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Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 347 and 348 together. I am informed by Iarnród Éireann that the number of new trains and carriages that it has put into service since 2002 and that it has currently under order are as follows: Type Number Cost €m DART Cars * 52 107.6 Commuter Railcars 116 179.0 Intercity Carriages 67 117.0 Intercity Railcars** 150 331.1 *A further 16 DART cars...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The provision of services is an operational day-to-day matter for Iarnród Éireann. I am advised by the Company that in December 2005 the frequency of the service between Sligo and Dublin was increased from 3 to 5 trains per day in each direction. New commuter railcars were used as a temporary measure to facilitate this service frequency improvement. I understand that the extra services...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The introduction of a road safety project in the Inishowen area is a matter for the Road Safety Authority and Donegal County Council.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The appointment of a Road Safety Officer within Donegal County Council is a matter for that Council. I have no function in the matter.

Written Answers — Penalty Points System: Penalty Points System (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: A total of 64,196 penalty points have been issued to drivers for this year as at 31 October 2006. Penalty points for mobile phone offences were introduced on 1 September 2006. Penalty points for mobile phone offences were introduced on 1st September 2006. A driver who is detected committing a mobile phone offence has the option to pay a fixed charge of €60 within 28 days from date of...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Operation Freeflow, the annual traffic management initiative in Dublin for the Christmas and New Year period, commenced yesterday and will run until 7 January 2007. Regulations regarding use of bus and cycle lanes will continue to be enforced during this period as part of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Contracts for the purchase and refurbishment of railway rolling stock is an operational and commercial matter between Iarnród Éireann and its suppliers and is not one in which I have any role. I understand from Iarnród Éireann that refurbishment work on the rolling stock in question has been delayed due to difficulties with the contractors in achieving the planned programme for the works...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy is set out below in respect of 2005, the last full year for which the information is available: Total Subvention — €179.9 million Total No. of Passengers — 37.65 million Subvention per Passenger — €4.78. The total number of passengers carried by Iarnród Éireann in 2005 on the Dublin-Cork and Dublin-Belfast lines was 2.66 million and 1.35...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The scheduling of services is a day to day operational matter for Iarnród Éireann. I am advised by the company that in January 2007 it will introduce an hourly Intercity service between Dublin and Cork with its new fleet of 67 Intercity carriages. During 2007 Iarnród Éireann will start introducing the fleet of 150 new Intercity railcars. Over the period 2007-2008, these Intercity...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am satisfied that good progress continues to be made on the implementation of "Transport Access for All", my Department's Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: My Department received a notification from Dublin Bus on the 9th December, 2005 seeking to combine their Routes 102 and 230. In order to progress this notification, the Department requested that the Company clarify aspects of the timetable proposed for the combined service. The requested data has not been received as of yet. However, the Company has indicated that it is engaged in a...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (28 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. That letter represented the most substantive response the Secretary General was able to give, having regard to the circumstances. The Secretary General has since responded to further correspondence confirming that this remains the position.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am advised by Iarnród Eireann that works have commenced on site at Portlaoise on the project to provide a new train care maintenance depot. I understand that the project is due to be completed in February 2008.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: This is an operational matter for Bus Átha Cliath and not one in which I have any role.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Low floor accessible buses currently make up over 60% of the Dublin Bus fleet. All new buses purchased by the company are low floor and wheelchair accessible and have on-board features to assist people with mobility, sensory and cognitive impairments. Dublin Bus expects that its entire fleet will be composed of accessible buses by 2012.

Written Answers — Open Skies Agreements: Open Skies Agreements (29 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The liberalisation of air transport services between Ireland and the US would deliver major benefits for Irish business and tourism. I have drawn to the attention of the Commission and colleagues in the Council of Ministers that the conclusion of an open skies agreement would have particular benefits for Ireland compared to Member States (15 of 25) that already have open-skies agreements...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (30 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 137 together. The planning and design of the Navan Rail Link is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. I understand that the old Navan rail line will be re-opened in two phases with the first phase running off the Maynooth line, at Clonsilla, to the M3 interchange at Pace, near Dunboyne. The current position regarding this phase is...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (30 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. 477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority is responsible for the operation of the national car testing service.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: As I indicated in my Press Statement of 28th September last, the Government has decided that the regulation of the bus market and future decisions on the allocation of all public subsidies for bus services in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) will be taken by the new Dublin Transport Authority. It is proposed that the Dublin Transport Authority will have responsibility for contracting with all...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (30 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Office of Public Works provides all the principal offices premises occupied by my Department. Questions relating to leases and rent paid for those premises are a matter for that Office. Arrangements regarding property leases taken by all other State bodies under the aegis of my Department are considered to be day-to-day operational matters for the organisations concerned and the details...