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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Dublin Bus took delivery of 100 additional buses in 2006 for which Exchequer funding of €30m was approved. 42 of the buses will be in service by the end of June and the remainder by September. The allocation of these buses across the depots is a matter for Dublin Bus.

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Road authorities already have power under article 38 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 to apply restrictions on the parking of large vehicles. This power is applied through the provision of a regulatory prohibition on parking signs specifying a weight threshold at the entrance to an area. Any large vehicle, whose unladen weight exceeds the weight specified, is...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357, 358 and 360 together. Construction contracts for the Kildare Route upgrade project, including stations at Kishogue and Fonthill, are matters for Iarnród Éireann and I have no role in relation to them. I understand from Iarnród Éireann that some contracts have been placed and work has commenced and all contracts will be in place in the coming weeks....

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects, including the M50, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the local authorities concerned. Also, the statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into toll agreements with private investors in respect of national roads, including the M50, is vested in the NRA...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The two notifications to which the Deputy refers were noted by my Department on 10th May 2007. It is now an operational matter for Dublin Bus to introduce the proposed changes.

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The capacity and frequency of services on the railway network have been substantially increased in recent years. The capacity on the Maynooth line, in particular, has trebled in the last 5 years. The opening of the Docklands Station in March has also provided a significant increase in capacity on this line. As part of Transport 21, Iarnród Éireann also propose to resignal the city centre...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tables. Table I Directives awaiting full Transposition No. Title Deadline for transposition Comments 1 Council Directive 2006/103/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of Transport Policy, by reason of accession of Bulgaria and Romania. 1 January 2007 Under consideration to establish if...

Written Answers — Transport Regulations: Transport Regulations (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. SI Number Title of SI Text available on Department website 161 of 2007 Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) Order 2007 The Order was signed by my Predecessor on the 18th April 2007. The statutory period in relation to the laying of the S.I. before the Houses of...

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The provision and management of car parking adjacent to railway stations is an operational matter for Iarnród Eireann and the local authorities. My Department has provided funding of almost €11m to Iarnród Éireann to fund additional car parking spaces at various stations along the rail network including the Kildare and Maynooth lines. These improvement works are due for completion by...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The RPA engaged in extensive consultation on the arrangements for Metro North in Ballymun. Whilst it was very clear that there is overwhelming public support for the concept of Metro North serving Ballymun it was also clear that a significant majority of those consulted were in favour of an underground option. In April 2007 the Board of the RPA approved the underground (cut and cover) option...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Following an extensive public consultation process the selected route for Metro North was announced in October 2006. Metro North will have 15 stops, including ones at DCU, Griffith Avenue and Drumcondra. The Railway Procurement Agency are at present preparing of an Environmental Impact Statement and other documentation required to support an application to An Bord Pleanála for a Railway...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: After studies of possible Metro West routes the RPA has identified two main route options. Route Option 1 runs west of the M50 via Clondalkin, Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown, (with possible stops at Meakstown and Sillogue). Route Option 2 runs west of Clondalkin via Lucan and Blanchardstown and serving Blanchardstown Institute of Technology and Ballycoolin (with possible stops at Harristown...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 provides that a road authority may, in the interest of the safety and convenience of road users, provide such traffic calming measures as they consider desirable in respect of public roads in their charge. The decision of whether or not to provide a traffic calming measure at any location and the nature of the measure that is deemed to be appropriate...

Written Answers — Road and Rail Networks: Road and Rail Networks (26 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table. Project approved CBA conducted by Luas Line B1 from Sandyford to Cherrywood Railway Procurement Agency Luas Line C1 from Connolly station to the Point Railway Procurement Agency Luas Line A1 spur off Red Line to Citywest Railway Procurement Agency Funding for thirty three Intercity Railcars Bernard Feeney of...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (27 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority has responsibility for the oversight of the operation of the driver licensing system.

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (27 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: All fishing vessels are already required under the Fishing Vessels (Radio Installations) Regulations, S.I. No. 544 of 1998, to carry an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB). EPIRB's must comply with the technical standards of the satellite service provider COSPAS-SARSAT, and with relevant European Directives, and must be programmed with the vessel's identification details....

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (27 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The legislative basis that provides for the use of the alternative modes that the Deputy refers to for issue of a fixed charge notice by members of the Garda Síochána in respect of vehicles that are believed to be illegally parked is set out in Section 103 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 as substituted by section 11 of the Road Traffic Act 2002. The corresponding provision that is used by...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Road authorities only have a statutory role in relation to the maintenance of public roads. The scope of their remit does not extend to areas of private property, such as those referred to by the Deputy, which are situated in front of a shop premises. The maintenance and use of private property is a matter for the owners or occupiers of the property. Any liability arising from the...

Written Answers — Interpretation Act 2005: Interpretation Act 2005 (27 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: No decisions relating to work in my Department have been overturned or amended under section 22 of the Interpretation Act 2005.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (27 Jun 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Transport Access for All, the sectoral plan for transport under the Disability Act 2005, was approved by the Oireachtas in Autumn 2006. The Plan addresses the accessibility needs of people with mobility, sensory and cognitive impairments across all transport modes and contains time bound targets for the progressive realisation of accessible transport in Ireland. The Plan includes specific...