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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My intention is to publish the Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan before the end of the year. The issues to be addressed are set out in the public consultation document which is available on www.sustainabletravel.ie. The consultation has resulted in considerable public engagement and over 480 submissions have been received. The Action Plan will sort out the measures and...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Bus Éireann has informed me that currently it has a fleet of 689 buses and coaches. The company is currently taking delivery of an order for 239 new buses of which 105 have been delivered to date and the balance are due to be delivered this year. The position regarding the funding of further new buses will be considered in the light of the cost and efficiency review of Bus Éireann...

Written Answers — End-of-Life Vehicles: End-of-Life Vehicles (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: As I indicated in response to a similar question put down by Deputy Upton on 8th May 2008, following analysis of data relating to some 5,400 written off vehicles which has been provided voluntarily by one major insurer against the 2.4 million active vehicles on the NVDF the Department has written to the registered owners of some 261 vehicles which the records indicate may still be in use on...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road projects, such as the proposed Dublin Eastern Bypass, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with the relevant local authorities concerned. Two...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road projects, including the development of the road network between gateways and hubs other than those provided by the Major Interurban routes, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under...

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Traffic Acts it is a matter for a road authority to decide on whether or not to provide or, to remove, a traffic sign at any location. Traffic signs include traffic signals and on-road markings.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: A technical amendment to both the Road Transport Act 1986 and the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 is required to enable recently recruited transport officers of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to fully discharge their functions in relation to the enforcement of road transport and related legislation. I will propose to the House that this problem be rectified in the concluding stages of the...

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132, 137 and 143 together. I am committed to increasing the use of cycling as a mode of transport and I recently commissioned research on international best practice which will inform the development of a National Cycle Policy. This, in turn, will feed into the Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan, which I intend publishing in 2008. The process will...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: There is no process for the mutual recognition of penalty points across the EU at present. While we are currently working with the United Kingdom with the objective of having a bilateral agreement on mutual recognition of driving disqualifications in place later this year, the mutual recognition of penalty points between our jurisdictions is a much more difficult matter. Such recognition...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Bus Éireann has informed me that 100% of their city buses are now wheelchair accessible. All Bus Éireann buses purchased since 2007 are wheelchair accessible and they expect that the remainder of their fleet will be accessible in the timeframe 2012-2015 in line with "Transport Access for All", my Department's Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act, 2005, a copy of which is in the...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Industrial Relations are a matter for Irish Rail in the first instance and are not one is which I have any role. My Department was kept informed by the company of developments in the recent industrial relations dispute and the consequent interruption to services. The implementation of the agreements reached, as part of the resolution of the dispute, and the ongoing conduct of industrial...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Passenger numbers on the Luas grew by 16% in 2006 and by a further 10% last year when over 28 million passenger trips were made on the system. The RPA has responded to the growth in passenger numbers by extending the length of existing trams and ordering new trams. Last month, the programme to extend all 26 of the Tallaght line trams from 30 metres to 40 metres was completed, providing a 40%...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Report "Review of Good Environmental Policy and Practice in the Tourism Sector" was commissioned by Fáilte Ireland to promote good environmental practice in the tourism industry. One of the recommendations in the report relates to the transport sector of the tourism industry and suggests that Fáilte Ireland should liaise with my Department to further the sustainable transport agenda,...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Responsibility for driver licensing and testing was transferred to the Road Safety Authority in September 2006, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006). The arrangements in relation to driver testing and licensing, including the provision of information on the numbers of candidates for driving tests, tests conducted, test pass and...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my previous replies to Questions Nos. 16 of 6th March 2008 and 63 of 8th May 2008, which set out the position regarding drug and drink testing of transport workers. The psychological testing of safety critical workers is a matter for the recruitment policies and practices of individual transport companies and, in the case of some occupations in aviation, the licensing...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The detailed planning, design and implementation of national road projects, including the provision of service areas on or near these routes and their precise locations, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act...

Written Answers — Transport Policy: Transport Policy (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Transport 21 represents the largest capital investment commitment ever made by Government to the development of transport infrastructure in this country. At the launch of Transport 21, the Government identified the projects in the national roads, public transport and regional airports sectors that it wishes to see prioritised for development in the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015. The...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has not refused any operator the use of the Port Tunnel and it supports its utilisation by any bus operator, whether it is Dublin Bus, Bus Eireann or a private operator, as a means of obtaining faster journey times for commuters in a manner consistent with the licensing and authorisation requirements of the Road Transport Act 1932 and the Transport Act 1958. Dublin Bus has been...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 412 together. The National Development Plan 2007-13 provides that, over the period of the plan, €4.3 billion will be invested by the Exchequer and the Local Government Fund in regional and local roads. Total grants paid to local authorities in 2007 and the grants allocated in 2008 are €607.535 million and €618.714 million respectively.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415 and 459 together. The IAA has recruited 36 staff for Shannon and all are currently placed in that location. I have no date at the present time for the completion of this programme.