEO next; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1383/15]

Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís

Éamon Ó Cuív

1016. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt bunaithe ar an treoir a thug an Roinn Caiteachas Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe do gach Roinn, cad é líon agus cad iad gráid na bpost dá mbeidh státseirbhísigh atá inniúil sa Ghaeilge agus sa Bhéarla ag teastáil; cad é líon na bpost sin a bhfuil duine leis an gcumas cuí Gaeilge agus Béarla iontu cheana féin, arna bhriseadh síos de réir gráid; cén cháilíocht Ghaeilge atá riachtanach do na poist sin; i gcás nach bhfuil an treoir ón Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe comhlíonta, cad é údar na moille agus cén uair a dhéanfar an scrúdú; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [1438/15]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Patrick O'Donovan

1017. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the amounts paid to Limerick city and county council since 2011 for maintenance of roads; his plans to increase the amounts for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1493/15]

Road Safety

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

1018. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the safety of pedestrians on the public road network; if he has given consideration to the issues that arise where pedestrians use the roads at twilight or afterwards without adequate safety gear; his plans to introduce regulation or legislation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1505/15]

Tourism Project Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

1019. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will fund long-distance greenways that are fenced and have a hard surface on them, where access is on a permissive basis or if it will be a condition of funding that the developers of such greenways have permanent access to the land in question in view of the considerable investment involved and in view of the uncertainty created by permissive access only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1566/15]

Legislative Measures

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

1020. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions undertaken by his Department to date to meet the requirements of the European Union’s fourth railway package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1613/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Tom Fleming

1021. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2014; if he will also provide details of all the relevant fees paid to those firms during the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1674/15]

Cycling Policy

Seán Kenny

1022. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow exemptions for very young or hearing impaired cyclists to use footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1680/15]

Public Bike Schemes

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

1023. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the dublinbikes scheme to Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1721/15]

Public Transport

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

1024. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Luas does not allow bicycles to be carried on its trams when that facility is available on DART services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1722/15]

Public Transport

Thomas P. Broughan

1025. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to construct bus shelters for Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus in the years 2012, 2013, 2014; and his plans for extra bus shelters this year. [1730/15]

Public Transport

Thomas P. Broughan

1026. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's role in the important role of rail in reducing CO2 emissions from transport; his views on how rail could be further used to reduce and abate emissions into the future. [1731/15]

National Roads Authority Projects

Tom Fleming

1027. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide adequate funding to ensure the proper upgrading of a road project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1746/15]

Rail Services

Seán Kyne

1028. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the exceptionally positive passenger numbers for Iarnród Éireann, and particularly on the western rail corridor, his views that the future continuation of this line would consolidate such increases and contribute to sustainable regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1752/15]

EU Directives

Brendan Smith

1029. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of EU directives which remain to be implemented within his Department; the name of these directives; the timeframe for the implementation of these directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1800/15]

Legislative Programme

Micheál Martin

1030. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in his Department that have been subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas. [1821/15]

Legislative Programme

Micheál Martin

1031. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in his Department since September 2013. [1836/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Barry Cowen

1032. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of secondments from his Department to external private firms in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1850/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Barry Cowen

1033. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of secondments based in his Department from external private firms in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1864/15]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Dara Calleary

1034. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding Údaras na Gaeltacht; the person or body responsible for the delivery of Údaras na Gaeltacht grant schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49477/14]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Healy-Rae

1035. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of a scheme (details supplied); the number of persons who have availed of the scheme since it was started to date; and the total amount of money paid under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49712/14]

Wildlife Conservation

Robert Troy

1036. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her policy on encouraging conservation; the incentives that are in place for landowners to set aside appropriate land exclusively for the use of conservation of wildlife; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1375/15]

Hedge Cutting Season

Paul Murphy

1037. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to extend the closing dates for hedge-cutting to mid-February due to birds nesting earlier. [1503/15]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

1038. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for committees or organisations towards 1916 centenary celebrations; when this funding will be available; the way groups may apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49505/14]

National Monuments

James Bannon

1039. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the Bronze Age walkway in Mayne bog, County Westmeath, was not listed by the Irish monuments service when it was notified; if it will now be listed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49606/14]

Special Protection Areas Designation

Patrick O'Donovan

1040. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details in tabular form by county of the numbers of offers of compensation offered to landowners where designation for hen harrier habitat protection prevented a landowner from carrying out an activity or a development on their lands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49710/14]

Arts Council Grants

Sandra McLellan

1041. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an application to the Arts Council for the visual artists workspace scheme 2015 was refused on a technicality (details supplied); if she will review this matter; if this decision can be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49725/14]

Special Protection Areas Designation

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1042. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the special protection areas for endangered birds, including the hen harrier, were established; the budget for same; the duration of the scheme; the number of farmers who were entitled to enter the scheme; the number of farmers who availed of it; her plans to reinstate the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49738/14]

Departmental Bodies Data

Patrick O'Donovan

1043. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within, funded by or established by her Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed; the amount saved in each case; the reduction in staff as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1008/15]

Decentralisation Programme Data

Patrick O'Donovan

1044. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the agencies or sections from her Department that were decentralised during the period 1997 to 2011; the travel costs and expenses incurred by decentralised personnel travelling to their base Department in that period. [1023/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Dara Calleary

1045. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total amount of moneys paid by her Department to external consultants, professional companies or advisers in relation to the jobs action plan in each year since and including 2012; if she will provide in a tabular form the list of those organisations that received money; her Department's procurement policy regarding this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1131/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Brendan Griffin

1046. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for recruiting staff at Killarney House in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1236/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Brendan Griffin

1047. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff she plans to employ at Killarney House in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1237/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Brendan Griffin

1048. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of full-time/part-time, permanent/temporary staff she plans to recruit at Killarney House in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1238/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Brendan Griffin

1049. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she will commence recruiting staff at Killarney House in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1239/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Brendan Griffin

1050. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way jobs at Killarney House in 2015 will be advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1240/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Brendan Griffin

1051. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the different types of jobs that will be available at Killarney House in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1241/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Brendan Griffin

1052. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her budget for employing staff at Killarney House in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1242/15]

Tuarascálacha Ranna

Pearse Doherty

1053. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil a fhios aici cathain a fhoilseofar an tuarascáil ón meitheal smaointe a bunaíodh i mí Aibreáin 2014 chun fiosrúchán a dhéanamh maidir le cruthú post i nGaoth Dobhair; cé hiad na daoine a bhí páirteach sa ghrúpa sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1418/15]

Orduithe Logainmneacha

Éamon Ó Cuív

1054. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad ordú logainmneacha a rinneadh gach bliain le deich mbliana anuas; cé mhéad logainmneacha a bhí ar áireamh sna hOrduithe Logainmneacha gach bliain; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1419/15]

Orduithe Logainmneacha

Éamon Ó Cuív

1055. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad dréacht d’ordú logainmneacha atá ag fanacht le faomhadh nó lena mhalairt uaithi nó atá ag fanacht lena gcur faoi bhráid an choiste nua a cuireadh in ionad an Choimisiúin Logainmneacha; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1420/15]

Orduithe Logainmneacha

Éamon Ó Cuív

1056. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén líon ball foirne a bhí ag an mBrainse Logainmneacha an 1/1/10 agus an 1/1/15; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1421/15]

Seirbhísí Oileán

Éamon Ó Cuív

1057. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aici aon athruithe a dhéanamh ar chaighdeán nó ar mhinicíocht na seirbhísí aeir d’Oileáin Árann sa chonradh nua a thiocfaidh i bhfeidhm níos déanaí i mbliana; cén uair atá sé i gceist tairiscintí nua a lorg don tseirbhís; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1423/15]

Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís

Éamon Ó Cuív

1058. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta bunaithe ar an treoir a thug an Roinn Caiteachas Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe do gach Roinn, cad é líon agus cad iad gráid na bpost dá mbeidh státseirbhísigh atá inniúil sa Ghaeilge agus sa Bhéarla ag teastáil; cad é líon na bpost sin a bhfuil duine leis an gcumas cuí Gaeilge agus Béarla iontu cheana féin, arna bhriseadh síos de réir gráid; cén cháilíocht Ghaeilge atá riachtanach do na poist sin; i gcás nach bhfuil an treoir ón Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe comhlíonta, cad é údar na moille agus cén uair a dhéanfar an scrúdú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1425/15]