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Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (12 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority has responsibility for matters relating to vehicle testing, including the National Car Testing service.

Written Answers — Road Haulage Licence: Road Haulage Licence (12 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: No political representations or any other representations, in relation to the application for an international road haulage operator's licence by the person in question.

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (12 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I am aware that the increase in inquiries to the National Car Testing Service (NCT) has created some difficulties in making applications for tests. However these are temporary and thousands of test appointments have successfully been made in the last few weeks. Prior to 1st May 2009, the use of a vehicle without a valid NCT certificate was already an offence that carried a fine of up to...

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: There must be pressure in Dublin South.

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (13 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Pobal administers the Rural Transport Programme (RTP) on behalf of my Department and is working with 37 individual rural transport groups around the country, including groups in County Roscommon, to address local public transport service needs and having regard to the availability of resources. A list of RTP groups is available on the Pobal website at www.pobal.ie. Funding of €11 million...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (13 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Details of road grants allocated to Mayo County Council for maintenance work on regional and local roads in 2009 and in each of the past five years are set out in the Table. Year MaintenanceGrant allocationâ'¬ 2004 5,344,000 2005 5,731,000 2006 6,848,000 2007 7,302,000 2008 7,566,000 2009 7,566,000

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (13 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I have received a report from the transition year class students and will be responding shortly to the Deputy who brought it to my attention. I would like to thank the students for their work, it is encouraging to see young people taking such interest in road safety. There is no legal basis in the Road Traffic Acts for the introduction of bye-laws as envisaged by the Deputy. Enforcement is a...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (13 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: This is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann and I have no function in the matter.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (13 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Transport Access for All, my Department's Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005, sets out a series of policy objectives and targets for accessible public transport across all modes - including air and marine transport, accessible to people with mobility, sensory and cognitive impairments. In general, the timescales for the various elements of the Plan are expected to be completed by...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (14 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) this is a matter for the Road Safety Authority.

Written Answers — Bus Services: Bus Services (14 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: As part of the settlement of High Court proceedings brought by the operators of the Swords Express bus service, my Department undertook to carry out an investigation under Section (25) (2) of the Transport Act 1958 in relation to the decision to note the re-routing through the Port Tunnel of the 41X service operated by Dublin Bus. That investigation has been completed and copies were sent to...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (14 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: â'¬1,335,000 has been allocated to Baltimore and Skibbereen Harbour Commissioners for remedial works at Baltimore Harbour in 2009. Design and preparation of regulatory permission documentation has commenced and work will commence when all these procedures are complete.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (14 May 2009)

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. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Act 1993 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

Written Answers — Departmental Responsibilities: Departmental Responsibilities (14 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The only function of the National Safety Council not taken over by the Road Safety Authority in 2006 was Fire Safety which was transferred to the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Written Answers — Departmental Responsibilities: Departmental Responsibilities (14 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Accident prevention in the maritime sector is promoted via a safety programme involving an appropriate combination of statutory regulation and enforcement. My Department also has a proactive role in raising awareness on maritime safety. Each year a safety awareness programme is undertaken in conjunction with other State bodies, the aim of which is to achieve the highest level of safety at...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (19 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241, 248, 249 and 254 together. Issues relating to business matters generally and employment levels in particular at the three state airports are day-to-day commercial matters for the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) in which I have no statutory function. The reality is that the world wide economic downturn has had a seriously negative impact on the aviation...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (19 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of cycling infrastructure in the Dublin region falls, in the first instance, to the local authorities concerned and up to €5 million in financial assistance from my Department is available. Such support clearly depends on delivery on the ground and I am very anxious to see progress being made. While my Department has not, to date in 2009, incurred expenditure on cycling...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (19 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 244 together. The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has statutory responsibility for safety regulation of civil aviation under the 1993 Irish Aviation Authority Act. The Dublin Airport Authority has statutory responsibility for the operation of the State Airports under the State Airports Act 2004. The matters referred to by the Deputy are appropriate to...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (19 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 246 together. The regulation of the taxi industry, including the setting of small public service vehicle driver licence fees, is a matter for the Commission for Taxi Regulation under the Taxi Regulation Act, 2003.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (19 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I have been briefed by Dublin Bus on the implementation of the recommendations of the Deloitte Report, and on increased efficiencies being pursued to ensure the financial viability of the company while maintaining services at a high level. I have asked to be kept fully informed of progress. The deployment of buses and the provision of services is a matter for the company itself.