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Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (8 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: This type of section is common to many Acts. It appears, for example, in the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 regarding the establishment of the Railway Procurement Agency. It is extremely important that the operational effectiveness of the authority should not be undermined by the unauthorised or wilful release of confidential information by employees or by directors of the...

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (8 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: This amendment ensures that improper communication with the person engaged by a subsidiary of the authority is covered by this provision. As currently drafted the section would apply only to persons engaged by the authority.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (8 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: This is another technical drafting amendment to remove superfluous text, namely, that a member of the authority is a "person" so that no specific mention of a "member" is actually needed.

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The allocation of funding in relation to the construction and maintenance of national roads, including the provision and maintenance of road signage, is a matter for the National Roads Authority. As regards regional and local roads, statutory responsibility for the provision and maintenance of road traffic signs is a matter for each local authority to be funded from its own resources...

Written Answers — Marine Accident Investigations: Marine Accident Investigations (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I would at the outset like to convey my sympathies to the family on their tragic losses. I understand that the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has initiated an investigation to find out what may have caused the incident. MCIB investigations do not apportion blame for incidents but seek to make recommendations that will prevent such incidents occurring in the future. As the MCIB are...

Written Answers — Learner Drivers: Learner Drivers (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Regulations introducing changes to driver licensing, including the new learner permit, have been in place since October last year. I take it that the Deputy is referring to the fact that the period in which the holder of a second provisional licence for category B (car) may drive unaccompanied expires on 29 June 2008. I confirm that with effect from 30 June 2008, all holders of...

Written Answers — Learner Drivers: Learner Drivers (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Arrangements for the mutual recognition of driving licences within the EU are governed by Directive 91/439, which relates to full driving licences but not to learner permits or provisional licences. The learner permit issued in this State and the provisional licence issued in Northern Ireland only have effect in the jurisdiction in which they are issued. While I have no plans at present to...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The design and implementation of this project, which provides for re-signalling in the city centre area, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. I understand from the company that it is expected that initial works will start this year and that the project will be completed in 2011. The project will increase the numbers of trains from the Northern Line through the city centre...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Transport 21 provides for the development of a Luas line from St. Stephen's Green to Liffey Junction (Lines BX, D), using the old Broadstone railway alignment. Luas Line BX runs from St. Stephen's Green to O'Connell St., while Luas Line D is the onward extension of the line from O'Connell St. to Liffey Junction. I recently mandated the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) to proceed with...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: While Transport 21 involves a very large commitment of financial resources, those resources are also finite. Transport 21 provides funding for the delivery of an extensive prioritised rail based network in the ten-year period to 2015. This programme does not include a light rail or metro line to Riverside and Clonshaugh. As the Deputy is aware, the Programme for Government contains a...

Written Answers — Airport Landing Slots: Airport Landing Slots (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The European Commission Communication that the Deputy refers to sets out the European Commission's views on how the Community rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports which are set down in Regulation (EEC) No. 95/93, as amended, should be interpreted based on experience with the application of the Regulation to date. The aim of Regulation (EEC) No. 95/93 is to ensure that where...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The implementation of the Interconnector, including the submission of an application for a Railway Order, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. Transport 21 provides for completion of the Interconnector by 2015. I understand from Iarnród Éireann that it has completed the preliminary design of the project, and is now proceeding to detailed design and the preparation of an...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The maximum capacity of each of the three modes mentioned in the Deputy's question and the basis for each calculation are provided below. Luas Current capacity on the Green line is approximately 4,340 passengers per direction per hour. This is based on 14 x 40 metre trams per hour, each with a capacity of 310 passengers. The ultimate capacity of the line is 8,100 passengers per hour. Metro...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The information requested by the Deputy is not available.

Written Answers — Aviation Safety: Aviation Safety (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The statement the Deputy refers to was issued by the Secretary General of the then Department of Transport, Energy and Communications when it had the responsibility for the safety oversight of aviation. This function was transferred to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) on its establishment in December 1993. The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has advised me that they assess applications for...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Rural Transport Programme, which runs in conjunction with Transport 21, two community transport groups, Seirbhís Iompair Tuaithe Teoranta (South West Donegal) and Síob Teo (An Gaeltacht Lár and the islands of Arranmore and Tory), are operational in County Donegal. Funding provided to these groups in 2006 totalled €239,000, while a total of €304,000 was provided in 2007. As...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Matters concerned with the provision of specialised transport services for people with disabilities, such as that provided by the Disabled People of Clare organisation, are for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The total grant allocated to each local authority in 2008 for regional and local roads is set out in Table 1 below. The only grant categories which are calculated by reference to length of road are the discretionary improvement and maintenance and restoration maintenance categories. The grants allocated per kilometre to each county council under these categories in 2008 are set out in Table...

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Noel Dempsey: We have had this discussion already and I do not think we need delay further on it. I indicated last time, when this matter arose, that I am sympathetic to the view of Senators that local authority members should not be excluded from membership of the Dublin transport authority. As I said last week, nothing in section 14, which concerns membership of the authority, precludes the Minister...