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

Martin Cullen: I have not considered the question of the reduction to zero of the tolls on the West Link toll bridge. The statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to make toll by-laws and to enter into toll agreements with private investors in respect of national roads is vested in the National Roads Authority, NRA, under Part V of the Roads Act 1993, as amended by the Planning and Development Act...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information requested is held by the local authorities of the greater Dublin area, who are responsible for QBC construction, and, as such, is not readily available to my Department within the timeframe for answering this parliamentary question. I have asked my officials to collate the requested material and to forward it directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 309 of 26 April. Under EU Directive 2000/56/EC my Department is required to provide off-road testing facilities for the testing of drivers of heavy goods vehicles. My Department is in consultation with the Office of Public Works with a view to providing these facilities. Such facilities have been provided in Sligo, Limerick and Dundalk. It is...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 309 of 26 April. My Department is in consultation with the Office of Public Works with a view to providing off-road facilities for the testing of drivers of heavy goods vehicles. Such facilities have been provided in Sligo, Limerick and Dundalk. It is the intention, subject to the availability of suitable sites and the efficient and economic...

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

Martin Cullen: EU Directive 2003/20, which requires that seatbelts must be used where they are fitted, must be transposed into national law by 9 May 2006. Last month's approval by the European Parliament of proposals to extend the requirement for safety belts to be fitted to all seats in all new vehicles, except for buses used on stage stop routes, opens the way for the proposals to be adopted as directives...

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

Martin Cullen: In accordance with Directive 96/96/EC, a passenger car becomes liable for the national car test when it is four years old, that is on its fourth anniversary of first registration, and is liable for a further test every two years thereafter. In accordance with that schedule, where a car is tested other than at the specified time, the test certificate is valid from the date of the actual test...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The day-to-day timetabling, scheduling of services and the deployment of its fleet is the statutory responsibility of Dublin Bus. My Department is currently awaiting the outcome of a review being carried out by Dublin Bus on how best to maximise the utilisation of its existing resources, in light of the significant investment made in bus and rail services and ongoing demographic changes. I...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Table 1 sets out the the numbers waiting and the average waiting time at each driving test centre on 28 June 2005. Table 2 sets out the pass rate at each test centre for 2004. Table 1. Centre Applications on Hand Average Weeks Waiting Nth. Leinster Finglas 10,742 28 Dundalk 3,350 26 Mullingar 1,981 26 Navan 4,618 31 Raheny 7,984 45 ...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Provisional driving licences issued by licensing authorities are recorded on the national driver file, held and administered by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, which has advised that there were 375,286 provisional licences current at 31 March 2005.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (29 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I understand that Iarnród Éireann is, at present, examining the feasibility study on the proposed Clonsilla N3 interchange railway line, in consultation with Meath and Fingal County Councils. The next step is for Iarnród Éireann to decide if and how it wishes to proceed with this project and I expect that a report will be submitted to my Department in due course. My Department is...

Written Answers — Emergency Planning: Emergency Planning (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The authorities at Shannon Airport are required, under the Irish Aviation Authority's aerodrome licensing procedures, to establish an emergency plan which provides for the co-ordination of the actions to be taken in an emergency occurring at the aerodrome or in its vicinity. The plan must be tested by conducting a full scale emergency exercise at intervals not exceeding two years and I...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: AerDart formally requested a temporary suspension of the route licence until such time as the DART upgrade works at Howth Junction DART station are completed. My Department agreed to the temporary suspension of the licence and it is now a matter for the company to notify my Department two weeks prior to the proposed date on which it has indicated it intends to reintroduce the licensed...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by officials in my Department and will be forwarded to him within the next few days. I regret the delay which arises from the necessity to collect and verify a range of details from 1997 and over a period when the functions of the Department changed.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: A driving test will be arranged in due course for the person concerned.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Safety issues at the Dublin Port tunnel are matters for the contractor, Dublin City Council, and the National Roads Authority — NRA. I am satisfied that in supervising the design and construction of the port tunnel, the NRA has been fully cognisant of the need to ensure the highest standard of safety provision and has taken account of the most up-to-date standards and codes of practice....

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects, including the Dublin Port Tunnel, is a matter for the National Roads Authority — NRA — and the local authorities concerned. I understand from the NRA that the primary construction work on the port tunnel is expected to be completed in December 2005 and that the tunnel will be open to traffic early in 2006,...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: In the coming months, Iarnród Éireann will take delivery of new diesel railcars, which, following a period of commissioning will be introduced into service on the Sligo to Dublin line. When introduced on the Sligo line, they will replace the 30 year old life expired locomotive hauled carriages. From December 2005, the company will increase the frequency of trains between Sligo and Dublin...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: An extensive range of requirements must be satisfied in order to use a bus in a public place. All buses are required to comply with statutory requirements relating to the construction, equipment and use of vehicles as set out in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002, the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003 to 2004...

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Area Development Management Limited is administering and managing the taxi hardship payments scheme which is implementing the recommendations of the taxi hardship panel report. The processing and consideration of applications under the scheme is being undertaken by ADM independently of my Department and the Department has no details of individual applications made to ADM under the scheme. I...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Driving tests for the full range of vehicles are carried out in the Finglas driving test centre, which is located in an industrial estate. While I am aware of the three tonne restriction on HGVs on certain roads near the centre I am informed by Dublin City Council that there is not a currently general ban on HGVs in the area.