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Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: My Department is now completing its work on the revision of the Rules of the Road booklet. As it is several years since the Booklet was up-dated there has been a very considerable amount of work involved in that many significant changes in the overall area of road traffic law have to be reflected in the revised booklet. This work is now substantially complete and it is intended to place the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: My officials have again made enquiries in this case and I understand that investigations by both the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) and the Gardaí have reached such a stage that the MIBI will contact the victim shortly. I understand that the MIBI in this case had been advised that an Garda Síochána were pursuing enquiries regarding the identity of the driver which could result in...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Committee, Report and Final Stages of the Road Safety Authority Bill 2004 are scheduled for Seanad Éireann this week. Following its passage in the Oireachtas it will be presented to the President for signature. The Bill provides for the transfer, to the Road Safety Authority, of the functions of the National Safety Council except those relating to fire safety which are being transferred to...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 to 351, inclusive, together. In November 2005 EU and US negotiators concluded work on the text of a first-phase EU-US Open Skies agreement. The text was unanimously endorsed at the December 2005 Transport Council subject to sufficient progress by the US side on opening up ownership and control of US airlines to EU investors. The formal US process of...

Written Answers — Aer Lingus Privitisation: Aer Lingus Privitisation (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: On 4th April the Government noted the proposals brought by myself and the Minister for Finance for the implementation an investment transaction for Aer Lingus by means of an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares in the company. Following consideration of the matter by Government I mandated our advisors to commence preparations immediately for the IPO. I also mandated the company to engage...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The information sought is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Great Southern Hotels Group: Great Southern Hotels Group (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I have been informed by the Dublin Airport Authority that the hotels of the Great Southern Hotel (GSH) Group were advertised for sale by public tender on 17 May last and that the closing date for receipt of tenders is 23 June 2006. Professional advisors have been retained by the board of GSH to advise on the sale. The Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Essentially, the NCT is a check on a vehicle to determine whether it complies with vehicle in-service standards specified in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 as amended. While the road traffic code does not contain a specific prohibition on the modification of vehicles, article 34 of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles)...

Written Answers — Official Hospitality: Official Hospitality (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: There are no stocks of wines held in my Department.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I received the report of the Dublin Transportation Authority Establishment Team on the 28th March 2006. A draft Memorandum for Government is currently the subject of consultations with other Ministers and will be submitted to Government in the near future. A General Scheme of a Bill has been prepared to provide for the establishment of the new transport authority in line with the...

Written Answers — Air Safety: Air Safety (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The International Civil Aviation Organisation which is concerned with the safe and orderly development of worldwide civil aviation has already adopted standards and recommended practices for the handling of bomb threats to aircraft in flight. Emergency planning responses to particular threats to aircraft are matters for the relevant competent authorities of the State concerned where the...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 360 together. The maximum required annual test scheduling capacity for the current 115 whole time equivalent driver testers is approximately 200,000 car tests. As outlined in Parliamentary Question Nos. 226 and 227 of 17 May 2006 the driver testing IT system is capable of meeting the immediate requirements of the driving testing service. The Department...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Programme for Government contains commitments to replace the Road Transport Act 1932 with modernised legislation to allow, inter alia, for new services in the bus market, and to introduce new services both to some new housing developments and to existing poorly served communities. In addition, I have given a public commitment to modernising the regulatory framework governing public...

Written Answers — School Bus Fleet: School Bus Fleet (23 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: An independent review is currently being carried out within Bus Éireann of the arrangements and systems in place for the management, operation and maintenance of the fleet, both owned and contracted by Bus Éireann, to ensure ongoing safety and roadworthiness. I have requested that the review be completed as soon as possible and that a copy of the report be forwarded to me as soon as it is...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (24 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for the reinstatement of the Western Rail Corridor on a phased basis, with the Ennis to Athenry section to be completed in 2008, the Athenry to Tuam sections to be completed in 2011 and the Tuam to Claremorris section to be completed in 2014. Iarnród Éireann has submitted proposals to my Department relating to Phase 1 (the reopening of the Ennis to Athenry section) on...

Written Answers — Road Openings: Road Openings (24 May 2006)

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 (NRA) and the local authorities concerned, in this case, Dublin City Council. I understand that the civil engineering work within the tunnels has now been largely completed and that the main focus of work has shifted to the installation...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (24 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: There is no specific separate funding allocated to transport projects under the RAPID Programme. They form part of the National Development Plan, and the question of additional funding is dealt with in the context of overall National Development Plan funding.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (24 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am informed by Iarnród Éireann that the works planned on the Cork-Midleton line will have no impact on the North Esk freight facility and the freight yard will remain connected to the rail system.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (24 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: An extensive range of requirements must be satisfied to use a bus (including a school bus) in a public place, with the vehicle, the driver and the operator each subject to regulation. In the case of the vehicle, it must meet the requirements specified in a series of regulations relating to the construction, equipment and use of vehicles. Safety standards applied under these regulations relate...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and will be forwarded to the Deputy when it is available.