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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The estimate from CIE of the passenger miles which will be travelled in 2005 is as follows: Provincial bus: 89.7 million Dublin Bus: 1.05 billion Luas: 100 million Iarnród Éireann states that total passenger kilometres in 2004 amounted to 1.582 billion. This figure was depressed due to the DART weekend closures. The company states that if the closures had not taken place, then the...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: In line with EU directive requirements, driving licences from EU member states are mutually recognised. A person may be the holder of only one EU driving licence and may only obtain a licence in the country in which he or she is normally resident. The UK requirement for a person who has been disqualified from holding a driving licence to pass the driving test as a prerequisite to having a...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: At present, where a driver with a foreign licence is detected committing a penalty point offence in the Republic, it is not possible to record penalty points as no entry exists in the national driver file relating to that driver. The Road Traffic Act 2002 provides that where such drivers pay a fixed charge, a record is opened in the national driver file recording details of the offence and...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: A driving test will be arranged as soon as possible for the person concerned.

Written Answers — State Airline: State Airline (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The total staff shareholding is currently 14.9% of the issued share capital of Aer Lingus Group plc. This includes a shareholding of around 5% provided under an employee share participation scheme, ESPS, agreed with staff in the context of the Cahill plan in 1993 and an additional 9.9% provided under an employee share ownership plan, ESOP, greed in the context of the 2001 survival plan. I...

Written Answers — Road Tolling: Road Tolling (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476, 477 and 487 together. The statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to make toll by-laws, and to enter into toll agreements with private investors in respect of national roads is vested in the National Roads Authority, NRA, under Part V of the Roads Act 1993, as amended by the Planning and Development Act 2000. The NRA has not submitted any...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The granting of planning permission for residential developments does not fall within the remit of this Department and in this case would be a matter for Dublin City Council. I understand that reports from the Dublin Port tunnel project office are requested by Dublin City Council on all applications for all development on or near the construction line of the Dublin Port tunnel and considered...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: In accordance with the State Airports Act 2004, the three airport authorities, including the Dublin Airport Authority, are preparing comprehensive business plans for their airports. As part of its business plan, the Dublin Airport Authority will be addressing the position of its principal subsidiaries, including the future of the Great Southern Hotels group. I will be considering the DAA's...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy may be aware, this matter is the subject of legal proceedings and is therefore sub judice. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on the matter raised.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department is finalising conditions of service and job specifications for the driver tester posts for clearance by the Department of Finance and subsequent advertising of these posts by the public appointments service.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Plans for decentralisation in this case are at an early stage as the authority has not been identified by the decentralisation implementation group as an appropriate candidate for an early move.

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The specific data requested by the Deputy is not available. However, I understand that in excess of 14.5 million passenger journeys were recorded on Luas from the commencement of passenger services in June 2004 until the end of May 2005. The Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, and the Dublin Transportation Office are carrying out a comprehensive assessment of the effect of Luas on travel...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I did not travel abroad for the St Patrick's Day celebrations. I attended the parade in Waterford.

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The design planning and implementation of the national roads programme, including the upgrade of the M50 and the related issue of barrier free tolling, is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA, and the relevant local authorities in consultation with the NTR. I understand from the NRA that in the context of the M50 upgrade scheme and associated move to barrier free tolling,...

Written Answers — EU Legislation: EU Legislation (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The aim of Regulation 847/04 is to provide for co-ordination between individual member states and the Commission, for occasions when member states may wish to amend aspects of their bilateral agreements with third countries. The Commission had recognised that member states may need to negotiate with third countries on various aspects of their bilateral agreements on issues, such as market...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The existing Ireland-Canada air transport agreement is quite restrictive regarding the destinations both in Ireland and in Canada that can be served. The Canadian authorities have not been willing to revise the agreement to bring it more into line with Ireland's other agreements, unless the Shannon stop element was removed from it. However, my Department has agreed extra-bilateral...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: My officials have been maintaining contact with the US authorities, regarding issues surrounding the Ireland-US bilateral air transport agreement and the EU-US talks. As part of ongoing dialogue with the US on this issue, officials from my Department travelled to Washington to discuss the Ireland-US bilateral agreement on 6 April 2005, to explore what adjustments to the Ireland-US...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: There was one driver tester on duty in the Kilkenny driving test centre on 27 May 2005. No driver tester travelled from Dublin to Kilkenny to conduct tests. The driver tester in the test centre on 27 May 2005 conducted seven driving tests and one candidate did not attend for his appointment. Four of the candidates passed and three candidates failed the driving test.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department, in conjunction with Department of Regional Development, DRD, NI, is the implementing body for priority 2.1D, roads and public transport, of the INTERREG IIIA programme. A project involving minor road improvements in the Border region has been developed by DRD NI, in consultation with Border local authorities and facilitated by the Irish central border area network, ICBAN. I...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA, and the local authorities concerned. I understand from the NRA that the overall east-west link strategy is being advanced through a number of new schemes and pavement improvement works. The NRA has allocated €750,000 to Cavan County Council in 2005 to advance...