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Written Answers — Heavy Goods Vehicles: Heavy Goods Vehicles (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: EU law on maximum weights and dimensions for vehicles is set out in Directive 96/53/EC. Under that Directive, which has been fully implemented by Ireland, a Member State may not prohibit the use, in its territory, of vehicles from another Member State which comply with the authorised maximum weight and dimension limits set down in the Directive. The Directive specifies four metres as the...

Written Answers — Heavy Goods Vehicles: Heavy Goods Vehicles (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 — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: On 5 May 2006 I made Regulations entitled the European Communities (Compulsory Use of Safety Belts and Child Restraint Systems in Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2006 transposing into Irish law Directive 2003/20/EC relating to the compulsory wearing of safety belts and child restraint systems in motor vehicles. Essentially, the Directive provides that: ∙where safety belts have been fitted they...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (6 Jul 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for a new Luas Line from Lucan to the City Centre and for Metro West, an orbital line connecting Tallaght to Metro North at Ballymun serving Clondalkin, Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown. The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) is at present progressing both these projects, which are at the preliminary planning stage. The Luas Line from Lucan to the City Centre is scheduled...

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

Martin Cullen: The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the local authorities concerned. The National Spatial Strategy (NSS) which identified the towns of Athlone, Tullamore and Mullingar as gateways provides for a twenty year planning framework designed to achieve a better balance of social, economic, physical...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: Section 101B of the Road Traffic Act 1961 provides for the immobilisation of unlawfully parked vehicles. I have no proposals under consideration to provide for the use of this method of enforcement in respect of other offences.

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: 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. Your enquiry has been referred to the RSA for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: 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 delivery of the driving test and the issuing of certificates of competency. Your enquiry has been referred to the RSA for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: 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 delivery of the driving test and the issuing of certificates of competency. Your enquiry has been referred to the RSA for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: The National Roads Authority has not been identified as an early mover by the Decentralisation Implementation Group. The NRA has completed staff accommodation schedules for the Office of Public Works although dates for completion have not been finalised. There are 90 posts due to decentralise. To date 59 civil servants and 7 public servants, 1 of whom is in the NRA, have indicated a...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: The decentralisation of transport staff to Loughrea is among the priority moves in the Government's decentralisation programme, 50 posts are due to transfer to Loughrea. The decision to set up a Road Safety Authority effectively means that the figures under the Department of Transport and the National Safety Council can be merged to provide for 50 transport posts in Loughrea. Many of the...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: Primary responsibility for the promotion of the Irish cruise sector rests with Cruise Ireland. Cruise Ireland is an all Ireland non-profit voluntary marketing initiative that was established in 1994, to promote Ireland as a destination for cruise ships. The Cruise Ireland initiative originally brought together Bord Fáilte, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, seven port authorities from the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: Under section 95 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 the provision of any traffic sign, regulatory or non-regulatory, is the responsibility of the individual road authority. The Act provides that a road authority may provide for public roads in their charge such information and warning signs as they consider desirable.

Written Answers — Motor Insurance: Motor Insurance (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: In accordance with EU law, I have no direct responsibility in relation to setting motor insurance premiums. Insurance cover is provided by licensed companies based on actuarial or statistical date or other underwriting or commercial factors. My Department, however, is taking the lead role in implementing the recommendations of the Motor Insurance Advisory Board (MIAB). This forms the bedrock...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1073, 1116 and 1117 together. The Road Traffic Acts provides that a member of the Garda Síochána may, where he or she is of the opinion that a person in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place is under the influence of a drug or drugs to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of that vehicle, require that person to go...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1074, 1106 and 1107 together. The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) is currently undertaking extensive work in relation to the Metro and Luas rail projects for North Dublin included in TRANSPORT 21. In relation to Metro North, which will run from St. Stephen's Green to Swords via Dublin Airport, the RPA has completed the public consultation process for the...

Written Answers — Transport Licences: Transport Licences (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: Civilian air carriers carrying weapons or munitions, wishing to land or over-fly Irish airspace are obliged to seek exemption from the provisions of Sections 6 & 7 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973. This Order applies only to the carriage of munitions of war, weapons and dangerous goods and not to military personnel. All of the...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: The intention is to produce a credit card sized plastic card driving licence in due course. The licence format will be as provided for in the draft third EU Directive on driving licences which provides for the issuing of new licences in plastic card format only and allows for the introduction of an optional microchip on the driving licence. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: 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 delivery of the driving test and the issuing of certificates of competency and the contract with SGS Ltd., the company contracted by me on the 4 July 2006 to conduct driving tests, is now the responsibility of the RSA. I understand that SGS...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (27 Sep 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Driver Theory Test is available in the Irish language in both voice-over and text. Irish language speakers are offered full language rights in relation to this test.