Results 561-580 of 2,099 for speaker:Ivor Callely

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Sep 2005)

Ivor Callely: Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of member states with regard to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability was implemented by SI 178/1975. The second Council Directive 84/5/EEC of 30 December 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Sep 2005)

Ivor Callely: I have no plans to make it a regulatory requirement to retrofit seat belts in existing buses. As far as school buses are concerned, the Minister for Education and Science is putting in place arrangements so that only buses equipped with seat belts will be used in the school transport fleet. It will be a matter for school bus contractors, in conjunction with Bus Éireann, either to retrofit...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Sep 2005)

Ivor Callely: I propose to take Questions Nos. 774, 778, 781 and 824 together. All vehicles using public roads are required by law to comply with a range of standards in respect of their construction, equipment, use, weights and dimensions. The requirements are set out in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002 and the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (28 Sep 2005)

Ivor Callely: I propose that the review of the traffic management grants scheme proposed for later this year will involve a rigorous assessment of the demand for bus lanes and cycle lanes. In carrying out the review there will be regard to the current approval scheme which involves assessment of potential projects by both the implementing local authority and the DTO traffic management grants committee....

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Sep 2005)

Ivor Callely: I expect to receive very soon a report from my officials on the outcome of the consultative process undertaken earlier this year on the question of a maximum height limit for vehicles. It is my intention on receiving the report to make an early decision on it.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Sep 2005)

Ivor Callely: My Department's involvement with matters relating to the European Commission's initiative "Bringing eCall to Citizens" as set out in its second eSafety communication dated 14 September 2005, would be regarding requirements for motor vehicles in regard to their equipment and use and in relation to new entry into service requirements for new vehicles under EU type approval law. Legislative...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (29 Sep 2005)

Ivor Callely: As I indicated in reply to Questions Nos. 774 , 824, 778 and 781, all vehicles using public roads are required by law to comply with a range of standards in respect of their construction, equipment, use, weights and dimensions. The requirements are set out in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002 and the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (29 Sep 2005)

Ivor Callely: The current date for the compulsory fitting of digital tachographs on all new buses and lorries within the EU is 1 January 2006. However, this date is still the subject of discussion between the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission. With the introduction of digital tachographs, smart cards will be used to record and download data from digital tachographs....

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (29 Sep 2005)

Ivor Callely: Under road traffic law, the use on public roads of tractors and trailers which are designed primarily for use on the land is not permitted other than when incidental to such work on the land. For this reason, agricultural tractors and trailers are not liable to roadworthiness testing. In March 2005 my Department wrote to local authorities concerning the use, in a local authority context, of...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (4 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: The drafting of a statutory instrument to transpose Directive 2002/15/EC into domestic law is almost completed and should be ready for signature later this month.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (4 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: The European Commission is considering how best to pursue the daytime running lights, DRL, issue following the carrying out of a comprehensive study of the matter on its behalf by the Dutch SWOV and TNO and the Norwegian Institute for Traffic Studies. I will await the outcome of the Commission's consideration of this matter.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (5 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: Legislation already exists in regard to this matter. In accordance with Article 22 of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 lorries are required to be equipped with wings or other similar devices to catch mud or water thrown up by the rotation of the wheels unless adequate protection is afforded by the body of the vehicle.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (5 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: The fitting and use of lights on motor vehicles are governed by the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 1996, which, inter alia, prohibit the fitting of lamps, including headlamps and spotlamps, to vehicles that are capable of dazzling or misleading other traffic when they are lit. Specifically, the regulations provide that all lamps showing a light to the front of a...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (11 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: The technical standards for the fitting of safety belts and restraint systems in new vehicles at European level, which are set down in a number of EU type approval directives, do not make specific provision for safety belts in school buses. At present, these standards are not obligatory for a number of classes of motor vehicles, including large buses. Following a decision by the European...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (11 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: As I indicated in reply to Questions Nos. 774, 824, 778 and 781 of 28 September 2005, all vehicles using public roads are required by law to comply with a range of standards in respect of their construction, equipment, use, weights and dimensions. The requirements are set out in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002 and the Road Traffic...

Written Answers — Freight Distribution: Freight Distribution (11 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: I have not received any studies from the Dublin Transportation Office, DTO, with regard to regional freight and goods distribution. The DTO is currently completing such a study and the question of the publication of the study is a matter for that office.

Seanad: Clare Street Traffic Management Initiative: Statements. (11 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: I welcome the opportunity to address the Seanad on the Clare Street initiative, CSI. I thank Senators for raising this matter in the context of my new initiative and the Government's ongoing commitment to an efficient and sustainable transportation system for Dublin and the greater Dublin area. The issue of transport and mobility management is not only an important and interesting question,...

Seanad: Clare Street Traffic Management Initiative: Statements. (11 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: Counterflow.

Seanad: Clare Street Traffic Management Initiative: Statements. (11 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: The Senator should wait until I respond.

Seanad: Clare Street Traffic Management Initiative: Statements. (11 Oct 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank the Senators for their contributions. I welcome the general positive reaction to my new initiative, the CSI.