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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: My Department's Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005, titled Transport Access for All, contains time bound targets for the progressive realisation of accessible transport in Ireland. In general, the timescales for the various elements of the Plan are expected to be completed within the ten year timeframe of Transport 21. The Plan envisages that by end 2012 all urban bus services will...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has issued Annual Passenger Licences and International Authorisations issued under EU law to the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway Company (LLSR), enabling them to provide public bus services in the North West Donegal region and services to and from destinations in Northern Ireland. LLSR recently applied to my Department to amend their licences and authorisations to reflect...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The consensus of public authorities concerned with road safety has been that the wearing of helmets by cyclists is best promoted on a voluntary basis by way of educational and publicity campaigns as opposed to going down the regulation route of compelling compulsory use. There are no legislative proposals under consideration to make it mandatory for all cyclists to wear helmets and to...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The EU Type Approval System provides for a harmonised structure for motor vehicles. Vehicles which meet these standards have access to all EU markets. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the issue of vehicle standards including type approval is now a matter for the Road Safety Authority. Any discussions with the motoring sector...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The Economic and Social Infrastructure Operational Programme (ESIOP) is one of five main Operational Programmes prepared within the framework of Ireland's National Development Plan (NDP) and the Community Support Framework 2000-2006 (CSF) agreed between the Irish Government and the European Commission. The Programme provided for a total infrastructural investment of €26.019 billion, of...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155, 156, 157 and 161 together. My Department has asked Iarnród Éireann to provide the detailed data regarding passenger throughput and parking capacity for each station in County Kildare to the Deputy. The position in regard to the improvement of railway services on the Maynooth line is that capacity has been trebled in the last five years. I understand...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Aer Lingus. I have no function in relation to such matters.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Dáil Questions Nos. 309 and 310 which I answered on Tuesday last and Question Nos. 37 and 51 which I answered earlier today regarding additional buses for Dublin Bus. These buses, together with the new buses to be purchased by Bus Éireann, and the provision of services by private operators, will facilitate the expansion and extension of services to serve...

Written Answers — Transport Policy: Transport Policy (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to a similar Question from him of today's date.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: At the end of September 2007, a total of 469,117 drivers had received penalty points on their driving licence record. A driver who accumulates 12 or more penalty points in a three-year period is disqualified from holding a driving licence for a period of 6 months. At the end of September there were 86 drivers currently on 12 penalty points resulting in 6 months disqualification. The...

Written Answers — Air Accident Investigations: Air Accident Investigations (18 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I have been advised that a total of 23 helicopter accidents have been reported to the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) of my Department over the past 5 years. Of these 23 accidents a total of 19 have been investigated and reports have been published with a probable cause. The 4 remaining accidents are still under investigation and final reports will be published in due course. The...

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Registration: Motor Vehicle Registration (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The tabular statements set out the details requested by the Deputy. Table 1: Number of Private Cars by Engine Capacity in Counties Dublin, Wicklow, Meath and Kildare in 1996, 2002 and 2006. Number of Private Cars by Engine Capacity ENGINE CAPACITY (CUBIC CENTIMETRES) Year County Up to 900 901-1000 1001-1100 1101-1200 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1500 1501-1600 1601-1700 1701-1800 1801-1900...

Written Answers — Departmental Projects: Departmental Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: One of the main factors influencing the prioritisation of projects for Transport 21 and the National Development Plan was the need to support the Government's National Spatial Strategy objectives. Consistent with this approach, a number of national road and public transport projects, which contribute to the development of the mid-west region, were identified for implementation. They...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Dublin City Council is currently undertaking a traffic modelling exercise as part of its examination of revised traffic management arrangements in the city centre, which will be required for the delivery of the Luas city centre link (line BX), the further extension to Liffey Junction (line D) and also Metro North. In addition, the RPA is considering ways of streamlining and combining...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: While the output statement has not been published on my Department's website, the financial data from the output statement relating to 2006 was included in the Department of Transport 2006 Annual Report which was published on the Department's website on 11 June 2007.

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 10 October 2007.

Written Answers — Airline Charges: Airline Charges (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Taxes, which are imposed by Government, should be differentiated from charges, which are imposed by airports, airlines or other agencies. There are no Government taxes levied on flights out of Ireland. However, I am aware that other countries, including the United Kingdom, impose these taxes. Different airlines have different policies on refunds with regard to taxes and charges and some...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: 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. I have no proposals to mirror the CLÁR programme on national and non-national roads throughout the country. It is a matter for individual road authorities to determine what warning...

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Frequent flyer points can be retained by Departmental Officers in accordance with the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with the relevant local authorities concerned. As you are aware, the NRA is currently concentrating its...