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Written Answers — Integrated Transport Services: Integrated Transport Services (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: The Metro North project is not a dedicated rail link to Dublin Airport in the way that the non-stop Heathrow Express is between that airport and central London. Metro North will terminate at Lissenhall north of Swords and will, when completed, provide a rapid, high capacity, high frequency link in the commuter rail network linking the north Dublin suburbs with the city centre. Some 34...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: There is no longer a CIE Restructuring Division within my Department.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Matters relating to the digital tachograph are now dealt with by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Iarnród Éireann Year Subvention Capital EU Total € millions 2002 155.483 232.545 35.997 424.025 2003 168.257 274.614 129.179 572.050 2004 171.421 145.606 36.462 353.489 2005 179.991 279.553 16.243 475.787 2006 188.716 257.368 52.605 498.689 Total 863.868 1,189.69 270.486 2,324.04

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Matters relating to the digital tachograph are now dealt with by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: This matter has been raised in the House before and I have indicated that Open Skies will be good for Irish tourism, aviation, business links and the economy generally. For Irish airlines, Open Skies will give them access to every city in the US, and enable them to negotiate with different airports to obtain the best commercial deals for new services. The additional access to the US as well...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Dublin Airport Authority has informed me that both of these runways (and their red zones) were withdrawn from service in the late 1960s. The inclusion or removal of red zones from County Development planning was, and still is, a matter for the local authority. Dublin Airport Authority has further informed me that the current Clare Development Plan does not include the red zones for either of...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has informed me that Dublin County Council was advised of the permanent withdrawal from service of Runway 05/23 (and its red zones) as part of the County Development Plan review process at that time. I am further advised by the DAA that these red zones were omitted from the associated maps in the 1993 County Development Plan. The inclusion or removal of red...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: The Department of Transport has recently funded a scheme to convert 50 selected vehicles to run on pure plant oil (PPO), which is being carried out under the aegis of the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The cost to the Department is €227,000 and provides for 75% of the cost of engine modification. Decisions about successful applications are being made in April with the view...

Written Answers — Garage Network: Garage Network (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Neither I nor the Road Safety Authority have any role in this matter.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Legislation: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Legal advice has been sought on this matter from the office of the Attorney General. The provisions of road traffic legislation are being examined in my Department at present in the light of that advice.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Arrangements such as those referred to by the Deputy are a matter for the management of Croke Park and the relevant local authority.

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: The Minister for Transport has a discretionary power under section 36(8) of the Road Traffic Act 1994 to issue guidelines to road authorities in relation to the content of bye-laws providing for the operation of pay parking schemes. This power to issue statutory guidelines has not been exercised to date. A circular letter issued to road authorities in May 1997 enclosing Guidance Notes on...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for the electrification of the northern line as far as Balbriggan. I have no proposals from Iarnród Eireann for the extension of the project to Drogheda.

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for a Luas line from the City Centre via Broadstone to Liffey Junction in Cabra to be completed in 2012. The Dublin Transportation Office's "A Platform for Change" provides for a continuation of this line via Finglas to Sillogue and Transport 21 contains funding for a feasibility study to be undertaken by the Railway Procurement Agency on such a future extension....

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Public roads are roads that are in the charge of a road authority. The remit of the Minister for Transport and of the road traffic and parking regulations made under the Road Traffic Acts 1961-2006 in relation to the prohibition on the parking of vehicles on footpaths only apply to footpaths on public roads.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Under the Road Traffic Act 2004 a speed limit applies to every public road across the country. A public road is one that has been taken in charge by a local authority and as a result the local authority has statutory responsibility for any improvement and maintenance works. I do not propose to extend the application of the Road Traffic Acts to apply a default speed limit to non-public roads...

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: A range of new regulatory traffic signs was prescribed in the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations 2006 (SI No. 637 of 2006). Work is well progressed on the review of the Traffic Signs Manual in relation to non-regulatory traffic signs. As an interim measure, a direction was given to road authorities on 7 February last in relation to a revised Chapter 8 on temporary traffic measures and signs for...

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: The statutory references to amendments made to S.I. No 182 of 1997 (Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 are: Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 — S.I. No 274 of 1998 Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 — S.I. No. 441 of 1998 Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 — S.I. No. 98 of...

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: The inclusion of a provision in pay parking by-laws by a road authority to grant residents' parking permits is discretionary. The enabling provision that a road authority can use is Section 36 (1) of the Road Traffic Act 1994. In addition to the general power provided in subsection (1), it is a matter for each road authority to determine whether or not to provide in such by-laws for any of...