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Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: The National Climate Change Strategy (NCCS) published by the Department of the Environment and Local Government in 2000, sets out Ireland's approach to meeting its Kyoto Protocol target. This document is currently under review in the light of developments at national, European and international levels since its publication. A study was carried out by ICF Consulting and Byrne Ó Cléirigh to...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Dail Question No. 184 of 25 May 2006. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: Preparation and adoption of the Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Management Strategy to ensure optimum use of the Dublin Port Tunnel by HGV traffic is a matter in the first instance for Dublin City Council. My officials and I are consulting with all stakeholders, including Dublin City Council, to ensure that a co-ordinated strategy is developed for the opening of the Dublin Port Tunnel. The Heavy...

Written Answers — Rail Freight: Rail Freight (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: The European Communities (Access to Railway Infrastructure) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 (S.I. 780 of 2005), transposes Directive 2004/51/EC on the development of the Community's Railways. In line with developments across the EU, these Regulations allow for the opening of the freight market to competition from 1 January 2006, in the case of international freight, and from 1 January 2007 for...

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90, 271 and 283 together. I am aware of complaints by residents in relation to parking problems on the roads in the environs of stadia on match days and at concert events when a large influx of motorists from outside the area park on residential roads for the duration of the events. Dublin City Council has also contacted my Department in relation to this...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: While there has been significant progress in the development of accessible buses for urban, commuter and other local inter-urban services, I am informed that the availability of accessible coaches, mainly for intercity services, has not kept pace with these developments. My Department's Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005 will be published shortly and it will address the question of...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Government is pursuing the commitment given in the Road Safety Strategy to introduce a network of privatised speed cameras. A Working Group chaired by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and representing my Department, the Garda Síochána and other relevant agencies, has carried out an in depth examination into the issue of the engagement of private sector interests in the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: The provision of cycle tracks and traffic signal facilities to support cycling at any location is a matter for each road authority. Responsibility in this area rests at local level and I have no power to direct that cycling facilities be provided at any particular location. A draft of a revised Rules of the Road was published on my Department's website www.transport.ie last week for public...

Written Answers — Driving Instruction: Driving Instruction (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: Proposals developed by my Department for the regulation and quality assurance of driving instruction will involve a test of the competence of individual instructors. A working group comprising representatives of my Department and of instruction interests has formulated the design of the standards that a driving instructor must meet. The standard will set out criteria for entry to the driving...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 159 together. I set out the position in relation to the Integrated Ticketing Project and interim measures being taken in my responses to Parliamentary Questions Numbers 70, 83 & 130 on 3rd May 2006. The Peer Review of the project has since been completed and a report has been submitted to my Department. My Department is considering this review and a...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: My Department has been working on the revision of the Rules of the Road booklet. There has been a very considerable amount of work involved in that many significant changes in the overall area of road traffic law have to be reflected in the revised booklet. This work is now substantially complete and I am pleased to state that the revised draft Rules of the Road booklet was placed on the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: Directive 2003/20/EC relating to the compulsory use of safety belts and child restraint systems in motor vehicles permits Member States to allow a child of any age to travel without a child restraint in the rear of small public service vehicles (taxis, hackneys and limousines) if a restraint is not available. In transposing the Directive into national law, this option was availed of because...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: Section 9 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 sets out the range of special speed limits that may be specified in special speed limit bye-laws by city or county councils for application in lieu of default speed limits. The 2004 Act introduced a special speed limit of 120 km/h into this range and indicated that it may be applied in respect of a dual carriageway that forms part of a national road that...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Phoenix Park Tunnel is an existing railway line connecting Heuston Station with Connolly Station and North Wall Freight Yard. I am informed by Iarnród Éireann that the line is in good condition and is in regular use for freight services and transfer of rolling stock. The line is also occasionally used for passenger trains for major sporting events at Croke Park e.g. football and hurling...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104, 149 and 150 together. Proposals in relation to the development of Dublin Airport, including the planning and provision of runway capacity, are in the first instance a matter for the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) which has statutory responsibility to manage, operate and develop the airport and to provide such facilities and services as it considers...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 137 together. Transport 21 includes two Metro lines — Metro North from St. Stephen's Green to the north of Swords, in the vicinity of Lissenhall, to be completed in 2012 and an orbital line, Metro West, linking Tallaght with Ballymun and serving Clondalkin, Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown which is scheduled for completion, on a phased basis, by...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: Iarnród Éireann has informed me that planning permission for the Docklands Station was granted by Dublin City Council on 9th May 2006, with 11 conditions attached. Iarnród Éireann is planning to have the station complete and in operation in Summer 2007.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: At the launch of Transport 21, in November last, and many times since, I indicated that an important feature of the overall rail plans under the programme was the development of an integrated network that would enable passengers to transfer between suburban rail, Luas and DART at a number of interchange stations. All of the relevant rail projects within Transport 21 will provide the optimal...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: As I have stated in previous Questions the text of a first-phase EU-US Open Skies agreement was unanimously endorsed at the December 2005 Transport Council subject to sufficient progress by the US side on opening up ownership and control of US airlines to EU investors. It had been expected that the US would have completed the process of changing the ownership and control rules early in 2006...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 110 together. A new speed limit policy framework is provided in the Road Traffic Act 2004 that gives greater flexibility to city councils and county councils in the application of special speed limits in lieu of a default speed limit. It is a matter for each council to assess the position in relation to the speed limits that apply on public roads in...