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Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Harbour Authorities Expenditure
Joe Higgins
118. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 888 of 5 February 2013, and his commitment to taking up the issue of €20,000 payment of a car allowance to the CEO of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, if he will now agree to take up the issue with the acting chairperson instead as it is unclear when a new chairperson will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8570/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Airport Development Projects
Kieran O'Donnell
119. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Shannon Aviation Services Centre Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8463/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tourism Industry
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
120. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that the last tourism policy document, New Horizons, was published ten years ago, if he will develop a new policy; if so, if he will provide details of the way he intends to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8377/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Brendan Griffin
121. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to tackle the decline in visitor numbers to here from the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8461/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Homeless Persons Supports
Jonathan O'Brien
122. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Sport if he will give an undertaking that the Irish Homeless World Cup soccer team will receive funding for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8610/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Aviation Industry Regulations
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
123. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with representatives of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association regarding their concerns for flight time regulations being proposed by the European Aviation Safety Agency; and, if so, the work he is doing on the issue of promoting evidence based regulations which ensure the best safety standards for pilots and passengers. [8580/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Harbour Authorities Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
124. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 888 of 5 February 2013, and his commitment of taking up the issue of €20,000 payment of a car allowance to the CEO of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, if he will now agree to take up this issue with the acting chairperson instead as it is unclear when a new chairperson will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8568/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Road Projects Contracts
Mick Wallace
125. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if those who were served with notice to treat prior to the announcement of budget 2012 are still eligible to receive the €5,000 per acre goodwill gesture which was available when negotiations commenced; the number of landowners affected by the Enniscorthy bypass, County Wexford, currently in negotiation over compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8371/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Patrick O'Donovan
126. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the buildings/structures that are due to take part in the Greening initiative in the various different cities around the world as well as those in this country owned by the State as part of the St. Patrick's Day programme for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8245/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure
Clare Daly
127. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the monies paid to date to public private partnerships and toll operators on the Limerick Tunnel and M3 Motorway due to an underestimate of traffic flow; and the expected payments during the next five years. [8381/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Rail Network
Michael Moynihan
128. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he hopes to ensure a viable rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8563/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Alcohol Advertising
Martin Heydon
129. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the implications of a ban on alcohol sponsorship for sporting events and teams at both a micro and macro level; his views on whether such a ban on local sponsors will have a negative impact on local teams and organisations in small communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8586/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Seán Kyne
130. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has plans to intensify the use of the railways in promoting tourism such as rail tours which are an exemplary way of attracting tourists and visitors Dublin to the regions outside of Dublin. [8378/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Public Transport Provision
Mick Wallace
131. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason public bus and rail services do not operate in conjunction with the scheduled timetables of passenger ferries at Rosslare Harbour Europort, County Wexford, resulting in substantial delays for tourists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8372/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Jim Daly
132. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the preventative measures being implemented by local authorities to preserve the condition of the network of rural roads that are being eroded to dirt tracks across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8384/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Road Traffic Accidents Data
Heather Humphreys
133. Deputy Heather Humphreys asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a county by county breakdown of road fatalities in 2012; if he will provide comparable figures for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8374/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Road Network
Robert Troy
134. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the situation with regard to the provision of service stations on the M6 between Athlone and Moate, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8532/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Road Safety Strategy
Niall Collins
135. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new Road Safety Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8542/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Marine Safety
Noel Harrington
136. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his efforts to improve safety at sea; the consultations he has had with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8395/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Jonathan O'Brien
137. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason funding applications by Dublin City Council under the sports capital programme were rejected for Brickfield Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8608/13]