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Road Traffic Offences. (6 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: On the last question posed by Deputy Broughan, I am not sure if I reported to the House since I met my counterpart in the United Kingdom. We have since met at the North-South Ministerial Council. The matter was discussed at each of those meetings. A tripartite meeting with my counterpart in the United Kingdom, Mr. Jim Fitzpatrick, and Ms Arlene Foster will probably take place in early...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: It is already against the law to shoot people.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (5 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The grants paid to Clare County Council under the Local Improvements Scheme in 2006 and 2007 and the allocation for 2008 are set out in the following table: Year â'¬ 2006 1,446,161 2007 1,811,772 2008 Allocation 906,000

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (5 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The grants paid to local authorities in county Clare for works on regional and local roads in 2006 and 2007 and the allocation for 2008 are set out in the following table: Year Clare County Council Ennis Town Council Kilrush Town Council â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ 2006 20,879,671 587,000 197,000 2007 20,298,101 605,000 204,000 2008 20,659,750 605,000 204,000

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (5 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The provision and improvement of regional and local roads, including facilities for pedestrians and cyclists, in its area is a matter for each individual road authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. Road grants for regional and local roads are allocated annually under a number of grant categories. These include special block grants paid to Town...

Written Answers — Transport Action Plan: Transport Action Plan (5 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: On 25 February 2008, I commenced a public consultation exercise that will lead, during 2008, to the adoption by Government of a sustainable travel and transport action plan. Pending completion of the consultation exercise, I am open to suggestions from all quarters in relation to the content of the proposed action plan. Accordingly, at this stage, it would be premature for me to set targets...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (5 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 249 and 250 together. Some Euro 9 million was provided by my Department for the Rural Transport Programme (RTP) in 2007 and a further Euro 2 million has been allocated for the Programme this year. Pobal administers the RTP on behalf of my Department. There are two schemes under the Rural Transport Programme in operation in County Donegal — Seirbhis Iompair...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (5 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Bus Éireann currently operates a service between Limerick and Shannon Airport, which serves Bunratty and Sixmilebridge. Having regard to the provisions of Section 11 of the 1932 Act, my Department has refused an application from a private bus operator for a service from Sixmilebridge to Shannon Airport via Bunratty, because of the presence of the existing passenger services on the route. The...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (5 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I can confirm that my Department received a proposal from Dublin Bus to operate a new 0630 city centre departure and a new 0730 Newcastle departure on the Route 68/X. My Department deemed that the proposed services would not compete with the existing licensed services being operated by the Company referred to by the Deputy and therefore Dublin Bus was advised that it could proceed with the...

Written Answers — State Aid: State Aid (5 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together. The management and use of garage and maintenance facilities and the deployment of buses is an operational matter for Dublin Bus. I understand from Dublin Bus that the vehicles used on Dublin City Bus Tours are not Exchequer funded buses but funded from the Company's own resources. I am informed by Dublin Bus that, as part of the...

Written Answers — Public Service Obligations: Public Service Obligations (5 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Under EU Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2408/92 of 23 July 1992, the Government has established Public Service Obligation (PSO) air services between Dublin and the regional airports at Sligo, Donegal, Knock, Kerry, Galway and Derry. Exchequer subvention is paid in respect of these services on the basis that they are considered vital for the economic development of their regions, and that they...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (4 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Decisions regarding the development of port capacity for oil products are a matter for the port companies, in tandem with their customers, the oil companies. Any such developments are subject to the usual planning, environmental and health and safety regulatory procedures and, where necessary, my approval and that of the Minister for Finance from a port company corporate governance...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (4 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The national and regional road classification system was set out in Statutory Instrument (S.I.) 209 of 1994: Roads Act, 1993 (Declaration of National Roads) Order, 1994 and S.I. 400 of 1994: Roads Act, 1993 (Declaration of Regional Roads) Order, 1994. A major review of these Statutory Instruments — designed to take account of road improvements and route changes since 1994 — was completed...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (4 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply dated 31st January 2008 on this matter. My Department supports the use of the Port Tunnel by any bus operator, whether it is Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann or a private operator. My Department informed Dublin Bus on 20 February that its proposal to re-route four of its existing Route 41X services via the Port Tunnel would give rise to competition with an existing...

Written Answers — Rail Accidents: Rail Accidents (4 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: My Department was informed by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) and the Railway Safety Commission (RSC) of the accident referred to by the Deputy. The accident is currently being investigated by Veolia (as operator of the Luas) as required by the Railway Safety Act, 2005 and by the Gardaí. I understand that the Chief Investigator of the Railway Incident Investigation Unit is also...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (4 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No 477 of 2006) responsibility for driving testing and licensing was transferred to the Road Safety Authority in September 2006. The arrangements in relation to driving tests and licensing are therefore a matter for that authority.

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (4 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Aer Rianta International (ARI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). It is not, and never has been, in the control of the Shannon Airport Authority. The business plans for Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports, which I have received from the DAA, provide that ARI will remain part of the DAA on the establishment of the three airports as independent entities. This is...

Written Answers — Infrastructure Projects: Infrastructure Projects (4 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: In relation to meeting the Chambers of Commerce I have written in response to their request indicating that a meeting would be arranged. The Agreed Programme for Government foresees feasibility studies being completed within two years into Luas-style light rail systems in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. My Department has agreed with the Limerick and Cork local authorities that the terms...

Written Answers — Marine Search: Marine Search (4 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Several fishing vessels joined the search for the Fishing Vessel Honeydew 11, which got into difficulty on 11th January 2007. These vessels were not tasked by the Irish Coast Guard but joined the search voluntarily. The Department of Transport made no commitment to compensate boat owners for the fuel expended during the course of the search. As a general rule vessels at sea are under an...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (4 Mar 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I have no function in this matter. Under the 1946 Harbours Act, I currently have responsibility for 10 regional harbours. Killmakilloge Pier is not one of them.