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Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of funding which has been secured for the provision of increased park and ride facilities nationally; the amounts and location of each individually proposed park and ride facility; the number of applications which his Department has received from parties interested in providing such facilities; if such projects will receive Exchequer...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department intends to fulfil its commitments under the national development plan to Dublin Bus in terms of the allocation of additional, as opposed to replacement buses, before the end of the lifetime of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35998/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the cutback in the funding to the Lucan Disability Action Group is withdrawn. [36103/05]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Transport the financial evaluation which has been undertaken by the Department of Finance in relation to the costing of proposed metro north project; when this project will go to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36202/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the Rathfarnham Luas line, as included in the Platform for Change Transport Strategy, does not form part of Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36083/05]

Air Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the impact of the reformed bilateral aviation agreement between Ireland and the US on Irish airlines and airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36200/05]

Air Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I agree that open skies offers opportunities as well as challenges for airports and airlines in Ireland, the EU and the United States. We are most concerned about what is currently the State airline, Aer Lingus. If it is to compete for routes, it must be present from the outset or it will miss the boat. Aer Lingus hopes to capitalise on the opportunity for additional long-haul routes and is...

Air Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: My question concerns the implications for Irish airlines and airports. Aer Lingus is an Irish airline.

Air Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Has the Minister given his advisers a deadline for an interim report on the means of attracting equity capital?

Air Services. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I have no guarantee that the question will be reached. Priority Questions should be a priority. To what question is the Minister referring?

Public Transport. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made by his Department in developing a public transport commission; the date same will be operational; the functions and duties of the commission; if the introduction of competition into the Dublin bus market will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36201/05]

Public Transport. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I am thoroughly confused. I received a reply from the Minister to a parliamentary question a couple of months ago to the effect that he had moved away from the idea of a Dublin transportation authority. He mentioned a transport commission and then announced a Dublin transportation authority. I wonder what is in and what is out. Will the remit of the Dublin transportation authority merely be...

Public Transport. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Which is what?

Public Transport. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: What does the Minister now propose — a transport commission or a Dublin transportation authority?

Public Transport. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister is proposing two things.

Public Transport. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I am as confused now as I was before the Minister started to speak. Who will be in charge of liberalising the bus market in Dublin? The Minister and his predecessors have promised this for at least nine years, during which time negotiations with Dublin Bus have been ongoing. When will he stop negotiating and take action? It will be years before Transport 21 will deliver its major...

Public Transport. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: If he does not know what the body will do, can the Minister, at least, say if he is committed to a competitive tendering process for the acquisition of buses in Dublin? If so, when?

Road Network. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Listening to the Minister's list, one would think Shannon was going to be the centre of the universe as a result of all the roads that will be built. The reality is that Shannon is facing an extremely difficult challenge in the coming year.

Road Network. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: The Atlantic corridor, which was supposed to open up the whole western seaboard and which is essential to Shannon if it is to prosper, has no timeframe. There is no start or finish date. The western railway will go nowhere near Shannon. It is unbelievable to build a railway in the west and not connect it to the major international airport. A feasibility study is even worse than the kiss of...

Road Network. (24 Nov 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Will the Minister give a commitment to the west, at least in terms of transport infrastructure? Will he carry out an impact study to determine how to prioritise future investment to ensure that Shannon will survive as a major international airport serving the rest of Ireland and that the pull towards Dublin does not continue?