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Rail Accidents (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has studied the report compiled by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit on the collapse of the Malahide viaduct, County Dublin in August 2009; the steps he proposes to take in relation to the findings of negligence against Iarnóid Éireann in implementing safety standards and the equally serious findings against the Railway Safety...

Rail Accidents (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: I thank the Minister for that comprehensive reply. It is a miracle nobody was killed. If the 300 people on the train had all ended up in the estuary, it would have been an absolute tragedy. The report of the Railway Accident Investigation Unit made 15 recommendations, 14 of them directed at Iarnród Éireann and one - or perhaps one and a half due to an overlap - directed at the Railway...

Rail Accidents (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: We need to reassure commuters across the country that rail lines are safe. Much of the work was built in the century before last. There are hundreds of viaducts and nearly 2,000 underbridges and so on. Why can we not have all of the recommendations? Only seven of them have been taken care of so far. When will the rest be implemented to reassure all commuters that travelling by rail is...

Rail Accidents (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: What changes does the Minister propose to make to the RSC?

Rail Accidents (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: It will not make the same mistakes.

Rail Accidents (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Viaducts and underbridges.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of Government funding that will be allocated to the DART underground project for each year until its completion; the timescale for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35262/10]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of Government funding allocated to metro north for each year until its completion; if and when he proposes to draw down the half billion euro approved by the European Investment Bank for the construction of metro north; the way he proposes to protect the business of the city centre during construction; the timescale for the project;...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of Government funding which will be allocated to the Luas BXD for each year until its completion; the timescale for the project; if he will link the timescale for construction of the Luas BXD with the timescale for the construction of the DIT Grangegorman development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35264/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce legislation to permit the provision of dedicated on-street parking spaces in Dublin city for the use of pool car companies (details supplied) which hire cars to commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35265/10]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (6 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will support a car pooling scheme whereby four or more persons in a vehicle can have access to bus lanes at peak hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35266/10]

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Earlier, Deputy Gilmore raised the issue of the public private partnership contracts that had been entered into by the National Roads Authority and that reports now indicate that the taxpayer may already have been exposed to €100 million in penalties because of the irresponsible way in which the contracts were put together.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: You indicated, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, as did the Tánaiste, that this matter would be left to the Minister for Transport. Yesterday, I tabled a question on that precise issue.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: I am not happy. This is a relevant matter and I need your direction on it, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The response I got from the Minister is that it was exclusively a matter for the National Roads Authority.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: The National Roads Authority refused to give the information because it is commercially sensitive.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: ------despite your best intentions, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the best intentions of the Tánaiste. This is a matter of the taxpayer being exposed for a significant quantity of money.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: The relevant Minister is not prepared to come into the House and answer the question. He is hiding behind the quango of the National Roads Authority.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (7 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of recorded cases of so-called tiger robberies, in which staff or relations of staff of financial institutions were taken hostage in each year from 2005 to 2009 and to date in 2010; the amount of money taken in such robberies; if he is satisfied the protocols agreed with the banks to deal with such situations are adequate...

Written Answers — Gangland Killings: Gangland Killings (7 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used; the number of such cases in which prosecutions for murder were initiated; the number of such cases where convictions were secured; if he is satisfied with the level of detection and conviction in such cases in respect of each year from 1998 to date in 2010; and if he will...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the national safety camera programme will start; the number of cameras that will be available; the number of civilian personnel that will be employed by an operator (details supplied); the method of payment of the private company; the number of gardaí that will be involved in the programme; and if he will make a statement on...