Results 6,341-6,360 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen
- Rail Freight: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: I agree with the Deputy.
- Rail Freight: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: I would strongly support such development.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: Significant progress has been made in recent years in the introduction of wheelchair accessible buses to the Bus Ãireann fleet. Since the year 2000, all buses purchased by the company for urban services are low floor, wheelchair accessible. That purchasing policy will continue as the bus fleet is replaced and expanded over time. I recently announced that Exchequer funding of up to â¬50...
- Written Answers — Bus Licences: Bus Licences (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: I can confirm that my Department received two applications for bus passenger services in the Galway Area from the Company referred to by the Deputy. The first application was received on the 18 July, 2006 and the second application was received on the 28th July, 2006. Within days of receipt, both applications were examined and the applicant was informed that in respect of the first...
- Written Answers — Open Skies Agreement: Open Skies Agreement (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: Following recent intensive negotiations at EU US level, significant progress has been made in reaching a draft Open Skies Agreement. The draft text of the Agreement will be presented to the Transport Council for endorsement on 22 March 2007. If approved by Council, and by the US Administration, the Agreement could be signed at the EU-US Summit on 30 April 2007. It was confirmed that approval...
- Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: Decisions regarding the location and operation of taxi ranks on public roads are matters for consideration by the relevant local authority. Under section 84 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as substituted by section 15 of the Road Traffic Act 2002 and amended by section 42(10) of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003, a local authority is empowered to make bye-laws in respect of any specified area in...
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together. A local authority may, by order, declare any road over which a public right of way exists to be a public road. The procedures to be adopted by a Local Authority to do this are set down in Section 11 of the Roads Act 1993. It is generally a matter for the Local Authority themselves to decide whether a specific road should be declared a...
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: This Bill represents an important step in ensuring that we in Ireland can implement the most modern and efficient systems for levying tolls on our national roads. It also puts forward measures that should further improve the efficient and cost-effective delivery of the national roads programme within the framework of Transport 21. The principal purpose of the Bill is to provide the necessary...
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: That is not what we are doing.
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: Senator Burke is being unfair to the former Minister, Liam Kavanagh, who put together the deal.
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: That is a misquote.
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: Is Fine Gael opposed to those improvements?
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: Can the Senator give us access to the vehicle registration file in Poland?
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: It is capable of tracking all the cars. It will photograph every single registration.
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: I will send the Senator the speech because he must not have been listening. The tag is inter-operable with every toll. That is part of the contract.
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: I accept that. That is because NTR controls the tag.
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: That is why I want to sort it out.
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: I have made that point. It is a technical matter.
- Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)
Martin Cullen: Talking about it does not deliver much.