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Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The objective is that the review of the disabled person's parking permit scheme will take place as early as possible this year.

Written Answers — Driving Instructors: Driving Instructors (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Arrangements are in hand for the regulation and registration of driving instructors. The target date for formal requirements in this area is 1 January 2009. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is currently drafting Regulations for me which will give effect to these mandatory requirements from that date. The RSA's work in this respect derives from extensive consultations which it has engaged in...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Commission for Taxi Regulation published new National Vehicle Standards — Requirements for Small Public Service Vehicles on 26 November 2007, which include new accessible vehicle standards for licensing as wheelchair accessible taxis and wheelchair accessible hackneys. My Department is in discussion with the Commission for Taxi Regulation in relation to a proposed subsidy arrangement to...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I understand from Iarnród Éireann that they are currently in discussions with the Local Authorities concerned regarding the removal of level crossings on the Maynooth line. The position regarding plans for the resignalling of the city centre area is that the scheme is now included in Iarnród Éireann's capital investment programme, and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011.

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The timetabling and scheduling of services is a day to day operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and not one in which I have any role.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The provision and improvement of regional and local roads, including bridges, in its area is a matter for Kerry County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants. In August last year, applications were invited from road authorities for funding under the regional and local roads Specific Improvements Grant scheme in 2008. The proposals submitted by Kerry County...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Rural Transport Programme was introduced by my Department some twelve months ago following a very extensive public consultation process. This Programme places the former pilot Rural Transport Initiative (2002-2006) on a permanent mainstreamed basis with significantly increased funding. The bottom-up approach developed during the pilot Rural Transport Initiative demonstrated that local...

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The 2006 National Disability Authority Report on Compliance with Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 on Employment of People with Disabilities in the Public Service indicates that my Department has met the 3% employment quota for people with disabilities. The actual percentage is 3.1%. 3 people with disabilities were hired by my Department from outside the civil service from 2002 to 2008, one...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: 36 civil servants based in Dublin in my Department have expressed interest in decentralisation. 3 public servants based in agencies in Dublin have also expressed interest in decentralizing with those agencies. In addition, 44 staff from my Department have transferred to posts which were due to move out of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme. Of these 44 staff, 6 have...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: 44 civil servants from my Department have transferred to posts which were due to move out of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme. Of these 44 staff, 6 have relocated to their decentralised location in Loughrea as either Department of Transport or Road Safety Authority staff. Of the 6 staff who transferred to Loughrea, 4 went as Road Safety Authority staff, thus becoming...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: No civil or other public servants decentralised from my Department up to 31 December 2006. 44 civil servants from my Department transferred in 2007 to posts which were due to move out of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme. 410 public servant posts are also earmarked to decentralise in respect of the following four agencies — National Roads Authority (90) and Railway...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: With the Deputy's co-operation.

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (31 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The data available to my Department on the general growth in passenger traffic in the Greater Dublin Area over the last ten years is contained in the Census travel to work and travel to education data for the years 1996, 2002 and 2006. In summary, the table below shows a growth of 33% in trips to work and education in the Greater Dublin Area over the last ten years. The growth in car trips...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (31 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Emergency Towing Vessels (ETV's) are deployed to empower a State to proactively protect its coast and all maritime activities within its Exclusive Economic and Marine Pollution Responsibility Zones. The tasking of ETV's include intervention in casualty response to prevent pollution from oils or hazardous and noxious substances and damage to the environment, life or property; pollution...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (31 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My Department supports the use of the Port Tunnel by any bus operator, whether it is Dublin Bus, Bus Eireann or a private operator. On the 22nd March, 2007, Dublin Bus notified my Department of its proposal to re-route four of its existing Route 41X services from Swords via the Port Tunnel. At that time, my Department advised the Company that the proposal was in conflict with a prior...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (31 Jan 2008)

Noel Dempsey: In his Financial Statement to the Dáil in December 2007, the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance announced that the Government had agreed to an efficiency review of administrative expenditure across the public service. As part of this review, my Department is currently examining its administrative expenditure and that of the non-commercial and regulatory state bodies under its aegis with a...

Small Craft Register. (5 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Mercantile Marine Act 1955 sets out the requirements for registering vessels in Ireland. Irish-owned vessels over 15 net tons are required to be registered under the Act. However, for vessels under 15 net tons, registration is voluntary and owners may register such a craft if they so wish. Small leisure craft would fall into this category. The 1955 Act and the system of registration in...

Small Craft Register. (5 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The process of change is under way at present. As is the nature with all such issues, it is necessary to have consultations, otherwise one would be accused of acting in a unilateral manner. When the consultation process is complete, proposals will be put forward in line with the Deputy's request. Following that, it will be necessary to put legislation in place. When drafting legislation of...

Small Craft Register. (5 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: We are only three minutes in and already I am not doing my job properly. It usually takes a few minutes longer than that.

Small Craft Register. (5 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I have been in this job for approximately eight months. As I said to the Deputy, this matter is in hand and legislation will be put in place. Revenue may have only one vessel patrolling our coasts but the Naval Service patrols the coast and is used to assist in this area. It is doing an excellent job.