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Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I understand from Irish Rail that construction of the Docklands Station is now due to be complete in March 2007 and to be operational from April 2007, i.e. 9 months in advance of the original projected completion date. This is a first step in implementing a rail-based development plan for the area, also involving the Railway Procurement Agency. I have asked Irish Rail to report to me on the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann and the Railway Procurement Agency have informed me that the information requested by the Deputy in respect of each of their public transport systems is as follows: 2005 No. of Passengers (Morning Peak — 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.) Operating Costs Revenues €m €m Dublin Bus 115,000 245.8 246.3 Suburban Rail and DART 40,000 61.4 42.0 LUAS 18,094 27.1 27.3...

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I welcome the 2007 estimates and I am satisfied that, as for 2006, adequate funding will be available from my Department in 2007 to cater for all applications to my Department for funding for appropriate park and ride facilities. Funding for Park and Ride is provided for in the investment programme in Transport 21 in several ways. In 2007, my Department will be making €5 million...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 454 on 10 October, 2006, in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: My Department has capital funding available under Transport 21 for the development of park and ride facilities, subject to suitable business cases being made. My Department does not provide funding for the operation of such facilities. The issue of charging is a matter for those operating these facilities. However, as I have indicated before, a number of guiding principles for the...

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: In the Greater Dublin Area, traffic management matters including park and ride facilities come under the remit of the Dublin Transportation Office (DTO). Both the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and my Department are represented on the Steering Committee of the DTO, and I consider that this provides the necessary co-operative framework.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for the construction of the Interconnector in the period 2010-2015. My Department and Irish Rail accord a high priority to this project, which is intended to be the final phase of a programme to extend and reconfigure the DART and suburban services and to provide higher capacities, frequencies and integration of services to meet forecast demand levels in the Dublin...

Written Answers — School Traffic Wardens: School Traffic Wardens (23 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The engagement of school traffic wardens to patrol places where school children cross public roads and the funding of the service is a matter for each local authority. I have no role in local matters of this nature and there are no statistics in my Department in relation to the number of persons appointed in this service or in relation to the annual budgets concerned. The compilation of...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to him in Question No. 301 of 4 October 2006 and to my reply to the latest question on this same matter, Question No. 517 of 24 October 2006. Issues in relation to aspects of parking policy arising from proposals submitted seeking that parking on public roads in the vicinity of sports stadia be reserved to residents on event days have been referred to the...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: In the context of the proposed EU US Open Skies Agreement I negotiated transitional arrangements for Ireland which were to provide for an orderly change to the Shannon-stop arrangements. These transitional measures were supported by our European colleagues and the US Authorities. I have publicly stated my commitment to the view that the liberalisation of air transport services between Ireland...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I have been advised by the National Roads Authority that approximately €45m in private finance has been invested in the PPP programme in the period January to September 2006.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Section 16 of the Road Traffic Act, 2002 has not yet been commenced.

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: My Department is currently planning a programme to undertake such surveys. It is anticipated that this will take place in 2007.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: Total expenditure on energy costs in 2005 amounted to €167,579.53, which consists of €145,566.09 for electricity and €22,013.44 for heat and fuel, mainly natural gas. Oil based heating is used only to a minor extent and the supplier concerned is Texaco Ireland Ltd. An audit of energy costs was undertaken a number of years ago in respect of certain Departmental buildings. However, in...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The main source of water used by my Department is from mains-fed drinking water dispensers. There is no information available in relation to the quantity of this water. The suppliers concerned are All Water Systems, Ballygowan, Glenpatrick Watercoolers Ltd and Tipperary Natural Mineral Water. Expenditure incurred during 2005 for all of these suppliers was €25,085.65. In excess of 80% of...

Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The 2007 gross Estimate for the Department of Transport at €2.8 billion is an increase of 17%, or €415 million, on the 2006 Revised Estimate. It allows for the continued high level of investment in the development of an integrated transport infrastructure as envisaged by Transport 21 in 2007. There will be significant further improvements in public transport in 2007. The additional...

Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: There is a great deal going into the north west as the Deputy knows. Under Transport 21, the total spend on the national roads development programme in 2007 will be €1.543 billion. This, together with private sector funding of some €540 million will maintain the high level of investment in this major infrastructural programme. The level of funding being provided will allow the pace and...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (21 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: The level of Exchequer funding for capital expenditure at Ireland West Airport Knock and at the other regional airports in the years ahead will be determined within the framework of a new scheme introduced earlier this year by my Department to ensure that such funding is in compliance with the legally-binding EU guidelines on financing of airports which were published towards the end of 2005....

Written Answers — Marine Accidents: Marine Accidents (21 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I assume the Deputy is referring to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, (MCIB), which is the Irish marine accident investigation organisation. The MCIB is independent of this Department in the exercise of its functions. As I have previously advised the House the vessel mentioned was subjected to inspection by Port State Control Officers of this Department following the incident and the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (21 Nov 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am aware of the proposed "Dargan Plan" which has been described recently in the media and was the subject of a presentation to both my Department and to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport of which the Deputy is a member. There is already a credible, professional and technically robust transportation strategy for Dublin in the form of DTO's "A Platform for Change". This was based...