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Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (1 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: That is allowed. It is preferable that the local authority should mark the road appropriately.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: Under the decentralisation programme, Bus Éireann headquarters posts are to be relocated to Mitchelstown. The company has identified 86 posts. However, no employee has indicated a wish to move, and this continues to be examined. Implementation issues, including the identification of accommodation, are being pursued by Bus Éireann.

Written Answers — Aviation Safety: Aviation Safety (2 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: This is an operational matter for which neither I nor my Department has responsibility. The Irish Aviation Authority has informed my Department that the comparison with the UK is not sufficiently specific to enable it to form a response. A public licensed international aerodrome in Ireland is required to comply with the requirements of the Chicago Convention relating thereto, in the context...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (2 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: Neither I nor my Department have responsibility for air traffic restrictions at Weston Aerodrome which will be enforced during the Ryder Cup. The Irish Aviation Authority has informed my Department that it does not propose to place any air traffic restrictions on Weston Aerodrome during the period of the Ryder Cup. The authority is aware however that Weston Aerodrome intends to adjust its...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (2 Feb 2006)

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 provisional licences as shown in the following table were current during the last three years but that a breakdown by postal district in respect of the Dublin local authorities is...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (2 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The focus of the roll-out of the penalty points system to date, as well the extension of the application of the system from next April that I announced on 26 January, is on offences that relate primarily to the behaviour of drivers. This reflects the fact that 86% of all road deaths can be attributed to driver behaviour in its broadest sense. The remaining offences to which the penalty point...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: During my time as Minister for Transport, I have not sought such advice. I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 113, answered on 17 February 2005. The Department has, on limited occasions, employed outside professional public relations advice. Tony O'Brien Communications was employed in 2004 to assist the Department with media relations and was paid a fee of approximately €6,000....

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (2 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: As announced by the National Roads Authority on 27 January, the NRA has, with my agreement, terminated its negotiations with National Toll Roads on the upgrade of the West Link section of the M50. The NRA now proposes to remove the West Link toll plaza in 2008 and to install a barrier free toll system on the M50. The move to free flow tolling on the M50 will require the completion by the NRA...

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: Deputy Rabbitte is making it up as he goes along.

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: I regard the provision of a new station house for the Doolin coastal unit as a very high priority. I understand that the process of acquiring a site has been difficult to date and this has delayed this much-needed development. However, as indicated to the House on 15 November 2005, negotiations are under way with a landowner about a site. These negotiations are now at a very advanced stage...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: Directive 2003/97 lays down new standards for the type approval of certain categories of vehicles, particularly lorries, in relation to the field of vision of drivers. While the directive's provisions do not become compulsory until 26 January 2007, and then only in relation to new vehicles, I have sought to have these higher standard mirrors fitted to existing HGVs on a voluntary basis. In...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: In accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 2002, penalty points are endorsed on the entry in the licence record relating to the person and not on the driving licence. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, on receipt of notifications from the Garda Síochána or the Courts Service that a fixed charge has been paid, or a person has been...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 355, 366, 367 and 368 together. Transport 21 provides for the re-opening of the Navan rail line in two phases. The first phase involves the development of a spur off the Maynooth line, at Clonsilla, to near the proposed M3 interchange at Pace, near Dunboyne. I understand Iarnród Éireann has already completed a feasibility study for this phase and the...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 356 and 365 together. My Department is in the process of recruiting ten driver-testers through an open recruitment competition organised by the Public Appointments Service. A total of 4,276 applications were received and 4,224 attended stage one of the competition held on 16 December 2005. Results issued to candidates on 30 January 2006. Stage two, which is an...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: An appointment for a driving test was arranged for the person concerned for Thursday 19 January 2006 at 9.15 a.m. The person concerned did not attend for the appointment.

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The air accident investigation unit of my Department has examined its records and has no record of any aircraft accidents or associated third party fatalities in any of the red zones at any of the State airports since 1968.

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: As I said in my reply to Question No. 845 of 25 January 2006, I understand from the Dublin Airport Authority that the use of the area in question for the provision of car parking facilities was an operational decision required to alleviate serious congestion at the airport during peak travel periods. I understand that it was a temporary, emergency measure to cater for overflows from the main...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The primary immediate investigative role in relation to road accidents is vested in the Garda Síochána. Priority in such an investigation must be given to the determination of the causes of road accidents including, where appropriate, road construction or surface standards, and in particular whether a breach of the road traffic laws contributed to the occurrence. The Garda Síochána is the...

Written Answers — Provisional Driving Licences: Provisional Driving Licences (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: I have no plans to provide for provisional licence holders to be allowed to drive vehicles on motorways.

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (7 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am currently considering a departmental report on whether to reintroduce a statutory height restriction for vehicles and I hope to take a decision on the matter shortly. The report, which was prepared by my officials in October 2005, takes account of the submissions received from interested bodies and individuals as part of the public consultation process relating to this issue. No task...