Results 3,981-4,000 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I cannot do so. It is for the Commission to decide whether it is published.
- Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: The main point is that the port tunnel is deemed to be safe, as is the Jack Lynch tunnel. The report also provides a summary of all incidents and how they were handled.
- Rail Services. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: There have been no substantial changes to the design plans for metro north, nor are any under consideration by the Government. The Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, placed copies of the railway order application on display on 17 September in accordance with the six-week statutory public notice requirement pursuant to section 37 of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001. This...
- Rail Services. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: The word substantial in the reply was directed at answering the concerns raised by the article to which the Deputy, rightly, adverts, whereby someone decided that the metro project was going to turn into some kind of light rail project or something else. There is no truth to any of this and I can give the assurance the Deputy seeks. The project will go ahead as per the Railway Order with...
- Rail Services. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I will go through the various questions. Deputy Broughan asked in the previous set of supplementary questions about the Green Party. My Green Party colleagues have been most supportive of this project. The have strongly expressed the need to move forward with this project, which I appreciate. Regarding speculation, the Deputy raised a similar question before the summer. In our exchange...
- Public Transport. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: In accordance with the programme for Government commitment, the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 was enacted in July 2008 and provides for the establishment of the Dublin Transport Authority, DTA. For the first time, we have a law in place to ensure that a single body will be in charge of surface transport in the greater Dublin area. The Act gives the new Dublin Transport Authority the...
- Public Transport. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I confirm to the Deputy that it is my intention to legislate in this area. We are working on the heads of the Bill for the reform of the 1932 Act. We had several very good discussions on the DTA Bill. Deputy O'Dowd made several points on the 1932 Act and regulation. I have taken those into consideration in this reform and in the Bill we are bringing forward. The heads are nearly prepared...
- Public Transport. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: It is not the Department that takes it to court; it is the Garda. It is a prosecution.
- Public Transport. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy appears to have got much of the information through a freedom of information request. He acknowledged that the Department sent out inspectors.
- Public Transport. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: They engaged in correspondence. Dublin Bus is on notice since then that in future I will not be issuing letters to it on this matter. I will be issuing directives and directions if it comes to my attention that it is engaged in that kind of behaviour.
- Public Transport. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: In the first instance, yes.
- Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I have overall responsibility for policy and funding in respect of the national roads. The implementation of any individual road project is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts. In addition, the statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, make toll by-laws and enter into toll agreements with private investors in respect of national roads is vested in the NRA...
- Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: There is nothing to stop the Deputy, who is a member of the Joint Committee on Transport, from invitingââ
- Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: ââin Fred Barry or the NRA. I am sure they would be delighted to come in.
- Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: To inform the Deputy, 2.8 million journeys have now been transacted through that barrier free tolling system. It has cut half an hour off the southbound journey for motorists, which is a major plus. Approximately 95,000 to 105,000 vehicles per day use the system. A total of 66% of the journeys are by registered vehicles with either a tag or a video account. One third of the journeys in...
- Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: There is a difficulty in terms of people not having their tags fitted properly or having damaged registration plates and so on. There is also a difficulty where people have not updated their registration numbers on to the eFlow or other systems in place. The NRA has engaged with all the companies and cross-checking is being carried out. Some people's cars have not been updated on the...
- Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I do not agree with the proposal to impose a fine of â¬50 when a mistake is made. In many cases, people are sent letters informing them they owe money because the tag on their car has been fitted incorrectly. It would be grossly unfair to blame the operator for people's inability to follow the instructions which are supplied with all tags. I agree we need to minimise the number of...
- Road Network. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: I do not have that figure to hand. If the â¬50 million figure is accurate, I will not turn my nose up at it. In the current climate, I would be delighted to get it.
- Dublin Port Tunnel. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding concerning the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The construction of the Dublin Port tunnel project was procured by Dublin City Council and funded through the NRA. I understand from the NRA that the estimated final outturn cost of the tunnel remains at â¬751 million. The completion estimate for...
- Dublin Port Tunnel. (1 Oct 2008)
Noel Dempsey: We have had to submit this report to the European Commission and the etiquette in that case is that it becomes a matter for the Commission as to whether it decides to publish it. I will check it out and if the situation is any different, I will revert to the Deputy concerning that matter.