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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: My Department has developed a national sustainable travel and transport policy for Ireland, - "Smarter Travel: A Sustainable Transport Future" - published in February 2009. This policy document represents a new transport policy for Ireland for the period 2009-2020 and amongst other things, it sets out the necessary steps to ensure that people choose more sustainable transport modes. One of...

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: All capital projects are required to be evaluated in accordance with the Department of Finance Capital Appraisal Guidelines and Value for Money criteria, and my Department's Common Appraisal Framework. PPP contracts are subject to all the normal discipline applying to procurement generally. These include the Guidelines for the Appraisal and Management of Capital Expenditure Proposals in the...

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 325 and 326 together. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) vehicle testing arrangements are a matter for the Road Safety Authority (RSA). There is regular and ongoing contact between the Road Safety Authority and my Department in regard to the National Car Testing (NCT) Service. My Department...

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) vehicle testing arrangements are matters for the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The RSA have a contract in place since 2 January 2010 for the provision of the National Car Testing (NCT) Service. I understand that there is a separate contract between the Revenue Commissioners and the NCT operator...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Irish Rail briefed me on the deterioration in its financial position due to declining demand and revenue and increased costs. The company is implementing a wide-ranging cost recovery plan to ensure its financial viability, including the suspension of services on the Waterford-Rosslare line. Decisions in regard to services such as those on the Waterford-Rosslare route and their links with...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (8 Jul 2010)

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 construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national road projects, including the Leinster Orbital Route, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330, 346 and 347 together. The information is directly available from the relevant transport providers.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Road Traffic Acts provide for the offence of driving a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place without Third Party motor insurance. Penalties available under the Acts include a consequential disqualification or the endorsement of 5 penalty points on a driving licence record of a person convicted of such an offence. Under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 and associated...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 332 and 349 together. The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has statutory responsibility for the operation of Dublin Airport. While the Government mandated the DAA to develop Terminal 2 as part of a long term strategy for investing in the airport's capacity, airport operational issues such as whether an anchor tenant has been agreed for Terminal 2 are the...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The duties of the three Government appointed directors to the board of Aer Lingus derive from the Companies Acts and, as such, the directors are obliged to pursue the best interests of the company. Subject to that duty, the three Government appointed directors have been requested to seek to ensure that all decisions of the company that have significant implications for wider Government,...

Written Answers — Integrated Ticketing System: Integrated Ticketing System (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Railway Procurement Agency is currently progressing the introduction of a smart card-based integrated ticketing system for public transport services in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). It is intended to transfer the responsibility for the system to the National Transport Authority (NTA) in due course. The priority at present is to ensure the integrated ticketing system within the GDA is...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: This is an operational matter for Iarnród Éireann in conjunction with the National Transport Authority and not one in which I have any role.

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) vehicle testing arrangements are a matter for the Road Safety Authority. I understand from the Road Safety Authority that because of an unprecedented demand for test dates, since the announcement of penalty points for non-display of a valid roadworthiness certificate, relatively few test...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 338 together. Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) these are matters for the Road Safety Authority. I understand that the RSA publishes statistics for pass rates and waiting times at each test centre on its website, which the Deputy may wish to consult.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The first phase of the Western Rail Corridor was opened on 29th March 2010. Issues relating to the scheduling of passenger services and freight facilities are entirely day to day operational matters for Iarnród Éireann. The next step will be for Iarnród Eireann to undertake a detailed evaluation of Phases 2 and 3 with a view to arriving at precise costs to undertake the works. As I have...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: There is no process for the mutual recognition of penalty points across the EU at present. There is no agreed international framework dealing with the recognition of penalty points for driving offences and a very significant volume of work needs to be done, including the provision of an appropriate framework of law and international agreement. A proposal for a Directive on enforcement in...

Written Answers — Coast Guard Service: Coast Guard Service (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Planning permission for a replacement Coast Guard Station House at Crosshaven was granted in December 2009. The Office of Public Works are currently finalising tender documents.

Written Answers — Cross-Border Investment: Cross-Border Investment (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The request referred to by the Deputy has been dealt with by my Department.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344, 345 and 348 together. Transport statistics generally are published by the CSO in November of each year. Specific information relating to the CIÉ companies can be provided directly to the Deputy by the companies concerned.

Written Answers — Coast Guard Service: Coast Guard Service (8 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Refurbishment works are well advanced in the Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Leeson Lane, Dublin. The testing of the installed Integrated Communications System (ICS) and the training for MRCC staff is also well advanced. The ICS system is expected to be live in Dublin by the end of July. The dual operation of the new and old equipment will last for at least a four-week period,...