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Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: No bigger contradictions than across the House.

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government indicated on 15 October 2008, in his response to the 2009 Budget, that we will be providing a special cycling package for Dublin to the tune of €5 million to include funding for work on the city centre portion of the proposed Sutton to Sandycove Cycle route and funding to upgrade and maintain existing cycle routes...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236, 238, 241, 242, 249 and 250 together. The details sought by the Deputy in relation to the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann fleets are operational matters for the companies and I have asked them to compile the information sought and forward it directly to the Deputy. In relation to the adequacy of the Dublin Bus fleet to meet demand, the forthcoming cost and...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The procurement of vehicles for its bus services are matters for Dublin Bus and not one in which I have any role.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: It is open to Dublin Bus, within the funding resources available to it, to avail of private sector capacity on a contract basis in the provision of bus services. It is also open to private sector operators to seek licences under the Road Transport Act 1932 to provide bus services.

Written Answers — : (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 252 together. The annual accounts and financial statements of CIÉ and its subsidiary companies are prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Transport Acts 1950 and 1986 and applicable company law and generally accepted accounting practice, and are subject to independent audit. The annual accounts include details in the notes to the...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Initiative: Rural Transport Initiative (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My Department provided Euro 3.0 million in each of the years 2003 and 2004, Euro 4.5 million in 2005 and Euro 5.1 million in 2006 for the pilot Rural Transport Initiative (2002-2006). Euro 9.0 million was provided in 2007 for the new Rural Transport Programme (RTP). Pobal, which administers the RTP on behalf of my Department, is currently working with 37 individual rural community transport...

Written Answers — Bus Passenger Licences: Bus Passenger Licences (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. The statistical information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table. My Department currently has a total of 34 outstanding annual passenger licences applications. Year Applications received for new annual passenger licences 2003 73 2004 170 2005 60 2006 91 2007 116 2008 (to date) 73 Applications for annual licences are...

Written Answers — Bus Passenger Licences: Bus Passenger Licences (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The forthcoming Public Transport Regulation Bill, which is currently being drafted, will introduce a new bus route licensing regime and replace of the Road Transport Act 1932 and the provisions of the Transport Act 1958 that relate to the provision of bus services by the State bus companies. The Bill will also include the transfer of statutory responsibility for the licensing of commercial...

Written Answers — Bus Passenger Licences: Bus Passenger Licences (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My Department, in consultation with its legal advisers, is currently giving consideration to its bus licensing procedures in the light of the recent settlement.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: No Exchequer grants have been paid to Bus Éireann towards the cost of vehicles used on its (Expressway) intercity services. My Department has asked Bus Éireann to compile and forward the other information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Total Exchequer funding of €33.9 million has been allocated to Bus Éireann in the period 2007/2008 towards the cost of 239 new buses for its city and town services and other local services. Bus Éireann has taken delivery of 158 of these buses, which have been deployed on city and town services and local services, that is, public service obligation services throughout the country....

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was on Sunday 16th November, and I understand the Road Safety Authority in conjunction with local Road Safety Officers, the Emergency Services and the Gardaí marked the day with a number of events. The Government's Road Safety Strategy 2007 to 2012 includes a specific Action 14, for which the Road Safety Authority is the lead agency, to...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Department of Transport and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government jointly commissioned consultants (Environmental Resources Management — ERM) to address public safety on the ground based on current scientific practice. The final report was formally presented to the Minister for Transport and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government on 30...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My Department's Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005, titled 'Transport Access for All', provides that by end 2012 urban bus services will be fully accessible and that by 2015 practically all vehicles used for stage carriage and rural services will be accessible. I understand from Dublin Bus that over 70% of its fleet is accessible. Bus Éireann has already met its target of one...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The percentage of Dublin Bus vehicles which are currently wheelchair accessible is 72%.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Currently 95% of all Iarnród Éireann trains are accessible.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Minister of State Noel Ahern T.D. along with an official of my Department met with a delegation from the Kew Park Residents Association on 18th June 2008 to discuss residents' needs for the provision of a bus service for their housing estate. The delegation explained that residents in that area currently have no direct access to a bus service to the city centre. It was explained to the...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (2 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003, the Commission for Taxi Regulation is now the independent public body responsible for the development and maintenance of the regulatory framework for the control and operation, including licensing, of taxis, hackneys, limousines and their drivers. However, the Commission for Taxi Regulation does not have any remit or statutory power under the Taxi...