Results 2,161-2,180 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen

Written Answers — Legal Services: Legal Services (28 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Total cost, including VAT Consultant Nature of services Year commissioned â'¬ 726,637 Linklaters and Alliance Aer Lingus IPO 2000 176,017 William Fry Solicitors Aer Lingus IPO 2000 183,858 Mason Hayes and Curran Aer Lingus IPO 2000 4,605 McCann Fitzgerald Aer Lingus IPO 2000 128,150 William...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (28 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The OPW is responsible for the provision of all accommodation requirements for this Department. All rent, lease and purchase agreements are negotiated and reviewed by the OPW.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (28 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Details of staff employed by the Minister and the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, as requested by the Deputy, are as follows. There are no political advisers employed in the Department of Transport. Ministerial staff. Number Name Position Date appointed Salary scale 1 Sean Dower Personal assistant 30/9/2004 €40,543 —€51,463 1 Inez O'Neill ...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (28 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The allocation of funding in respect of national roads improvement projects to local authorities is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA, under section 19(f) of the Roads Act 1993. I understand that investment in national roads in the BMW region up to end-2004 amounted to €1.134 billion — 70% of that forecast in the NDP — ESIOP. However, total expenditure on national roads in...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Under the National Development Plan, NDP, a total of €232 million was invested directly in public transport projects in the BMW region between 2000 and 2004. Further expenditure in the region is proceeding, resulting in continuous improvements to bus and rail services in the BMW region. As evidence of progress to date, all rail lines in the BMW region have now been upgraded to continuous...

Written Answers — Departmental Revenue: Departmental Revenue (28 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Toll charges on cars increased from 90 cent in 1995 to €1 on 1 January 1996. In accordance with the West Link toll agreement, no payments to the Exchequer became due until average daily traffic volumes exceeded 27,000. The first payment of €3.044 million was reflected in the 1998 appropriation account. User toll charges did not increase over the period 1996 to 1998. Increases in rates...

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of the Cape Town Convention is to make it easier to finance the purchase of aircraft. There are two parts to the convention. The convention itself provides a general framework for an international legal basis for financing moveable assets. It is accompanied by a protocol containing more specific arrangements for aircraft assets....

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I thank the Deputies for facilitating the Bill and for their strong support for it. This is a great win for Ireland on the international stage and it amplifies once again the strength of the Irish financial services sector and the important role of Ireland and Dublin in international finance in general. I think that was a key element in the international competition which Ireland won against...

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: It is not appropriate to link the Bill with the Air Navigation and Transport Act for two reasons. First, the convention is about financial matters rather than air services. Second, it is envisaged that the convention will apply to other non-aviation financial matters, including railway rolling stock and space assets, for which additional protocols are being prepared. That is why the...

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The wording is taken from the final Act of the diplomatic conference which states, "The said Convention and Protocol have been opened for signature at Cape Town this day". As there is no time limit after which states may not accede to the convention, it is not clear when the convention and protocol could be said to be done. A contract can be said to be done when all relevant parties have...

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: It is not intended to give the registrar diplomatic status. The registrar is a company with a contract with the International Civil Aviation Organisation for the purpose of carrying out functions under the convention which specifically allows the registrar to be sued for negligence. The purpose of section 11 is to prevent a court from making an order at the request of one aggrieved party that...

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Section 16 which amends the Act dealing with the Montreal Convention is in response to a request for an amendment by Deputy Shortall. I am not hard all the time.

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I will try to take some credit. There was an acceptance at the time that the Act should be amended.

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: In keeping with the collegiate approach, I thank everyone for their help in getting the Bill through, including the officials. I am sure this will prove to have been a good day for the aviation sector.

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Where a person is convicted by a court of the commission of the offence of parking illegally in a disabled person's parking bay, he or she is liable to a fine not exceeding €800 for a first offence. The maximum fine for a second or subsequent offence is €1,500 and in the case of a third or subsequent offence committed within a 12-month period €1,500 and-or a prison sentence of up to...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Under the Road Traffic Act 2004 it is a matter for the elected members of city councils and county councils to determine whether a special speed limit should be applied in lieu of the 80 km/h default speed limit on any particular stretch of regional road. Any reporting or evaluation in relation to the speed limits in force in any area is a matter to be carried out at local level. I have no...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 279 together. Statistics relating to road accidents, based on information provided by the Garda Síochána, are published by the National Roads Authority, NRA, in its annual road accident facts reports. The most recent report, Road Collision Facts, relates to 2003 and is available on the NRA website. Reports relating to previous years are available in...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The National Safety Council is the agency responsible for road safety advertising and promotion. The council has been allocated €3.965 million in 2005. A total of €1 million of this allocation relates specifically to the public information campaign relating to the metrication of speed limits, which took place earlier this year. The council also receives funding from the Irish Insurance...

Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The parliamentary question refers to the decision of the High Court of 6 March 2002 and the Supreme Court decision of 16 July 2003, and while the name of the case was not included in the question it would appear that it refers to the decision of Vincent Browne v. the Attorney General. The Supreme Court in this case decided that an EC regulation can only be transposed by regulations under a...