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Written Answers — Public Transport Accidents: Public Transport Accidents (26 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Information on accidents that have occurred on the Irish Rail and Luas networks is published in the annual report of the Railway Safety Commission. The 2008 report is available on the Railway Safety Commission's website at www.rsc.ie. Railway accidents are investigated by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit of the Railway Safety Commission and the reports of these investigations include...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (26 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I am confident that the current levels of airport infrastructure capacity at the three State airports, including the airport infrastructure projects currently under construction, are sufficient to meet Ireland's short to medium term aviation needs. Over the last 5 years the DAA has invested in a significant capital development programme at Dublin airport that has seen major capacity...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my replies to Question Nos. 64 and 88 regarding Bus Éireann and Question Nos. 79 and 90 regarding Dublin Bus which I answered earlier.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (26 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 projects, including the collection of statistics in relation to them, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act, 1993, as amended by the Roads...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (26 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into toll agreements with private investors in respect of national roads is vested in the National Roads Authority under Part V of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended by the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Roads Act 2007). Accordingly, the matter raised by the Deputy falls entirely within the...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (26 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, in its area, is a statutory function of each individual local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants paid by my Department. The funding available to my Department for 2009 has already been fully allocated to local authorities. The funds available to local authorities for improvement and...

Written Answers — Driving Regulations: Driving Regulations (26 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 247 together. The European Parliament proposed in 2008 that current EU rules on drivers hours and rest periods be amended to allow drivers engaged on cross border tours to drive 12 consecutive days, with out a break, commonly known as the '12-day rule'. The proposal was framed as an amendment to the draft Regulation on common rules for access to the...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The study has recently been received in my Department and its contents are currently being reviewed. As regards the way maritime emissions should be assessed in the upcoming successor to the Kyoto Protocol to be agreed in Copenhagen in December 2009, Ireland supports the adoption of a mandatory CO2 Design Index for Ships and the development of market-based measures. This has been the subject...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (27 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: My Department provided funding of €240,000 to Irish Rail towards carrying out a feasibility study for a Shannon Rail Link. This study was completed in February 2007 and was made widely available through the Steering Group overseeing the study which included representatives of local authorities and local development interests including the Shannon Rail Partnership. My Department will be...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (27 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: I understand from Galway City Council that the study into the feasibility of a light rail system in Galway is advanced and conclusions are expected shortly. The precise date of publication of the study is a matter for Galway City Council. I understand that this study also includes consideration of the feasibility of bus rapid transit. The costings of light rail and bus rapid transit schemes...

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: It will be a short summer break.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Deputy Hogan is obviously from the intellectual wing of Fine Gael who reads the Daily Mail and then believes it, which is even worse.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: What is Fine Gael's policy?

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Does Deputy Higgins remember the £1.50 increase in the old age pension when his party was last in Government?

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The Labour Party did not do much for the old age pension.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Where was the Deputy going to get the additional €2.5 billion?

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The only way Fine Gael could have got it was by cutting the rates of social welfare.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: Fine Gael would have cut social welfare to make the savings.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: The Government increased social welfare by 500%.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Noel Dempsey: That is what Deputy Stagg thinks.