Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in her Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for her Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31679/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The allocation for staff training in my Department for 2010 was, and remains, €1.171 million. To date €107,730.59 of the allocation has been spent.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 203: To ask the Minister for Transport the total spend by his Department on carbon offsets for official travel undertaken by him and his Minister of State for 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; to whom this money, if any, has been awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30286/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Department spent €6,438 on carbon offsets for official travel in 2007 and 2008 under the Irish Government Offsetting Scheme, including travel by the Minister and Minister of State. The Department spent €3,556 on carbon offsets for official travel in 2009 including travel by the Minister and Minister of State. Expenditure for 2010 travel will fall due in 2011.

The money was paid to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), based in Vienna, Austria.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 204: To ask the Minister for Transport the total cost of travel and subsistence to public servants in his Department arising from travel to meetings or events in Dublin and Brussels from offices that have been decentralised for 2010 to date, for 2009, and for 2008; if he will state to whom this money, if any, has been awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Transport the total spend of his Department on public advertisements in national and local print media, radio and television for 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30316/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department spent €128,030 in 2009 and €63,917 to-date in 2010 on public advertisements in national and local print media, radio and television.

Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Transport the projects and the amount of money involved that are being financed by his Department in 2010 in the Waterford constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30330/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Waterford Airport With regard to Waterford Regional Airport, €10,734 has been paid out in respect of the ATC Navigational Aids and Landing Aids Localiser Project, under the Capital Expenditure Grant Scheme. Later this year, I intend to give further consideration to the overall capital funding of projects at the regional airports in future years.

Heavy Rail

As part of Transport 21, my Department provided funding to Iarnród Eireann for the purchase of 234 Intercity railcars for use on the rail network, including the Dublin-Waterford route. Decisions in relation to the allocation of rolling-stock to individual routes is a matter entirely for Iarnród Eireann.

Roads

As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, such as those in the Waterford Constituency, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

Regional & Local Roads

The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. A total of €10,336,926 has been allocated to Waterford County Council under the Regional and Local Roads Investment Programme in 2010. A breakdown of this allocation under the various grant categories and projects was made available to Deputies in February of this year.

Bus Priority and Park & Ride

My Department has approved €1.27m in funding for 2010 as outlined in a table: