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Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (24 Nov 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 and the local authorities concerned. It is the view of Dublin City Council and the NRA that the Dublin Port tunnel will facilitate almost all of the HGV traffic using Dublin Port. The issue of routing vehicles unable to use the tunnel...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (24 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Traffic management in general is a matter for the appropriate local authority and the traffic management and control arrangements that will apply following the opening of the Dublin Port tunnel are a matter for Dublin City Council. In parallel with the opening to traffic of the Dublin Port tunnel, Dublin City Council will introduce a heavy goods vehicle traffic management strategy to ensure...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (24 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 envisages that a proportion of the national roads programme will be implemented by means of public private partnerships, PPPs, which will involve private sector funding, remunerated in part by user tolls. Through PPPs, private sector innovation will be harnessed in the areas of scheme design, construction and long-term operation and maintenance and will ensure earlier delivery of...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (24 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 together. No domestic or EU regulations govern the number of passengers that can be carried on an individual railway carriage. However, I expect the railway safety Bill to be enacted before year-end, and the Railway Safety Commission will then have power to make regulations in this area. Iarnród Éireann has indicated the issue of crowding is one...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (24 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The day-to-day operation of bus services by Bus Átha Cliath and Bus Éireann is a matter for the individual companies. However, since 10 January 2001 both Bus Átha Cliath and Bus Éireann are required by ministerial direction to notify my Department of proposed new services or proposed changes to existing services at least four weeks prior to their introduction. My Department has not...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (24 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I have been informed by Iarnród Éireann that the number of commuters using rail services through these stations is 5,000 each morning. This has increased considerably over recent years, as rail services have been improved and population has increased. The company has also informed me that it proposes to introduce additional services on the introduction of their new timetable in December....

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department has the following number of former employees who have been brought back to work on contract, or other employed on contract to do work which has traditionally been done in-house: Grade Number Former Employees Retired Driver Tester 6 Yes Engineer Inspector 1 No IT Contractors 2 No My Department's commitment to adhere to the Government's decision on Civil Service...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 and 291 together. I refer the Deputies to my answer to a priority question dealing with Ireland-US aviation relations on 24 November 2005. The conclusion that open skies will be good for Irish tourism, aviation, business links and the economy generally is clear, therefore I do not intend to delay those benefits further by commissioning another study on the...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The rail freight market is to be opened to competition from 1 January 2006, in the case of international freight, and from 1 January 2007 for domestic freight operations. Liberalisation is in accordance with EU Directive 2004/51/EC on the development of the Community's railways. Significant progress has been made on the transposition of this directive and I will be finalising it in the coming...

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

Martin Cullen: Statistics relating to road accidents, based on information provided by the Garda Síochána, are published by the National Roads Authority in its annual road accident facts reports. The most recent report, now entitled Road Collision Facts, relates to 2003 and is available on the NRA website. Reports relating to previous years are available in the Oireachtas Library. The reports give details...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The existing network of State airports and regional airports is adequate to cater for the air transport needs of all parts of the country for the foreseeable future. There are currently no plans to finance the development of any new regional airports from the Exchequer.

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department has not issued recommendations relating to red zones at regional airports. These are matters for the owners and operators of these airports.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. However, I should point out that, on its own, the information may be misleading if taken out of context. The road haulage division and the National Safety Council are the two areas identified as first movers. I am confident that 50 transport posts will be transferred to Loughrea by 2007 in line with the target. However,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Questions Nos. 395, 396, 403 and 407 of 15 November 2005. Apart from this, my Department has not spent any money in 2005 on newspaper advertisements or advertorials featuring views or pictures of either the Minister or the Minister of State. As regards agencies under the aegis of the Department of Transport, their advertisements are part of their day to day...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for the development of a Luas extension from the red line to CityWest. I understand that the Railway Procurement Agency is conducting discussions with a group of developers regarding this extension. The proposal under discussion envisages serving Fettercairn, Cheeverstown, National Digital Park and Fortunestown Lane. The RPA expects to initiate an appropriate public...

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

Martin Cullen: Article 46 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997, SI 182 of 1997, places a requirement on pedestrians to exercise care and take all reasonable precautions in order to avoid causing danger or inconvenience to traffic and other pedestrians. A conviction for failure to comply with this requirement can lead to the imposition of a fine of up to €800 in respect of a first...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for feasibility studies for a number of projects over the course of the programme, including a Luas line from the city centre to Dundrum via Terenure and Rathfarnham. It is not possible at this early stage of the project to make any comment on a possible route.

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy is aware Weston aerodrome is a privately owned aerodrome. The State has no involvement in the ownership, operation or management of the aerodrome. The development of Weston and its future role in Irish transport infrastructure is a matter for its owners, in accordance of course with all relevant planning, safety and regulatory requirements.

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (29 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: As the planning, design, and implementation of transport infrastructure improvement projects including the carrying out of cost-benefit analysis is a matter for the implementing agencies as part of the appraisal process applicable to capital projects the information sought by the Deputy in relation to individual projects is held by these agencies. It should be noted that cost benefit analysis...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Like all such matters, the question is how one can get the information into the public domain and how one advises people. There is probably a greater level of public awareness in respect of many of these issues than was the case heretofore. However, both the Department and the companies directly involved will endeavour to do everything possible to get that message out and to seek assistance...