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Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, who hold and administer the National Driver File, has advised that there were 418,981 provisional licences current at 30 June 2006. Information in relation to the numbers waiting and waiting times for a driving test on 5 July 2006 are set out in the following table. The national average waiting time for a driving test is just under...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: Provisions for imposition of a weight restriction on large vehicles entering a public road are set out in Article 17 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (SI No. 182 of 1997). It is a matter for each local authority to determine if, and where, such restrictions should apply in its area. Article 17 operates as imposing a restriction on entry to the specified road as...

Written Answers — Departmental Strategy Statements: Departmental Strategy Statements (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 was launched in November 2005 and a number of projects related to South Tipperary are now under way. The National Roads Authority (NRA) has allocated a total of €43.2 million to South Tipperary County Council to progress the national roads programme in 2006. The upgrade of the N8 Cashel to Mitchelstown scheme (which forms part of the South West Corridor that links Limerick and...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: The provision of road traffic signs, including the flashing amber warning lights in the vicinity of schools, is a matter to be determined by each road authority under section 95 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961. An automatic entitlement to have any particular type of traffic sign provided at any location does not arise. The allocation of funding under the CLÁR programme is administered by the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: Details of the 2006 budgetary allocations for administration and general expenses from the Department of Transport Vote for the agencies and advisory bodies under the auspices of the Department are in the following table. Funding for task forces is provided from the relevant sections of the Vote as the need arises.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: A total of 20 non-executive chairperson positions in State Bodies under the aegis of my Department are affected by the increase in non-executive chairperson's fees recently sanctioned by the Government.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: Six task forces have been created, the details of which are outlined as follows. Task Force Function Size / Membership Reporting Period Task Force on the Dumping of Radioactive Material in the Maritime Area To review and assess the information becoming available on the dumping of radioactive materials in the maritime area and based on this review, to advise on survey / monitoring...

Written Answers — Haulage Industry: Haulage Industry (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: I presume the Deputy is referring to the Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Management Strategy. Preparation and adoption of the HGV Management Strategy to ensure optimum use of the Dublin Port Tunnel by HGV traffic is a matter in the first instance for Dublin City Council. I understand that this Strategy will deal with a range of issues relating to HGVs, including the use of over-height vehicles...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: Dublin Bus has informed me that the company's fleet currently comprises 1,082 buses.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: Statistics relating to road accidents, based on information provided by the Garda Síochána, are currently published by the National Roads Authority (NRA) in their annual Road Accident Facts reports. The reports for 1995 to 2002 are known as "Road Accident Facts" and for 2003 onwards are entitled "Road Collision Facts". The most recent report is in respect of 2004 and that report, along with...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Rural Transport Initiative (RTI) is a pilot scheme, under which funding is made available to thirty-four community-based organisations across the country to address the transport needs of their rural areas through the provision of local transport services. This scheme is now operational in all counties except Louth, from which there was no application. Pobal administers the initiative on...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has been the statutory body responsible for the delivery of a multi-operator system of integrated public transport ticketing using smartcard technology. The RPA were introducing the system on a phased basis in line with international experience, initially in the Dublin area, and in consultation with public transport providers. As part of the phased...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: I received the report of the Dublin Transportation Authority Establishment Team on the 28th of March. I had asked the Team to: make recommendations on the establishment of a transport authority for the Greater Dublin Area, addressing the remit of the authority, its powers, structure, organisation and human and other resource requirements and such other matters as the Team considered...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (6 Jul 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. I have no function in relation to day-to-day matters associated with the operation of the Tunnel.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to answer Questions Nos 459 and 460 together. At the outset I should say that overall responsibility for the planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the local authorities concerned. In the case of the Dublin Port Tunnel, that authority is Dublin City Council. The latest indications from Dublin...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: The technical checks which form part of the driving test were introduced on the 14 February 2005 to meet our obligations under EU Directive 2000/56/EC on driver licensing. Additional technical checks relating principally to trucks and buses have not yet being introduced. They will be introduced when suitable off-road compounds become available at selected test centres around the Country. The...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: In accordance with Government Policy, in respect to Commercial State Bodies, my Department has no involvement in the funding of this pension scheme. Pension entitlements for employees of commercial State bodies are matters primarily for the Trustee, the members of the relevant scheme and the company or companies involved.

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: My Department is the Managing Authority for the Economic and Social Infrastructure Operational Programme (ESIOP), which is one of the programmes being assisted by the EU under the current National Development Plan. The sectors of the Operational Programme for which bodies under the aegis of my Department have responsibility are national roads and public transport. The most recent information...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am aware that such personal protective devices for motorcyclists are on the market. However, at this stage, I have no plans to make their wearing compulsory by motorcyclists nor to make funding available to assist with their purchase. I am not aware of any EU Member State in which their wearing is compulsory. It would be a matter for the Garda Commissioner to decide whether Garda...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: The amount of money spent by my Department on advertising that includes public information notices and official notices in newspapers each year since June 2002 (when this Department was established) up to the end of May 2006 is as follows. Year Amount paid Newspaper 2002 €78,192.03 (Ads) The Irish Times €4,723.07 (Govt. notices) Irish Independent ...