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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (4 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: This is a day-to-day operational matter for Dublin Bus and not one in which I have any role.

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (4 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for a Luas extension to the Bray area for completion in 2015. A large number of possible routes were identified and evaluated by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA). Following an in-depth multi-criteria analysis a short-list of three routes were selected for public consultation. The first of these routes runs west of the M11, the second runs east of the M11 and third...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (4 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: My Department has asked Bus Éireann to forward the information sought to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (4 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Railway Procurement Agency, Iarnród Éireann, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann provided to my Department, as part of their annual and other reports, information in relation to passenger carriage. Details of passenger carriage on individual bus routes, railway lines and Luas are held by the relevant companies and are not routinely provided to my Department. Data in relation to actual and...

Written Answers — Open Skies Policy: Open Skies Policy (4 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: A transition period for phasing out our Shannon Stop requirement between November 2006 and March 2008 was built into the November 2005 EU-US agreement. The transitional arrangements negotiated with the EU US agreement offer significant benefits to Irish tourism and business interests opening up three new destinations in the US for Irish airlines. While we await the outcome of the US...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (4 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The European Communities (Compulsory Use of Safety Belts and Child Restraint Systems in Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2006, which were made on 5 May 2006, transposed into Irish law EU Directive 2003/20/EC relating to the compulsory use of safety belts in motor vehicles. Member States were obliged to transpose the directive into their national laws by 8 May 2006. Directive 2003/20/EC is one of...

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (4 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: An examination in my Department of the present road traffic legislative provisions indicates that there is no legislative provision to exclusively reserve parking on a specified public roads in the vicinity of Croke Park on match days and other major event days. The calls to reserve parking to local residents, whether in the context of match and event days at stadia or under other...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (4 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Statutory provisions are available to road authorities since 1997 to address the regulation of traffic, the application of restrictions on access by heavy goods vehicles to public roads and the application of parking restrictions by heavy goods vehicles at any location. The decision to apply such regulatory measures is a matter to be decided upon at local level by each road authority. I...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (4 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: I understand from the Chairman of the Integrated Ticketing Project Board that the report is being finalised and is expected to be submitted to me within the next day or so.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Shortly after 8 a.m. Ryanair advised that it had acquired over 16% of the issued share capital of Aer Lingus and announced its intention to make an all cash offer of €2.80 per share for the issued share capital of Aer Lingus not already in the ownership of Ryanair. This announcement by Ryanair was made without any forewarning. I was made aware of the announcement by the chairman of Aer...

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: In a sense, this is tinged with a certain amount of irony if one looks back at the Government having very much assisted Ryanair in ending a monopoly in the aviation sector. We were very much to the fore in introducing competition, which as the Deputy has said, was without question in the best interests of the economy and the people in terms of business and tourism. In effect, Ryanair is now...

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: I set out clearly for the Deputy in my opening remarks that a substantial range of interrelated regulatory, legislative and legal matters are being considered. I am awaiting advice on exactly how these will unfold.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am sure the Deputy appreciates it would be wrong for me to speculate until I have all the facts in my possession.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The first thing I should make clear to the House is that what we are reacting to is a press release, some comments from Ryanair and its activity on the market. No formal offer document has been received and the Ryanair deputy chief executive indicated this would be presented in two weeks. We must wait until we see the formal offer document. Second, the Deputy has speculated, as I am sure...

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy should please not throw in remarks that are incorrect.

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: As Deputy Shortall is aware, the memorandum and articles of association state that once the Government has a 25.1% shareholding — we have 28.3% — and if another 5% shareholder acts we cannot change, for example, the arrangements with regard to the Heathrow slots. That cannot be changed as long as the Government has 25.1% of the shareholding. It is important to put that on the record....

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: It is wrong for any Deputy to talk down Aer Lingus in the House. This is not——

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am not surprised to get such a typical response from the Labour Party and the Green Party. As I have enunciated in recent months, the growth potential for Aer Lingus is considerable. It is an important company——

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: ——predicated on its base in Ireland, the potential new routes from here into the United States, the Middle East, the Far East and Australia and the substantial potential increase in short-haul routes. We must keep matters in context. The company is in a strong position and managed to turn itself around in a positive way thanks to great work by its workforce and management in recent...

Proposed Aer Lingus Takeover. (5 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: This is clearly an attempt by Ryanair to create a monopoly in this country's aviation sector. For Ryanair to create a monopoly would be bad for business, tourism and passengers.