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Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: Aer Lingus is upgrading and standardising its European fleet to become an all Airbus short haul fleet with the acquisition of 17 Airbus A320 aircraft, seven of which are being purchased outright and ten of which are being leased. These aircraft are replacing smaller capacity Boeing and BAE146 aircraft which have been sold or returned to lessors. To date, nine new aircraft have been...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: Persons over 70 years of age must submit a medical report with an application for a driving licence and are restricted, depending on the certification of the doctor who completes the report, to either a one year or three year driving licence. This requirement is in line with general EU requirements regarding periodic medical assessment of licence holders and is in the interests of the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: It is one of the policy objectives of my Department's statement of strategy to promote an integrated and sustainable approach to the development and delivery of public transport services. Support for measures to promote physical interchange is one of the strategies identified to implement that objective.

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The only appointments made by me to public boards and bodies under the aegis of my Department in the past three years have been as chairman, executive chairman or director. In these cases fees have been paid. None of the posts attracts a salary.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The Dublin Port tunnel project was developed by Dublin City Council and the National Roads Authority, NRA, in the context of prevailing legislation governing maximum vehicle heights. Following the withdrawal, in July 2000, of these regulations, requests were made to increase the operational height of the tunnel. In August 2003 the then Minister for Transport commissioned Atkins Consultants to...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 347 and 350 together. As Minister for Transport, I am responsible, in accordance with the Ministers and Secretaries Acts, 1924 to 1995, for the performance of functions assigned to the Department pursuant to any of those Acts, as stated in section 3 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: I understand from the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, that it is carrying out a look-back study to review the development of the Luas Red and Green lines. It is important that this study is completed only when passenger numbers on both Luas Lines have formed stable patterns. The RPA believes that this will occur in the first half of this year. The findings of the study will be made available...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The national development plan envisages that a proportion of the national roads programme will be implemented by means of public private partnerships, PPPs, which will involve private sector funding, remunerated in part by user tolls. Through PPPs, private sector innovation will be harnessed in the areas of scheme design, construction and long-term operation and maintenance and will ensure...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The applicant has been placed on a cancellation list for a driving test at the Carrick-on-Shannon driving test centre and a test appointment will be arranged as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: In line with section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997, the role of the special adviser in my Department is the provision of advice and monitoring, facilitating and securing the achievement of Government objectives that relate to my Department. Notification of the appointment of Mr. Hunt as special adviser was circulated within my Department, but no specific circulars or...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The operation and licensing of wheelchair accessible taxis and their drivers is controlled through the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 2002. The Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, S.I. No. 47 of 1998, set out the vehicle requirements for wheelchair accessible taxis. These regulations also make it clear that a space for a wheelchair...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The Department of Transport paid out €682,000 approximately in car mileage expenses in 2004, of which approximately €503,000 relates to driver testing costs. It is necessary to amend our financial system to generate the specific report on total mileage for Department of Transport staff in 2004 requested by the Deputy. This is being done by our software contractors and the information will...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: An appointment for a driving test was issued to the person concerned on 16 March 2005.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The special adviser for my Department, Mr. Hunt, has been appointed to provide me with advice and to monitor, facilitate and secure the achievement of Government objectives that relate to my Department. Mr. Hunt is not part of the line management function in my Department.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: Under section 17 of the Roads Act 1993, the National Roads Authority has overall responsibility for the planning and supervision of works for the construction and maintenance of national roads. The Minister for Transport appoints the members of the authority and is responsible for the payment of block grants to the authority, broad policy matters and legislation relating to national roads....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 and 206 together. The pension scheme in question, the Irish airlines (general employees) superannuation scheme, is a multi-employer scheme which, in addition to Aer Lingus and DAA staff, also includes a private sector company, SR Technics, formerly FLS Aerospace. I am advised that a full actuarial assessment of this pension fund is carried out every three...

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (23 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The traffic signs manual 1996 sets out directions given to road authorities by the Minister for Transport pursuant to section 95(16) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 regarding the provision and use of warning and information traffic signs. A copy of the manual is available in the Oireachtas Library, and copies have been made available to city councils and county councils, who also have...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: Section 38(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1968, as amended by the Road Traffic Act 1994, provides that the Medical Bureau of Road Safety may, with the consent of the Minister, arrange for the supply and testing of apparatus for indicating the presence of alcohol in the breath and apparatus for determining the concentration of alcohol in the breath. The prescribed form of the statement produced by...

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (23 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The scheduling and timetabling of trains is a day-to-day operational matter for Iarnród Éireann to consider. On the basis of projected demand, Iarnród Éireann has submitted a greater Dublin integrated rail network plan, which proposes the enhancement of all suburban and outer suburban services into Dublin. The proposals are being examined by my Department, at present, in the context of...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (23 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The primary focus of investment in public transport under the national development plan is to expand the capacity of the network to respond to the demand for such services. Fares on public transport have decreased significantly in real terms in recent years, and there is no evidence to suggest that current fare levels are a deterrent to the increased use of public transport. It remains my...