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- Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Irish Rail recently briefed me on the deterioration in its financial position due to declining demand and revenue and increased costs. The company is implementing a wide-ranging cost recovery plan to ensure its financial viability. In this context, I understand the company is considering the suspension of services on the Waterford-Rosslare line. This line, on which one train operates each...
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The non-payment of tolls and penalties arising from road traffic offences incurred by out of State vehicles has been a matter of concern for some time. To address this issue in a North/South context, discussions between my Department and its UK and Northern Ireland counterparts resulted in an agreement to introduce a data exchange pilot project with Northern Ireland. This involves the...
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Road Traffic and Road Transport Acts already provide for heavy goods vehicles related offences and respective penalties on conviction in court for such offences. However, the Road Traffic Bill 2009, which is currently before the Dáil for Second Stage consideration, provides for the inclusion of offences under the Road Transport Act 1933, not tried on indictment, and under any regulation...
- Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Services between Limerick and Galway will commence on 30 March, marking the completion of Phase 1 of the Western Rail Corridor. Iarnród Ãireann will now carry out a detailed evaluation of Phase 2 and 3 with a view to arriving at precise costs to undertake those works.
- Written Answers — Ports Security: Ports Security (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I wish to refer the Deputy to the replies to similar Parliamentary Questions on Thursday 5th November 2009 (Dáil Question No. 22) and Wednesday 10th February 2010 (Dáil Question No. 91) which set out the position in detail. In summary, the seizing of contraband cigarettes in Ireland is the responsibility of the Customs and An Garda SÃochána. My Department is responsible for the...
- Written Answers — Weather Damage Repairs: Weather Damage Repairs (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Priority Question 63, answered today.
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I have not received any requests or submissions from Dublin City Council or any other local authority for the urgent introduction of updated speed laws. The Road Traffic Act 2004 establishes default speed limits that apply to defined categories of roads and which can only be changed on a permanent basis by county and city councils through the making of special speed limit bye-laws. Section 9...
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Enforcement of speed limits and the use of speed detection equipment is a matter for the Garda and my colleague the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 Mar 2010)
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 — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 Mar 2010)
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 — Airline Restructuring: Airline Restructuring (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 to 137, inclusive, 139 and 140 together. The implementation of the cost restructuring plan at Aer Lingus is entirely for the Board, Management and Staff of the company and it is not open to the Government to intervene. The industrial relations machinery of the State remains available to assist the parties where difficulties exist. Indeed, the Labour...
- Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: As I have previously informed the Deputy, the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) regulates airport charges levied at Dublin Airport. CAR's detailed report of 4th December 2010 on the Dublin Airport charges determination is available on its website (www.aviationreg.ie). Charges at Cork and Shannon are set by the airport authority. Passenger charges levied at the six regional airports,...
- Written Answers — Transport Policy: Transport Policy (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The multi-annual strategy statement of the Department of Transport is a comprehensive and forward looking document that sets out the key goals, objectives and related strategies of the Department at the national level for all three transport modes - land, sea and air. The current strategy was published in 2008 and covers the period 2008-2010.
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The non-payment of tolls and penalties arising from road traffic offences incurred by out of State vehicles has been a matter of concern for some time. To address this issue in a North/South context, discussions between my Department and its UK and Northern Ireland counterparts resulted in an agreement to introduce a data exchange pilot project with Northern Ireland. This involves the...
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (24 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) driver licensing is a matter for the Road Safety Authority.
- Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: This is not Question Time.
- Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: There is no right to ask it.
- Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy has had five minutes and only one question was in order.
- Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: There is some alternative on offer.
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Instruction to Committee (25 Mar 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 127, it be an instruction to the Committee to which the Merchant Shipping Bill 2009 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, that it has power to make provision in the Bill to provide for a NEW PART 3 comprised of 7 Chapters to provide for maritime safety and the implementation of the Saving of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention of the...