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Written Answers — Vehicle Height Limits: Vehicle Height Limits (27 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 130 on the 21 February 2007. I announced on 25 January 2007 that I propose to make a regulation to provide for a national maximum vehicle height limit of 4.65 metres. I have asked the Road Safety Authority to prepare a draft regulation providing for this maximum vehicle height limit and to undertake the necessary consultation with the European...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (27 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: The European Council of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Ministers adopted a common position in relation to an EC Regulation on International Rail Passenger Rights and Obligations on 14 July 2006 based on a proposal presented by the European Commission in March 2004, as part of the Third Railway Package. Ireland supported the adoption of that common position. The European Parliament...

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (27 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 425 and 426 together. I am very pleased to say that I have now announced approval in principle for Exchequer grant aid amounting to €86 million for the six regional airports under the capital expenditure grant scheme which was launched by my Department last year. This includes an allocation of €27.1 million for Ireland West Airport Knock, consisting of...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (27 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 428 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 98 and 157 on 21st February 2007. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (27 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: The employment of Road Safety Officers, full time or otherwise, is a matter for each local authority. I have no role in this matter.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (27 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy is aware, issues relating to tolls on national roads are in the first instance a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) in accordance with Part V of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended by the Planning and Development Act 2000). As the Deputy will be aware, in January of last year, the NRA decided to replace the West-Link toll on the M50 by a single-point barrier free toll on...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (27 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: The State has a shareholding of 25.35% in Aer Lingus.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (27 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: Iarnród Éireann have informed me that a doubling of the final 1.5-mile section of the rail line between the southern end of the tunnel and Greystones would have only a limited impact on the frequency of service which could be provided. Nevertheless, this will be among a number of options to be considered by Iarnród Éireann to expand the level of service in future years as demand grows on...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (27 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: The agencies under my Department and sections of the Department which have moved, or are in the process of moving are as follows: The Road Safety Authority, which is headquartered in Government Buildings, Ballina, Co. Mayo, and has offices in Moyvalley Industrial Estate, Station Road, Ballina, Co. Mayo, Clonfert House, Bride Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway, and Block 43, Park West Business...

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (28 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: Under the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997-2006 it is an offence to cycle on a footpath, to cycle in a bus-only street, to cycle in the wrong direction on a one-way street, to cycle in a contra-flow bus lane or to cycle in a tram-only street. These offences apply nationwide in respect of all footpaths on public roads, and to the other situations referred to, without the...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 219 together. The Department of Transport has recently funded a scheme to convert 50 selected vehicles to run on pure plant oil, PPO, which is being carried out under the aegis of the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The cost to the Department is €227,000 and provides for 75% of the cost of engine modification. Decisions about...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (28 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: As I stated in a response to a previous Question my Department did not issue recommendations relating to a red zone at Waterford Airport. The question of red zones at regional airports is a matter for the owners and operators of the airports in conjunction with the relevant local planning authorities.

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (28 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: The manner is which text is displayed on traffic signs by road authorities, and the format used in the case of Irish text, English text or text in any other language is determined by the Minister for Transport under section 95 of the Road Traffic Act 1961. The Traffic Signs Manual sets out the principles laid down for road authorities in relation to the manner in which Irish and English text...

Written Answers — Railway Rolling Stock: Railway Rolling Stock (28 Feb 2007)

Martin Cullen: I presume the Deputy is referring to the 67 new Intercity carriages that have entered service on the Dublin-Cork route. All 67 carriages are now in service. I am informed by Iarnród Éireann that the new carriages are operating reliably, providing the new hourly service each way on the Dublin-Cork route. I understand from Iarnród Éireann that the overall cost of the 67 Intercity carriages...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Arrangements such as those referred to by the Deputy are a matter for the management of Croke Park and the relevant local authority.

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: The Minister for Transport has a discretionary power under section 36(8) of the Road Traffic Act 1994 to issue guidelines to road authorities in relation to the content of bye-laws providing for the operation of pay parking schemes. This power to issue statutory guidelines has not been exercised to date. A circular letter issued to road authorities in May 1997 enclosing Guidance Notes on...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for the electrification of the northern line as far as Balbriggan. I have no proposals from Iarnród Eireann for the extension of the project to Drogheda.

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for a Luas line from the City Centre via Broadstone to Liffey Junction in Cabra to be completed in 2012. The Dublin Transportation Office's "A Platform for Change" provides for a continuation of this line via Finglas to Sillogue and Transport 21 contains funding for a feasibility study to be undertaken by the Railway Procurement Agency on such a future extension....

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Public roads are roads that are in the charge of a road authority. The remit of the Minister for Transport and of the road traffic and parking regulations made under the Road Traffic Acts 1961-2006 in relation to the prohibition on the parking of vehicles on footpaths only apply to footpaths on public roads.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Mar 2007)

Martin Cullen: Under the Road Traffic Act 2004 a speed limit applies to every public road across the country. A public road is one that has been taken in charge by a local authority and as a result the local authority has statutory responsibility for any improvement and maintenance works. I do not propose to extend the application of the Road Traffic Acts to apply a default speed limit to non-public roads...