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

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport I am responsible for policy and funding matters relating to the national road element of Transport 21. However, the detailed planning, design and implementation of all aspects of individual road improvement schemes including the Dublin Port Tunnel and the financial aspects of its operation are, under Section 17 of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended) a matter for the...

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

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. As the Deputy is aware, the implementation of individual national road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act 1993 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. In addition, I should point out that...

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

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport I am responsible for policy and funding matters relating to the national road element of Transport 21. However, the detailed planning, design and implementation of all aspects of individual road improvement schemes including the Dublin Port Tunnel and the financial aspects of its operation are, under Section 17 of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended) a matter for the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Sep 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 353 to 355, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table. The allocation of the Irish Rail subvention across Suburban, DART, other commuter and InterCity services is a matter for the company. Year Bus Atha Cliath Iarnród Éireann Subvention Pax Nos. Subsidy per passenger Subvention Pax Nos. Subsidy per passenger ...

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

Noel Dempsey: The Free Travel Scheme of the Department of Social and Family Affairs applies to services operated under the mainstreamed Rural Transport Programme. This is the only formal fare waiver type scheme in operation under the Programme.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (30 Sep 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I am informed by my Department's IT security team that we have a suite of security policies which include the security of portable electronic data devices. The appropriate elements of these policies are published internally for Departmental personnel use and they are not openly available to the public. Since October 2007, all data replicated from my Department's network to laptops is...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (30 Sep 2008)

Noel Dempsey: There have been eight instances of laptop computers, data storage devices and memory sticks that have been reported lost, missing or stolen from my Department to date in 2008. These instances included five laptops and three Blackberries. Of these, four laptops and one Blackberry were subsequently recovered. I have been assured by my officials that each incident has been investigated and that...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (30 Sep 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Officials from my Department, the Department of Education and Science and South Dublin County Council met on June 18 to discuss the possibility of progressing the Council's proposal. It was agreed that further work by the Council in the interests of broadening the scope of the proposal to include travel options other than motorised forms (for example, cycling and safe walking routes to...

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

Noel Dempsey: No civil or other public servants decentralised from my Department up to 31 December 2006.

Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in regard to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. However, under the Roads Act 1993, the implementation of individual national road projects and the allocation of funding for the construction or maintenance of such projects are matters for the National Roads Authority, NRA, in conjunction with the local authorities...

Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I have responsibility to report to the European Commission in regard to the safety of this and other tunnels. I have not taken over any safety functions in regard to the tunnel itself other than to make that report. The most recent of these reports was submitted to the EU on 25 or 26 September. The issues to which the Deputy refers were the subject of publicity in the recent past. They are...

Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The report, which was completed last March or April, identified improvements needed to the Scada system. My understanding is that almost all the problems highlighted have been dealt with on the basis of the report as part of the upgrading of the system. In regard to the report submitted by my Department to the European Commission, it is a matter for the latter as to whether it is published....

Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I cannot do so. It is for the Commission to decide whether it is published.

Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The main point is that the port tunnel is deemed to be safe, as is the Jack Lynch tunnel. The report also provides a summary of all incidents and how they were handled.

Rail Services. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: There have been no substantial changes to the design plans for metro north, nor are any under consideration by the Government. The Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, placed copies of the railway order application on display on 17 September in accordance with the six-week statutory public notice requirement pursuant to section 37 of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001. This...

Rail Services. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The word substantial in the reply was directed at answering the concerns raised by the article to which the Deputy, rightly, adverts, whereby someone decided that the metro project was going to turn into some kind of light rail project or something else. There is no truth to any of this and I can give the assurance the Deputy seeks. The project will go ahead as per the Railway Order with...

Rail Services. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I will go through the various questions. Deputy Broughan asked in the previous set of supplementary questions about the Green Party. My Green Party colleagues have been most supportive of this project. The have strongly expressed the need to move forward with this project, which I appreciate. Regarding speculation, the Deputy raised a similar question before the summer. In our exchange...

Public Transport. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: In accordance with the programme for Government commitment, the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 was enacted in July 2008 and provides for the establishment of the Dublin Transport Authority, DTA. For the first time, we have a law in place to ensure that a single body will be in charge of surface transport in the greater Dublin area. The Act gives the new Dublin Transport Authority the...

Public Transport. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I confirm to the Deputy that it is my intention to legislate in this area. We are working on the heads of the Bill for the reform of the 1932 Act. We had several very good discussions on the DTA Bill. Deputy O'Dowd made several points on the 1932 Act and regulation. I have taken those into consideration in this reform and in the Bill we are bringing forward. The heads are nearly prepared...

Public Transport. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Dempsey: It is not the Department that takes it to court; it is the Garda. It is a prosecution.