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Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (9 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for funding for quality bus corridors, QBCs, traffic management and park and ride in regional cities throughout the period up to 2015. However, Transport 21 does not allocate funding for any specific quality bus corridors. It is a matter for the local authorities to prioritise the most suitable routes for QBCs and to apply to the Department for funding. The Department...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (9 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I am not aware of any overspend on contracts due to them being incorrectly specified.

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (10 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 120 and 121 of 20 October 2005. That reply outlined therein remains unchanged. If it would assist the Deputy, my office would be happy to arrange for him to discuss these issues with the relevant officials from my Department.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects, including the M50 upgrade, is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA, and the local authorities concerned. I understand from the NRA that the upgrade of the M50 is being planned in two phases and involves the widening of approximately 32 km of the motorway from two to three lanes in each direction, from the...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (10 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. The rural transport initiative, RTI, is a pilot programme that has been operational since 2002. Under the initiative, funding is provided for 34 rural community organisations across the country to address the public transport needs of their areas through the provision of local transport services. I have provided €4.5 million in funding...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (10 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: There are no implications for the stopovers of US aircraft carrying US troops at Shannon Airport once the transatlantic stopover has been phased out.

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (10 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Webmaster.ie produced the video for the launch of Transport 21 which cost €18,750 plus VAT. The required public procurement procedures were complied with in accordance with the Government procurement guidelines.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I reject the suggestion that the major upgrading of public transport in the greater Dublin area contained in Transport 21 excludes Dublin's northside. The position is that the northside will gain significantly under Transport 21 as follows: Transport 21 provides for two new metro lines, metro north and metro west. Metro north will operate from St. Stephen's Green to Swords, serving places...

Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I saved the people of the mid-west.

Written Answers — EU Legislation: EU Legislation (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: There are no significant EU legislative transport proposals that Ireland is opposing at present. Agendas for forthcoming transport councils will be examined carefully with a view to ensuring Ireland's strategic interests continue to be safeguarded in any proposals that fall to be considered at council.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 and 381 together. Since the Department of Transport was set up in June 2002 no exemptions have been sought other than on Directive 96/48/EC, the details of which are as follows. Ireland has secured a number of specific exemptions relating to the technical specifications for interoperability, TSIs, on Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: As the planning design and implementation of national road improvement projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA, the detailed information sought by the Deputy is held by the NRA. To facilitate the Deputy, my Department has asked the NRA to forward the requested data directly to him.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for the phased opening of the western rail corridor from Ennis to Claremorris. The line from Ennis to Athenry will be developed first, by 2008, followed by the Athenry to Tuam section by 2011 and the Tuam to Claremorris section by 2014. In addition, commuter rail services will be introduced from Athenry to Galway by 2009. I have asked Iarnród Éireann to draw-up...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Further to my answer to the Deputy's Questions Nos. 273 and 274 of 9 November 2005, the moneys received under the Trans-European Transport Networks, TEN-T, programme are set out in the following table, broken down by year and by project. The TEN-T receipts on the N8 Cashel bypass project relate to the south-east region and the receipts on the N1 Dundalk to Border with Northern Ireland project...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Under the economic and social infrastructure operational programme, ESIOP, the total spend on public transport, from 2000 to mid 2005, was €2.7 billion, almost 98% of the projected spend for that period. It is anticipated that the full allocation for public transport projects will be expended by end 2006. The spend on the ESIOP for the BMW region has been below target in recent years....

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 makes provision for the development of the Atlantic road corridor to be funded by the Exchequer. However, the question of an application for TEN-T funding for appropriate sections of the Atlantic road network will be considered in due course in the context of the new Community financial perspectives for the 2007-2013 period.

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The operation of rail services is a day-to-day matter for Iarnród Éireann. However, the company assures me that the changes to the timetable for the Sligo/Maynooth/Dublin rail line will be implemented on 12 December as planned. The company intends to introduce new diesel railcars on the route in the coming weeks. Included in the new timetable will be two additional services on the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann are exempt from the requirement to hold a licence under the Road Transport Act 1932. However, since 10 January 2001, both companies are required by ministerial direction to notify the Department of any proposed new services or proposed changes to existing services at least four weeks prior to their introduction. In order to preserve commercial confidentiality it is...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: No funding provision is contained in Transport 21 for the south Sligo rapid transit project. One of the main influencing factors in deciding on the railway development proposals contained in Transport 21 was the report of the strategic rail review, SRR, carried out on behalf of my Department and published in 2003. The SRR considered the south Sligo rail study in the course of its analysis and...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Bus Éireann will continue to play an important role in the provision of bus services outside Dublin in future years. I have already indicated that, under Transport 21, urban bus services will be upgraded and the future development of quality bus corridors, green routes and park and ride facilities will be supported in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. I have also committed to the upgrade...