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Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: Data on test results is not compiled by the Department of Transport. Statistics relating to test activity at each national car test centre for 2002, 2003 and 2004 is contained in the Irish Bulletin of Vehicle and Driver Statistics, which is published annually by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The data relates to vehicles generally but not by make or model...

Written Answers — Commencement Orders: Commencement Orders (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the following table: Section of Act not yet in force Provisions of section What is the current position? Taxi Regulation Act 2003 — section 35. Section 35 provides that any decision made to refuse to grant, suspend or revoke a licence can be reviewed at the request of the applicant or licence holder and that where the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: The high level group on road safety, which is chaired by the Department of Transport, comprises representatives of the Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Health and Children, the Garda, the National Roads Authority, the National Safety Council, the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, the County and City Managers Association and the Irish...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: The EU Commission's proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures, more commonly known as the Eurovignette directive, has been under consideration by the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council and by the European Parliament since its publication in...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: Irish driving licence regulations are required to operate within the framework of a harmonised EU system, the requirements of which differ in significant respects from those of individual states within the United States of America. Accordingly, a bilateral agreement with the United States of America for the mutual exchange of driving licences is not envisaged at present.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 includes a financial provision to cover the anticipated capital cost of the Kildare route project. The railway order process for the project is under way. I understand that the public inquiry commenced this week. The amount of construction work that can take place in 2006 on this project, and consequently the funding required for the year, will be influenced by the timing and...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: The resignalling project for the city centre, to increase train paths from 12 to 16 per hour through Connolly Station, is a key element of the Transport 21 programme for rail. Iarnród Éireann is currently assembling a design team and it is anticipated that work will commence in the latter part of 2006. I have not requested Iarnród Éireann to outsource the work. However, I understand from...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: I understand that Dublin Bus is finalising the review of its bus network and I expect to receive the completed report shortly. The company has just submitted an application for funding for additional fleet requirements, which has due regard to the emerging findings of the network review. I will make a decision when the assessment has been completed.

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: Under Transport 21, €5 million in capital funding has been allocated in 2006 for the development of park and ride facilities in the greater Dublin area. Allocation of funding to specific projects is dependent on the submission of proposals supported by a capital appraisal, which will be assessed on their merits. There is no predetermined county by county breakdown of this allocation. I am...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: Currently in Europe there are criteria laid down by the joint aviation authorities, JAA, for the carriage of persons with reduced mobility, PRMs, by airline operators. Those criteria mean that airlines must: establish procedure for the carriage of PRMs, follow the guidelines on the locations of PRMs, and ensure that the aircraft commander is notified of PRMs on board. In designing their...

Written Answers — Transport Plans: Transport Plans (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: I understand that Dublin Bus is currently finalising the review of its bus network and I expect to receive the completed report shortly. The company has just submitted an application for funding for additional fleet requirements, which has due regard to the emerging findings of the network review. I will make a decision when the assessment has been completed. While the document includes...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (25 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: The bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department are listed as bodies under the First Schedule of the Freedom of Information Acts; no exemptions from the full remit of the Freedom of Information Acts have been provided.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (26 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: Data relating to the results of the tests carried out by the medical bureau of road safety, in respect of the establishment of the presence of drugs and-or alcohol in samples presented to it by the Garda, are set out in the bureau's annual reports. The table below sets out the number of samples received by the bureau, the number of samples analysed and certified, the number of samples where...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (26 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: Driving tests category EC tests (articulated truck) in Galway City are currently suspended, as certain manoeuvres, which form part of the test, can no longer be safely conducted on test routes in the city. My Department has asked the Office of Public Works to secure a suitable off-road compound so that HGV tests can be conducted safely.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (26 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: The number of tests conducted for each year since 2000 is set out in the following table. Year Tests conducted 2000 162,696 2001 172,376 2002 148,983 2003 156,415 2004 153,983 The final figure for the total number of driving tests conducted in 2005 are currently being finalised and will be forwarded to the Deputy upon completion. My Department, in consultation with the...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (26 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: The West Link toll bridge agreement and issues relating thereto are a matter for the NRA in the first instance. In the context of the overall upgrade of the M50, the NRA is currently engaged in negotiations with NTR concerning the upgrade of the West Link section of the M50 including a move to open road tolling.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (26 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: The final figure for the total number of driving tests conducted in 2005 is currently being finalised and will be forwarded to the Deputy upon completion.

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (26 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: The formulation of traffic management strategies generally is a matter for the determination of each local authority. In that context the development of a specific strategy for the management of heavy goods vehicles in Dublin city to coincide with the opening of the Dublin Port Tunnel is a matter for Dublin City Council. An initial draft of such a strategy was made available to my Department...

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (26 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: In January 2005, I made the Road Traffic (Speed Limit — Traffic Signs) Regulations 2005, SI 10 of 2005, prescribing the regulatory traffic signs displaying metric units of measurement, namely km/h, that the road authorities must provide on public roads to indicate the speed limit in force. This range of traffic signs can be deployed to indicate that a default speed limit, a special speed...

Leaders' Questions. (31 Jan 2006)

Martin Cullen: Who said that? I never said it.