Transport

May 16th, 2012

Statement on Dublin Airport by the Chairman of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee

The following statement has been issued by John Fearon, the Chairman of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, following its meeting this…

May 16th, 2012

Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security

This Motion before the Committee is to enable Ireland to participate in the Agreement between the EU and the United States on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records (PNR) to the US Department…

May 15th, 2012

THOUSANDS TO TAKE PART IN NATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK – MINISTER KELLY

Public Transport Minister, Alan Kelly TD, has today launched An Taisce’s Green-Schools National Walk to School Week, which takes place from 21-25 May 2012…

May 10th, 2012

Varadkar congratulates Irish Coast Guard on 10 years of Search & Rescue helicopter services at Waterford Airport

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar TD today congratulated the Irish Coast Guard as they mark the 10th anniversary of the…

May 9th, 2012

Ministers Varadkar & Bruton announce plans for independent Shannon Airport

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar and Jobs Minister Richard Bruton have announced that Shannon Airport is to be separated from the Dublin Airport Authority and brought together with Shannon Development…

May 9th, 2012

New drive to develop world-class aviation industry in Shannon – Varadkar, Bruton

The Government has decided to separate Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority and bring it together with Shannon Development to form a new entity with a commercial mandate in public…

May 5th, 2012

Varadkar welcomes first Aer Lingus dividend paid since privatisation

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has welcomed the decision by the board of Aer Lingus to pay a dividend for the first time since privatisation…

May 1st, 2012

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar’s Doorstep after Etihad Announcement

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar spoke to the press outside Government Buildings after the announcement that Etihad airlines had bought just under 3 per cent of Aer Lingus shares.

April 5th, 2012

Minister Kelly convenes first meeting of integrated rural transport committee

The first meeting of the Government’s high level integrated rural transport committee took place today (4 April 2012) in the Department of Transport…

February 2nd, 2012

Irish Coast Guard to host major search & rescue conference in Ireland

A major international conference on search & rescue will take place later this year in Killiney, Co. Dublin which is being organised by the Irish Coast Guard in partnership…

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