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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: The directives which have not yet been transposed into Irish law are set out in the following table. No. Title Deadline for Transposition 1 Directive 1999/17/EC of 18 March 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/761/EEC relating to motor vehicle headlamps which function as main-beam and/or dipped headlamps and to incandescent electric filament lamps for such...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (27 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: The following table gives the total number of buses purchased by Bus Átha Cliath and the current age profile of the fleet. Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Number 15 23 45 50 77 61 68 Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Number 214 225 55 53 90 36 Bus Átha Cliath has informed me that it considers 12 years to be efficient life of a large public...

Written Answers — Penalty Points System: Penalty Points System (27 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: The Road Traffic Act 2002 provides that penalty points are endorsed on a licence record where a person has been convicted of an offence that attracts such points or where the person chooses to pay a fixed charge in respect of such an offence. Where a person is detected exceeding a speed limit, he or she is offered the opportunity to pay a fixed charge. The making of such a payment is in...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (27 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: The legal basis for the fees charged by the bus licensing division of my Department for passenger licences issued under the Road Transport Act 1932 is the regulations made under the Act, that is the Road Transport Regulations 1932, No. 26 of 1932, as amended by Regulations in 1955, No. 68 of 1955. My Department is currently reviewing the level of these fees and will be proposing revised...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (27 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 112 of Thursday, 29 September 2005. As stated in that reply a notification from Bus Éireann for the bus service on the route in question was approved by my Department on 16 September 2005. The introduction of public bus services on specific routes is a commercial and operational matter for Bus Éireann. It is now a matter for Bus Éireann to...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Irish driving licence regulations are required to operate within the framework of a harmonised EU system. The criteria essential for recognition of licences from other countries are testing and licensing regimes that meet the requirements of the EU directive and reciprocal recognition of Irish licences. A person who holds a driving licence issued by a member state of the European Union or of...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: This is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. I understand any such pipeline would require an environmental impact assessment, EIA, under the EIA directives and regulations.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy, as supplied by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, is set out in the following table. That Department is responsible for the national vehicle and driver file, which contains the driver records on which penalty points are recorded. Penalty points awarded from 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005 by county County Number...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The conciliation hearing has been adjourned until 25 November to allow a detailed examination by both parties of the feasibility of having tests carried out by staff redeployed on a short-term basis from outside the Department of Transport. The Department will also explore issues around the outsourcing proposal during this period.

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The DART upgrade project involved the extension of platforms to cater for longer trains, the provision of full accessibility, where possible, for mobility and sensory impaired customers at DART stations, the enhancement of overhead line components and the insertion of further sub-stations along the route. The approved budget for the project was €176 million. At the end of October, €141.4...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Responsibility for the development of specific proposals for the expansion of Luas services lies with the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA. My Department is discussing proposals for a capacity enhancement programme on the Tallaght Luas line with the RPA. An outline business case for this programme has been approved by the board of the RPA and submitted to my Department. Financial provision has...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The competition in question is being managed by the public appointments service, PAS, to which I refer the Deputy for more detail. My Department has been informed by the PAS that it hopes to schedule the first stage of the recruitment process, a written practical exam, in mid December. The PAS has indicated it hopes to offer successful candidates offers of appointment, on completion of all...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Dublin Airport Authority has supplied the figures requested by the Deputy for Shannon Airport from 1 January to 30 September 2005. Total passengers at Shannon Airport numbered 2,504,357. Of these 547,836 were transatlantic terminal passengers and 493,079 were transatlantic transit passengers. The latter figure includes 234,852 United States troops. The figures for October 2005 were not...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Statutory responsibility for the delivery of a multi-operator system of integrated ticketing rests with the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA. The agency has advised my Department that the €8.5 million spent to date on the integrated ticketing project comprises RPA costs, €4.166 million; systems design and developments, €2.582 million; operator equipment contribution, €916,000; other...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: An application for a driving test was only recently received from the person concerned. Relevant documentary evidence should be submitted if an urgent driving test is required.

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The transport investment framework announced yesterday includes a provision for a metro line from the city centre to Swords via Dublin Airport. This does not include an extension to Donabate, nor was such a link envisaged in the Dublin Transportation Office's strategy, A Platform for Change. It is intended that the metro line will terminate north of Swords at Lissenhall. However, there is a...

Written Answers — Public Relations Contracts: Public Relations Contracts (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department has not awarded any contract for public relations projects since December 2004.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The following tables provide the information requested. The salary costs are based on current salary scales. Office Total staff Grade or job title Salary scale cost per annum â'¬ Constituency office 1 Personal assistant 40,543-51,463 Constituency office 1 Personal administrative assistant 40,543-51,463 Constituency office 1 Personal secretary 20,187-38,948 ...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my response to Question No. 337 of 12 October 2005 in regard to consultancy contracts awarded by my Department. Unless otherwise indicated, the amount indicates that the project has come to fruition.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The following tables provide the information requested by the Deputy. The salary costs are based on current salary scales. Office Total staff Grade or job title Salary scale cost per annum â'¬ Press office 1 Press officer, ministerial appointment 75,036-92,813 Press office 1 Higher executive officer 42,676-54,173 Press office 2 Clerical officer 21,245-34,448