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Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (16 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: A bonus scheme for driver testers operated between 2000 and 2001. This bonus scheme resulted in about 24,000 driving tests being delivered outside normal hours. A second bonus scheme commenced in 2003. Three testers participated in the scheme which delivered approximately 1,000 bonus tests. In 2003, however, just over 20,000 tests were done in overtime without attracting a bonus. The...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (16 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for the re-opening of the Western Rail Corridor between Ennis and Claremorris on a phased basis and the preservation of the remaining alignment as far as Collooney. The current position regarding the Western Rail Corridor is that Iarnród Éireann has submitted proposals to my Department relating to Phase 1 (the reopening of the Ennis to Athenry section) and Phase 2...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 337 together. The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the tables. 2005 Driving Tester Gross Pay € Average Pay 45,000 Median Pay 46,000 Lower Quartile 14,000-42,000 Upper Quartile 49,000-57,000 Driving Tester Travel and Subsistence 2003 2004 2005 Travel and Subsistence €1,848,000 ...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (16 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: As I previously informed the house in March this year, this issue will be dealt with in the upcoming Road Traffic Bill. The Government approved priority drafting of the Road Traffic Bill 2006 in April. It is intended that the Bill will be published during the current Dáil session. Provision is made in the Bill to amend section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 to allow An Garda Síochána to...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (16 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for a spur from the Tallaght Luas line to the Citywest Campus (Line A1). The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) is at present progressing this project. The inclusion of it in the Transport 21 project was contingent on agreement being reached between the RPA and private developers on the sharing of the costs involved in the project. Public consultation on the proposed route...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (11 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am committed to the delivery of a high quality, effective public transport system and Transport 21 is testimony to this. I am also committed to modernising the regulatory framework governing public transport, not just in Dublin, but nationally. In particular, at the launch of Transport 21, I said that I was convinced that we need a new approach to transport in the Greater Dublin Area,...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (11 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I received the Inspector's report of the public inquiry in relation to this project on Friday 5 May 2006. In making my decision as to the granting of the Railway Order, I am obliged under Section 43 (1) of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001, to consider the report of the Inquiry as well as the submissions I received in respect of the project, CIE's application for a Railway...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Section 43 subsection (3) of the Roads Act 1993 provides that "the Minister may prescribe (a) the classes of vehicles which shall be permitted to use a motorway and different classes of vehicles may be prescribed in relation to motorways generally, particular motorways or particular parts of particular motorways, and (b) conditions in relation to the use of motorways generally, particular...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The heavy goods vehicles referred to in question No. 320 of 9 November 2005 are 5-axle vehicles. The maximum weight for such vehicles is 40 or 42 tonnes, depending on vehicle type.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (10 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Mini-buses, having 8 or more passenger seats, are categorised as large public service vehicles. There is, currently, no special category of wheelchair accessible large public service vehicle. The licensing of large public service vehicles is a matter for the Garda Síochána. EU Directive 2001/85/EC of 20 November 2001 sets out EU Type Approval standards for buses and mini-buses. The...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (10 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Airline Passenger Service Commitment to which the Deputy refers is a voluntary European initiative which contains non-legally binding commitments to deliver defined standards of service to air travellers. The initiative, to which Aer Lingus is a signatory, was adopted during the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) in Lisbon on May 10th 2001, and came into effect on 14 February 2002....

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: As I indicated in my reply of 3 May 2006 (PQ Ref. No. 16239/06) traffic management in general is a matter for the appropriate local authority in the area. In this instance, the traffic management and control arrangements that will apply following the opening of the Tunnel, including any lane restrictions in respect of Heavy Goods Vehicles are matters for Dublin City Council and the National...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (10 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The potential for raising awareness of road safety issues in the education system is one that is kept under constant review in consultation with the Minister for Education. However there are no grants available for driving schools to provide lessons to young drivers. Such lessons are commercially available and the cost is a relatively small element in commencing to drive. I will shortly be...

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2006)

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Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (9 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The current advertising campaign is being run by the National Safety Council in conjunction with the Irish Insurance Federation and is using the logo of the Road Safety Authority in order to raise the public profile of the brand of the Road Safety Authority in advance of its formal establishment following enactment of the Road Safety Authority Bill.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (9 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: It is my intention that the current functions carried out by the National Safety Council in relation to road safety matters will be taken over by the new Road Safety Authority when the Bill, that is currently going through the Dail, is enacted. The Bill was passed by Dáil Éireann on 5 March and is due to commence its Second Stage in the Seanad on 10 May.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (9 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The necessary staff to carry out the functions to be assigned to the Road Safety Authority will be recruited either by the Department or by the RSA itself post vesting. The Commission for Taxi Regulation is an independent body established in September 2004 under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003. Under section 18 of the 2003 Act, the Commission is responsible for the recruitment and appointment of...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I understand that many of the former staff of Aer Lingus may have concerns about their pensions in the context of the planned investment transaction. I have recently mandated management in Aer Lingus to engage intensively with the trade unions with a view to addressing the key concerns of staff, in relation to a third-party investment, including pensions, to the maximum extent possible. The...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (9 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Road Traffic and Parking Regulations made in 1997 under section 35 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 provide that only vehicles in which a disabled person's parking permit is displayed may stop or park in a disabled person's parking bay provided the vehicle is being used for the convenience of the person to whom the permit was issued. From 3 April 2006 a new fixed charge offence of €80 applies...

Written Answers — Heavy Goods Vehicles: Heavy Goods Vehicles (9 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects, including the Dublin Port Tunnel and the concerns raised by the Deputy in that regard, are matters for the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the local authorities concerned, in this case, Dublin City Council. That being said, I am very conscious of the concerns associated with the introduction of the HGV...