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Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (26 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Parking prohibitions and restrictions in the environs of a venue during periods when events are being held is a matter for local authorities, including the making of bye-laws under section 36A of the Road Traffic Act 1994.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (26 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Work is underway on Phase 1 of the Western Rail Corridor from Ennis to Athenry and I am informed by Iarnród Eireann that construction work will be completed early next year. Transport 21 provides for the completion of Phase 2 & 3 of the project by 2011 & 2014 respectively. My Department has paid €6,846,466m in grants to Iarnród Eireann towards the cost of the project to date and has...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (26 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The location of stations on the rail network is an operational matter for Iarnród Eireann.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (26 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I understand from the firm that provides taxi services to my Department that 10% of its fleet are wheelchair accessible. The cost of taxi services provided to my Department since 2003 is set out in the following table: Year â'¬ 2003 35,380 2004 68,410 2005 37,597 2006 42,857 2007 48,584 2008 (part) 4,467 Insofar as the agencies under the aegis of my Department are concerned, the...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (26 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The day-to-day management of DART and suburban rail services is a matter for Iarnród Eireann. Over the period since 2000 a number of major upgrade projects have been completed on the DART services which have increased peak hour capacity on the DART from 14,000 in 2000 to 27,000 now and have also delivered a higher level of service to DART passengers, including accessible stations,...

Written Answers — Rail Accidents: Rail Accidents (26 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I am informed by Iarnród Éireann that specially arranged alternative bus transfers are routinely offered to longer distance rail commuters whenever services are unavailable due to line closure, and that this was the case from Dundalk and Drogheda when the northern line was closed due to the freight train derailment. From nearer distance stations such as from stations between Balbriggan...

Written Answers — Private Bus Services: Private Bus Services (26 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Before bus operators receive a Road Passengers Transport Operators licence from my Department they must have in place insurance for hire and reward which includes public liability insurance. Any claim for injuries sustained while travelling on privately licensed buses is a matter between the person and the licensed bus operator.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of road traffic signs, including the flashing amber warning lights in the vicinity of schools, is a matter to be determined by each road authority under section 95 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961. It is a matter for individual road authorities to determine what warning traffic signs are desirable to be provided at any location and to assign funding for their signing programme.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in their areas is a matter for local authorities to be funded from their own resources supplemented by State grants.In August 2007, my Department invited applications from local authorities for consideration for funding in 2008 under the regional and local roads specific improvements grants scheme. The proposals received from Cork...

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The concept of "flag of convenience" is not a formally recognized system. There are officially recognised systems in both the EU and International organisations for identifying high-risk ships these include the "Black, Grey and White" list of flag states published by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, the list is published on www.parismou.org. This list is used for...

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The potential strike by air traffic controllers, which has been notified by IMPACT to the Irish Aviation Authority, arises in the context of an industrial relations dispute between the company and the trade union. I have no function in the matter. The Labour Court, which is the competent body for the settlement of industrial relations disputes, is to intervene in the matter next Monday, 25...

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I do not agree that the Irish Aviation Authority should impose unlimited overtime on air traffic controllers. It is not Government policy, nor should it be anybody else's policy, to sign up to agreements and not keep them. Commitments were made.

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: People who sign up on a voluntary basis to agreements, particularly partnership agreements, should honour them. Both sides have accepted there is a need for extra staff. There is a difficulty with recruiting due to the time it takes to recruit people. That process has commenced and I would encourage it to be completed as quickly as possible. I do not agree with a policy of unlimited...

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I accept the Deputy's point, which Deputy Broughan also made, on the stresses on this job. It is an extremely onerous job which requires great concentration. Many lives are at stake and from that point of view it is stressful, I accept that. Any of us in this House or elsewhere would say we all have stresses in our jobs, but air traffic controllers have many lives in their hands at any one...

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Trainees are going through. My original answer to the question stated that there is a long lead-in time particularly because of the training that must be put in place. There is no doubt an action such as this will have some impact on many flights. The reference I made was to American air space and the arrangements in place for that. This will have a major impact generally on air services...

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: I have already responded to the point made by Deputy O'Dowd. On Deputy Broughan's point, I emphasise that the overtime arrangement is not an ad hoc one. People are not dragged out of bed to work 51 hours on the trot. As I understand, it is a specific arrangement that was agreed in principle under Partnership 2000. That principle was clearly established subsequent to that and is referred...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: As soon as Fine Gael agrees to it.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: That is after ten years.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: We will discuss it on Committee Stage.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy should go and have his fag — he is contrary.