Thomas P. Broughan
Ceist:190 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the budget for the National Transport Authority for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11746/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 10 March 2010
Ceisteanna (158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167)
Freagraí scríofa
The Budget for the National Transport Authority comprises three principal elements:
Exchequer public transport provision payments to public transport companies totalling €276 million;
Exchequer grants in respect of public transport and related investment in the Greater Dublin Area totalling approximately €350million; and
An administration budget of €7.7 million.
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:191 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the contract between Met Éireann and the Irish Aviation Authority; if he will inquire as to whether the Irish Aviation Authority can access this service for a lower fee; and if he will give assurances that this contract is not cross-subsidisation between State agencies. [11755/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe contract between the Irish Aviation Authority and Met Eireann is an operational matter for the Authority and I have no function in the matter.
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:192 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the pay, bonus and conditions of the chief executive of the Irish Aviation Authority for 2007, 2008 and 2009; and the additional details on benefits, including pension, company car and driver for this person. [11756/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails of the remuneration of the Chief Executive of the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) are set in the Authority's Annual Reports for 2007 and 2008, which are available on the IAA website (www.iaa.ie). The audit of the 2009 accounts is currently underway and the results will be published in due course.
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:193 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the appropriate procedures were adopted in the recent appointment of a number of senior positions (details supplied) in the Irish Aviation Authority; his views on the fact that two of these positions were filled by external candidates, without any apparent prior advertising; and when the interviews for the positions were held. [11757/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraProcedures for senior appointments to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) are operational matters for the Authority and I have no function in the matter.
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:194 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport his views on a recent senior appointment (details supplied) to the Irish Aviation Authority in the past year, although this person did not have the prerequisite educational qualifications. [11758/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraDecisions on appointments to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), including educational requirements, are operational matters for the Authority and I have no function in the matter.
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:195 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the number of former senior managers of the Irish Aviation Authority who have taken early retirement, yet are still drawing a full salary; and if these salaries are drawn from the company’s working capital or from the company pension fund. [11759/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThis is an operational matter for the Irish Aviation Authority and I have no function in the matter.
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:196 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the level of investment in shares in external companies by the pension fund of the Irish Aviation Authority during a period (details supplied); the companies in which the fund invested; the purchase price of the shares; the disposal price of the shares; when the decisions were made on these transactions; and the person who was involved in making these decisions. [11760/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe management of the Irish Aviation Authority superannuation scheme is a matter for the Authority and the trustees of the scheme and I have no function in the matter.
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:197 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Aviation Authority is attempting to impose a mandatory increase in the retirement age for air traffic controllers from 60 years to 65 years, despite the fact that the policy of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations is that air traffic controllers should be eligible for retirement from the age of 50 years on the basis of the unique and demanding constraints on the individual controller and in the interests of the travelling public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11761/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAny proposals for amendments to the Irish Aviation Authority Superannuation Scheme are matters for the Authority and the Trustees of the Scheme in the first instance.
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:198 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the refurbishment costs for the Irish Aviation Authority head office in Dublin; if he is satisfied that the procurement process was undertaken according to the established guidelines; and the details of the procedures that were followed. [11762/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraDecisions on the procurement of accommodation for the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) are operational matters for the Authority and I have no function in the matter.
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:199 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the total vehicle replacement costs and car allowance to senior executives from the Irish Aviation Authority for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. [11763/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraDecisions on any car allowances for senior executives of the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) are operational matters for the Authority and I have no function in the matter.