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Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Current Road Traffic legislation, in respect of the roadside testing for alcohol of drivers involved in accidents, provides that a member of the Garda Síochána may require such a driver to provide a preliminary breath specimen. The discretion is provided in acknowledgement of the fact that urgent medical attention for seriously injured victims must take precedence over breath testing. My...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: My Department's Press Office has made contact with Limerick Community Radio 102FM and the relevant details for the radio station have been added to the Press Office circulation list.

Written Answers — Departmental Nomenclature: Departmental Nomenclature (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: In view of the decisions that have been taken by Government to transfer certain sea fisheries and foreshore functions from the former Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and to maintain the current role of the Department of Transport in relation to ports, shipping and maritime safety functions that were transferred...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: It is the responsibility of the Boards of the relevant bodies under the aegis of my Department to agree terms and conditions (including remuneration) of their respective Chief Executives. Details of remuneration are generally published in the Annual Reports.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The requested details in respect of the rail projects referred to in my reply of 4 July 2007 are set out in the table. Project Benefit to cost ratio Internal rate of return Estimated passenger numbers (per annum) Luas Line B1 from Sandyford to Cherrywood 3.33:1 13.2% 12.2 million Luas Line C1 from Connolly station to the Point 1.08:1 6.1% 2.95 million Luas Line A1 to Citywest 2.02:1...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The NRA has informed me that since the establishment of Transport 21 on 1st November 2005, 21 national roads projects have been completed with a combined total length of 180 kms. This can be broken down as: 24 kms of motorway, 106 kms of high quality dual carriageway, and 50 kms of single carriageway.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the issue of bus licensing and operations is a matter for the Road Safety Authority.

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The re-opening of the Clonsilla to Navan line is proposed under Transport 21 in two phases: Clonsilla to Pace by 2009 and Pace to Navan by 2015. The current position is that Irish Rail submitted an application for a Railway Order for the first phase to An Bord Pleanála in September. The company is targeting a late 2008 start (subject to Railway Order) and a Spring 2010 completion. The...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No 477 of 2006) responsibility for the collection of structured information on road safety, including the publication of the annual Road Collision Facts Report, lies with the Road Safety Authority. The most recent report relates to 2005 and is available on the Authority's website. I understand that the...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Three screening regulatory impact assessments have been produced by the Department since 21 June 2005, concerning the Roads Act 2007, the proposed Dublin transport authority Bill and the Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007. Proposals to amend Directive 2002/59/EC, establishing a Community shipping vessel traffic monitoring and information system, and the recasting of EU...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309 and 310 together. Dublin Bus is bringing into service the balance of 100 additional buses for which Exchequer funding of €30 million was approved in September of last year. Some 50 of the buses are in service and the remainder will be in service in the coming months. A further €15.04 million has been approved towards the cost of 100 replacement buses...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: My Department recently asked the Cork local authorities to include in their current review of the Cork Area Strategic Plan a consideration of the feasibility of introducing light rail transit and/or bus rapid transit.

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Arrangements to safeguard Heathrow slots are built into the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association. The effect of these arrangements, at present, is that any disposal of Heathrow slots can be prevented by 30.4% of the votes cast at an Extraordinary General Meeting. 25.4% of the shares in the Company are held by the Minister for Finance on behalf of the State. Also, under the...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The total costs incurred by the Government in respect of the Aer Lingus IPO amounted to €6.2 million. The bulk of these costs relate to fees paid to the underwriters and financial advisors amounting to almost €4 million. Legal fees amounted to €1.4 million and additional ancillary expenses amounted to €800,000.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 and 315 together. Some 35 civil servants from the Department of Transport have relocated to new Departments and are due to move out of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme. The transfer of these staff to their decentralisation location is a matter for the new parent Departments. In addition, 6 staff have already relocated to their...

Road Safety: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 2: To delete all the words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: notes that the Department of Transport proposes to engage with the Office of the Attorney General to establish how the current legislation can be amended to achieve roadside testing of drivers involved in accidents subject to overriding medical circumstances. As I said last night and Deputy...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (17 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the tables. Name Establishment Date 1997-2007 No. of Members No. of Staff Budget €m Córas Iompair Éireann 01/01/1945 2007 12 283 *See below 2006 12 290 2005 12 298 2004 12 303 2003 12 302 2002 12 315 2001 12 444 2000 12 407 1999 12 314 1998 12 299 1997 12 311 Bus Éireann 11/12/1986...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (17 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: My Department takes account of the revised guidelines for Poverty Impact Assessment that were published by the Office for Social Inclusion in July this year when assessing policy proposals.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together. The public information campaign One Small Step encourages drivers in the Greater Dublin Area to examine their car usage patterns and to think about using other ways of getting around, such as walking, cycling or public transport, whenever they can. The campaign targets car drivers specifically. The campaign promotes cycling and walking...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The area referred to by Deputy is primarily served by bus-based public transport. The deployment of buses is an operational matter for Dublin Bus but I understand that as part of the allocation of the 100 additional buses, Dublin Bus has put additional buses on Route 54A which services Harold's Cross and this has resulted in a 25% increase in frequency on the route. In addition, Dublin Bus...