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Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to Priority Question 65 answered on Wednesday 3 May 2006, which was as follows. Directive 2003/97 lays down new standards for the type approval of certain categories of vehicles, particularly lorries, in relation to the field of vision of drivers and requires that all new vehicles meet the new standards. The Directive was transposed into Irish law by the European...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The actual amendment is carried out by officials in the Driver Licensing Section of my Department. The penalty point system only allows for the removal of penalty points following a successful late appeal against a conviction. However where penalty points have been applied as a result of an administrative error and through no fault of the individual concerned, a protocol for amending penalty...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Goods vehicles, goods trailers exceeding 3,500 kilograms in weight, buses and ambulances are liable to roadworthiness testing when they are one year old and every year thereafter. Testing of these vehicles is carried out by authorised testers appointed by city and county councils. Certificates of roadworthiness for vehicles are issued by Motor Tax Offices on the presentation of a pass...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Existing books should continue to be used together with a supplementary leaflet. The information leaflet, which gives details of amendments to the driver theory test question bank as a consequence of the introduction of metrication of speed limits is issued by the Driver Theory Testing Service to test candidates. The information leaflet is also supplied to bookshops as a supplement to the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Statistics relating to road accidents, based on information provided by the Garda Síochána, are published by the National Roads Authority (NRA) in their annual Road Accident Facts reports. The most recent report, now entitled "Road Collision Facts", relates to 2004. That report along with reports relating to previous years are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the NRA website. As...

Written Answers — Environmental Assessments: Environmental Assessments (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: No plans or programmes of my Department and related state agencies have been identified to date as requiring strategic environmental assessments under the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The provision of translations of Acts of the Oireachtas into the Irish language, including Road Traffic Acts, is handled by Rannóg an Aistriúcáin in the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas and I have no function in this matter. Irish language texts of the following statutes are published on the website www.oireachtas.ie: An tAcht Um Thrácht ar Bhóithre 1961 An tAcht Um Thrácht ar...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Access to non-subscription daily national newspapers is available to staff in my Department on-line. 2 Assistant Secretaries and 9 Principal Officers receive a copy of one newspaper per day. The offices of the Minister, Minister of State, Secretary General and Press Officer all receive a copy of more than one newspaper per day. The total cost of printed newspapers in my Department in 2005 was...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: In December 2005 and January 2006 Dublin Bus took delivery of 20 additional buses funded by the Exchequer, bringing the fleet number to 1082. An application from Dublin Bus for funding for new buses is being assessed in my Department in the context of Transport 21, the future bus needs of the Dublin area and the Bus Network Review conducted by Dublin Bus and with regard to the outcome of...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Driving tests are conducted in 51 locations throughout the country. Each of these locations is operational.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Information regarding the number of driving test applicants is set out in the table. Driving Test Applicants at 24/04/06 Centre Actual North Leinster Finglas 12,040 Dundalk 3,989 Mullingar 2,053 Navan 5,320 Raheny 8,125 South Leinster Churchtown/Rathgar 12,516 Gorey 2,460 Naas 6,293 Tullamore 2,224 Wicklow 2,803 Tallaght 10,228 West Athlone...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The operation of the penalty points system which commenced with effect from 31 October 2002 in respect of speeding offences was subsequently extended to apply to the offences of driving without insurance, careless driving and offences relating to the non-wearing of seat belts, since that date. When a driver accumulates 12 penalty points he or she is automatically disqualified for a period of...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has advised that at 28 April 2006, 319,049 drivers have incurred penalty points. Of these 62 licence holders had accumulated 12 points, 20 of whom were disqualified at that date and 3 of whom have been notified that they will be disqualified with effect from 28 days after the date of the notice that they had accumulated 12...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 331, 333, 335 and 339 together. I understand from Iarnród Éireann that it is currently developing a prioritised car park development programme which will take due account of a strategy drawn up by the DTO for the development of rail-based park and ride facilities. The provision of car parking facilities at rail stations in Leixlip, Hazelhatch, Sallins,...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: On the basis of statistics available from the Irish Rail Suburban Rail Census and the DTO 2016 Model Projections, Irish Rail has estimated maximum point flows for both the South West Commuter Corridor (the Kildare line) and the Western Commuter Corridor (the Maynooth line). These projections refer to the maximum number of passengers passing the most heavily loaded point on the respective...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: A significant increase in rail capacity and frequency has been provided on commuter rail services in recent years and Transport 21 identifies projects which will further enhance commuter services. For example, in December, 2005, additional capacity for 2,000 and 1,000 commuters was provided for on the Western and Northern routes respectively. Further capacity will be provided on these lines...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The integrated, rail based public transport system planned for the Greater Dublin Area under Transport 21 is expected to increase substantially the number of passengers carried. By the end of 2015, when the transport infrastructure funded under Transport 21 is completed and fully operational, I expect a four-fold increase in DART and suburban rail passenger numbers to 100 million per annum. I...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: As I have made clear before, I regard provision of park and ride facilities at appropriate locations as an important element in attracting people onto public transport. In this regard, my Department last Summer approved a Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) strategy for rail-based park and ride facilities, which envisages facilities at 22 locations on the existing and proposed rail network...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Commission for Taxi Regulation is the independent body responsible for the development and maintenance of a new regulatory framework for the control and operation of small public service vehicles, including taxis, and their drivers under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003. Responsibility for the fixing of maximum taxi fares in respect of any taximeter area rests with the Commission under...

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: While I agree with the Deputy I do not want all the new services to be provided on the basis that they will operate only on quality bus corridors. That would leave a huge proportion of the population of an expanding Dublin without a good quality bus service. I would expect and demand of Dublin Bus that it service the market, as it has always done, in a general sense. The private sector, in...