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Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (26 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: ——along with Dublin and should be seen as such. We need to avoid the ether and deal with the facts of what we are trying to achieve. I hope I can demonstrate clearly to the House that there is no equivocation on my part. There are issues that must be dealt with fairly to the advantage of Cork, Shannon and Dublin airports. That is where we currently stand. Senators have referred to the...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (26 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am not lecturing.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (26 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: I am only putting the facts forward. One of the first meetings I had after being appointed Minister for Transport was with the board of Cork Airport. I made the facts and the demands clear at that meeting and have not changed my position. That board has been in no doubt of its position and responsibilities since the first day I met it on taking office. I have quoted what that position was as...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (26 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: Another point made here tonight reflects a perception that Dublin Airport Authority holds sizeable assets worth large sums of money. That is not true. All of those assets must be cashed in but they will not go near providing for the separation of Cork and Shannon, the pension issues and the development of Dublin Airport. There are few of them. The Great Southern Hotels group is being sold but...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (26 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: This development will impact not just on the airport and the general Cork area but also on the regional economy in which it will be a major driver of growth. The new terminal should be seen as a key component in delivering on Cork's status as a gateway city under the national spatial strategy. This airport investment complements the other major transport infrastructural projects that the...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (26 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The chain is up for sale.

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (26 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: They will.

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: Under the Road Traffic Act 1961 and the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 1999 to 2004, it is a matter for the appropriate licensing authority to determine the eligibility of a person for a provisional driving licence, and to issue licences. The regulations provide for specific documentation to be submitted by an applicant for a provisional licence to a licensing authority in...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: Under the decentralisation programme there are 90 posts in the National Roads Authority, NRA, and 20 posts in the Railway Safety Commission, which are due to decentralise to Ballinasloe. Implementation issues, including the identification of accommodation, are being pursued by the agencies themselves. The following table shows the number of applications received for each agency. ...

Written Answers — Recreational Watercraft: Recreational Watercraft (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The report of the action group on small powered recreational craft recommended a number of statutory initiatives. The majority of these initiatives have already been implemented and the position on each is outlined as follows. Definition of personal watercraft, PWC, and fast power craft, FPC: PWC and FPC are defined in the Maritime Safety Act 2005 and in the Pleasure Craft (Personal Flotation...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy is included in the following table which sets out the supervisory driver testers assigned to each region and the test centres in each region where driver testers are headquartered. Driver testers are assigned from headquarter centers to meet the demand in other centers. In addition, there is a chief tester and one supervisory driver tester who works...

Written Answers — Dublin Port Company: Dublin Port Company (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Dublin Port Company is a State-owned company established under the Harbours Act 1996. There are currently no plans to alter the ownership status of the Dublin Port Company.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 476 together. Arrangements have been made to continue conducting driving tests in Ballina despite the inconvenience being caused by the ongoing road works. Hourly tests are being put in place to allow for delays caused by the road works. The situation is being kept under review. As a result of these arrangements, I do not propose to open a temporary...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Commission for Taxi Regulation was established as an independent body under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003, with effect from 1 September 2004. In 2004 and 2005, the costs incurred by the Commission for Taxi Regulation were supported by financial assistance from the Vote of the Department of Transport. Payments made to the commission, which met all of its expenditure, were as follows. ...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: There is currently a competition for driver testers being managed by the Public Appointments Service. Driver testers have not yet been appointed as a result of the process but I expect that ten will be appointed and undertaking tests by the summer. My Department has also employed seven people, on secondment from the Department of Agriculture and Food, who have recently finished training and...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Road Traffic Acts provide that a member of the Garda Síochána may require a person in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle to provide a preliminary breath specimen where the vehicle is involved in a road collision or where a garda considers that a road traffic offence has been committed, or where a garda forms the opinion that the person has consumed alcohol. The purpose of...

Written Answers — Proposed Metro Route: Proposed Metro Route (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The RPA is currently engaged in a public consultation process on route options for the Metro north line. The final route and location of stops will be defined through this public consultation and the statutory approval processes. The Dublin Transportation Office's "A Platform for Change" continues to provide a strategic framework for the development of the greater Dublin area's transport...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The focus of the penalty point system is on road safety. The regulation of the movement of large vehicles by reference to unladen weight entering a road that is applied under Article 17 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997, SI No. 182 of 1997, operates as an entry restriction measure as opposed to an entry prohibition measure. Restricted entry means that under Article 17...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. No information is available as to reasons an individual has applied for a driving test. No. of Driving Test Applicants on waiting list — 27/03/06 Centre North Leinster Finglas 11,740 Dundalk 3,942 Mullingar 1,939 Navan 5,244 Raheny 8,069 South Leinster ...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (25 Apr 2006)

Martin Cullen: The National Safety Council, NSC, as the agency mandated with responsibility for road safety education and information, operates a dedicated penalty point website www.penaltypoints.ie. I understand the website has recently been redesigned-updated in the context of the extension of the penalty point system. In addition, the NSC ran a public education/ awareness campaign about the new penalty...