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Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (24 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 empower local authorities, the Irish Wheelchair Association and the Disabled Drivers Association, to grant a disabled person's parking permit to a person who is suffering from a disability that is of a nature that prevents him or her from walking or causes undue hardship to the person in walking. The qualifying criterion centres on the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (24 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Section 6 of the Transport Act 1950 and the Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Order 1980 governs the appointment of members of the Board of CIÉ and provide that the CIÉ Board shall be comprised of 12 Directors of which 4 are required to be Worker Directors. The filling of one vacancy on the CIÉ Board is under consideration. The position in relation to Iarnród Éireann is that the...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (24 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy is set in a table. Title of Inquiry â'¬ â'¬ Inquiry into non-fatal accident of Aer Lingus DC3 near Birmingham on 1st January, 1953 37,094 paid in 2002

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (25 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Bus Éireann currently receives a State subvention for non-commercial services outside Dublin. There is currently no legislative basis for the subvention of public bus services provided by private bus operators. As indicated in my press release of 28 September 2006, new legislation will be brought forward to replace the Road Transport Act, 1932 with a modern regulatory and licensing regime...

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (25 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The location of stations on the rail network is a matter for Iarnród Éireann. I am advised by the Company that work is currently under way on a new station between Castleknock and Ashtown to serve the new Phoenix Park development. The new station at Docklands is expected to open next year. The old Navan rail line will be re-opened in two phases with the first phase running off the...

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (26 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. 477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority has responsibility for the oversight and monitoring of the National Car Test scheme.

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (26 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: The selection of the preferred route for Metro North is a matter for the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA). The preferred route for Metro North, which I announced last week, was approved by the Board of the RPA recently following a rigorous assessment of the options against a number of criteria which were published in February 2006 as part of the public consultation process. The selection...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (26 Oct 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides a Government commitment to deliver an extensive Luas and Metro network for Dublin in the period up to 2015. While Transport 21 involves a very large commitment of financial resources, those resources are also finite. It was necessary therefore, to prioritise the investments to be made over the ten year period. Although the Dublin Transportation Office strategy of 2001...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 481 and 482 together. The original forecast of expenditure under the National Roads priority relate to calendar years only and for the period 1st January 2000 to 31st December 2006 for the BMW region is €2,479.362 million, and the south and east region €4,269.087 million. The actual expenditure outturn for the period 1st January 2000 to the 30th June 2006...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Investment in public transport is a critical element of Government policy on transport for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). Transport 21 is designed to inject a large amount of additional capacity into the public transport network over the next ten years, with a total investment of over €16bn in the GDA over its investment period. By developing Metro North, Metro West, by extending the Luas...

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 485 together. Ships, within the definition of the International Load Line Convention, when engaged on international voyages are required to hold International Load Line Certification. Such ships when engaged on other types of voyages are required to hold Irish Load Line Certification.

Written Answers — Marine Accidents: Marine Accidents (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to a vessel, which was involved in an incident in December 2005 in Galway. Following this incident the ship was inspected by Port State Control Officers from this Department and the report of the inspection is published on the website of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control: www.parismou.org.

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Under Statutory Instrument 645 of 2003 (Air Navigation and Transport Rules and Procedures for Noise Related Operating Restrictions at Airports) the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is the Competent Authority. I have no function in relation to issuing directions to the IAA under this Statutory Instrument. However, I am advised that all aircraft arriving and departing Dublin Airport come under...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I understand that a letter issued from the Secretary-General of my Department to the persons concerned on 3 October 2006.

Written Answers — Registration of Vehicles: Registration of Vehicles (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: As a consequence of the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority is now responsible for vehicle standards including vehicle testing.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The amount expended on photographers by the Department of Transport for events and publicity leaflet production in my constituency and the constituency of Minister Pat the Cope Gallagher in the years 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006 is nil.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The provision of public bus services on specific routes is a commercial and operational matter for bus operators. However, there is a requirement on the State bus companies to notify my Department of any proposals to operate new bus services or to alter any existing services. My Department has received and is currently processing a notification from Bus Eireann for amendments to the 111...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I have not issued any policy directions to the National Roads Authority during the period referred to by the Deputy. Funding is provided to the NRA in accordance with the provisions of Section 24 of the Roads Act, 1993. Under Section 19(1)(f) it is a matter for the NRA to allocate monies in relation to the construction or maintenance works.

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The pension scheme in question, the Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme, is a multi-employer scheme in which the Dublin Airport Authority, Aer Lingus and SR Technics participate. Pension entitlements under the scheme are primarily matters for the Trustees, the members of the scheme and the companies participating in the scheme.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (1 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I have no remit in relation to the regulation of parking on roads that have not been taken in charge in private residential estates. The road traffic statutes and regulations provide for the application of parking controls and restrictions on public roads and in public car parks. A road authority has no power to provide traffic signs, including on-road markings, on roads that have not been...