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Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The licensing and operation of small public service vehicles, including hackneys, is governed by the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002. Under these regulations, hackney licences may be granted by local licensing authorities in respect of a particular vehicle following the presentation of a vehicle test certificate and a certificate of suitability issued in...

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

Martin Cullen: There is no record in my Department of an application for a driving test having been received from the person concerned.

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

Martin Cullen: In May 2003, the Government approved the development of a commuter rail service for Cork, including the reopening of its Cork City to Midleton line, the construction of a number of new stations and the provision of park and ride facilities at strategic locations. Since then, Iarnród Éireann has been engaged in preparatory work related to the Midleton line and, I understand, has recently...

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 259 of 20 April 2005. Area Development Management Limited, ADM, is administering and managing the taxi hardship payments scheme which is implementing the recommendations of the taxi hardship panel report. The processing and consideration of applications under the scheme is being undertaken by ADM independently of my Department. I have no role in...

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

Martin Cullen: Exchequer funding in respect of 2005 for road safety agencies under the aegis of the Department of Transport amounts to a total of €6.398 million, €3.965 million to the National Safety Council, NSC, and €2.433 million to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety. In addition the Exchequer provision to the National Roads Authority, NRA, for national road improvement and maintenance works in 2005...

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

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 506 together. Traffic studies in the vicinity of the Dublin Port area are a matter for Dublin City Council. The preparation of a HGV traffic management strategy designed to ensure that maximum traffic benefits are secured from the opening of the Dublin Port tunnel early next year is a matter for Dublin City Council in consultation with the National...

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

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 501 and 502 together. Schedules for driving tests are arranged four to five weeks in advance of the appointment date. As of this week schedules for driving tests are being finalised for week commencing 11 July 2005 and being arranged for week commencing 18 July 2005. The number of tests assigned will depend on whether the tester works overtime, is testing...

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

Martin Cullen: The Road Traffic Act 2002, which provides the legislative basis for the introduction and operation of the penalty points system, contains specific provisions governing application of such points on the licence record of an individual. Section 5 of the Act provides that where penalty points are to be endorsed on a record, a notification of that endorsement must be issued to the licence holder...

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

Martin Cullen: The policy on regional airports is to assist in optimising the contribution that the network of regional airports can make to balanced regional development. In appraising capital investment proposals, the priority is to focus on improvement works and upgrades in facilities that maintain continued safe and viable operations. The three State airports, which operate to a commercial mandate,...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: It is my policy that Irish Rail should remain in the rail freight business and I am aware that it has made great strides in restructuring this element of its operations. Irish Rail has had wide ranging consultations with business interests around the country to identify those freight activities best suited to rail transport. It has developed a business plan based on a freight strategy which...

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

Martin Cullen: I do not believe that a study of the kind proposed by the Deputy is required. The restructuring of the State airports, including Shannon, is intended to enhance their regional focus and I am encouraged by the close co-operation between the new Shannon Airport Authority and the other regional development bodies in the area. Work is underway in my Department on a ten-year transport investment...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Part VII of the Companies Act 1990 provides for the restriction and disqualification from holding office of directors and others of private companies under certain circumstances. The Registrar of Companies is obliged to maintain a register of disqualified persons, having being notified by the court registrar when the court grants a restriction or disqualification order against an individual....

Written Answers — Airport Security: Airport Security (15 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Requests for exemptions under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973 are received from civilian air carriers carrying military troops with their personal weapons and ammunition. Requests for exemption are also received from cargo carriers. The cargo contained on these flights includes items such as helicopter parts, grenades and cartridges....

Written Answers — Air Passenger Rights: Air Passenger Rights (15 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: On 31 May 2005 I signed a statutory instrument, European Communities (Compensation and Assistance to Air Passengers) (Denied Boarding, Cancellation or Long Delay of Flights) Regulations 2005, which appoints the Commission for Aviation Regulation as the competent authority in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EC) 261/2004. This statutory instrument, No. 274 of 2005, is available in the...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (15 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 261, 262, 263, 267 and 269 together. It is my policy that Irish Rail should remain in the rail freight business and the company has made significant progress in growing the rail freight business in areas where it holds a competitive advantage over road haulage, such as in the carriage of sugar beet, cement and pulpwood. Irish Rail continues to pursue a...

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (15 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department makes use of a range of statistical information on transportation. While some of this information is collected and maintained internally within the Department, most of it is obtained from a variety of other sources including the Central Statistics Office, State agencies under the remit of my Department, other State agencies and international organisations. In particular, data...

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (15 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I understand that a number of complaints of age discrimination under the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2004 have been made to the Equality Tribunal in relation to the taxi hardship payments scheme, which is administered by ADM on behalf of my Department. A mediation hearing on one complaint took place in March 2005 but ended without resolution. ADM has been informed by the tribunal that the case...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (15 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Commission / tribunal of inquiry/special inquiry Name of payee and/or firm of practice Legal and Professional service provided Cost Total cost â'¬ â'¬ Inquiry into fatal Accident to Aer Lingus Viscount St. Phelim, Reg. EL-AOM 2000 Mr. C. Torkington Professional assistance to International Study Team ...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The total expenditure incurred by my Department in respect of courier or packaging services since September 2002 is as follows: Year Amount â'¬ 2002 (part) 5,391 2003 34,933 2004 65,465 2005 29,480 Total 135,269 My Department has utilised the services available through An Post during the period in question. The data are available from September 2002 as the information...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (16 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The National Development Plan 2000-2006, NDP, set out an ambitious programme for the development of Ireland's road infrastructure. It prioritised the development of the five key inter-urban routes: Dublin to Belfast, Dublin to Cork, Dublin to Galway, Dublin to Limerick, and Dublin to Waterford. In addition, it provided for the delivery of key schemes in the Dublin area including the Dublin...