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- Road Safety: Statements (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: He was not very generous.
- Road Safety: Statements (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I thank Deputies for their contributions. With all the activity and the political statements that were made over the weekend one would have expected people to be a bit rougher. I acknowledge and thank the Deputies for their constructive approach. My mother used to say that the person who never made a mistake never made anything. Early on Friday morning, in view of the response to the five...
- Road Safety: Statements (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: That is exactly what I am saying.
- Road Safety: Statements (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I am just saying that this should not have come as a surprise. Nobody should have been surprised that we needed to get this in order. A number of Deputies asked about the possibility of the Joint Committee on Transport reviewing the progress of the road safety strategy. That is a good idea. I am sorry if I missedââ
- Road Safety: Statements (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: My understanding was that members of the transport committee would review the road safety strategy in conjunction with those involved in delivering it, including myself, on a regular basis. I have no difficulty with that. One of the things about the road safety strategy is that it includes actions, implementation dates and so on. We should work on this together. There are difficult...
- Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The Irish Coast Guard and Maritime Administration of my Department at present operates three manned Co-ordination Centres at Dublin, Malin and Valentia. The equipment at these locations is dated and in need of replacement. As part of continuing investment in improving maritime safety a tendering process for a new Integrated Communications System equipment for delivery and commissioning in...
- Written Answers — Air Development Projects: Air Development Projects (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 258 together. There is no Media Monitoring Unit in my Department.
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Transport 21 provides for the doubling of the number of park and ride (P&R) facilities in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) in the period up to 2015. I am informed that there are Park and Ride (P&R) facilities on the Irish Rail network at Adamstown, Balbriggan, Blackrock, Booterstown, Bray, Clontarf, Connolly, Dalkey, Gormanston, Greystones, Heuston, Killester, Killiney, Leixlip Confey, Leixlip...
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I have no plans to reclassify the Bridgend Buncrana road as a national primary road.
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Dublin Bus is not subject to licensing in accordance with the provisions of the 1932 Road Transport Act, as amended. However, the initiation or alteration of a bus service by the Company is subject to compliance with the necessary regulatory requirement of giving advance notice to my Department and to compliance with the provisions of Section 25 of the Transport Act 1958 concerning...
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The instigation of bus services in any location in the country is in the first instance an operational matter for bus operators and I have no power to direct operators to provide bus services in a particular area or to directly subvent such services. Private bus operators may apply to my Department for the grant of licences under the Road Transport Act 1932 in respect of the operation of...
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No 477 of 2006) the carrying out of research or analysis of research on road safety awareness is now a matter for the Road Safety Authority. The new Rules of the Road, which is available on the Authority's website, contains information on pedestrian survivability of the type sought by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Motor Insurance: Motor Insurance (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The number of drivers without motor insurance is estimated by the insurance industry to be in the range of one hundred thousand drivers. This is calculated by taking the number of registered vehicles from the National Vehicle and Driver File maintained by the Vehicle Registration Unit and subtracting the number of exempted vehicles, e.g., State vehicles. The resulting figure is compared to...
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: As private operators are free to set their own fares policy, I am not in a position to estimate the change in cost to the passenger of public transport since 1997. However, since 1997 Ministerial approval has been granted for the following CIÃ and Luas fares' increases: CIÃ Year Increase 1997 0 1998 0 1999 0 2000 Increase averaging 5.5% 2001 0 2002 0 2003 Increase averaging 9%...
- Written Answers — Airport Security: Airport Security (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: It is not the practice to comment on specific security measures or incidents at the State's airports. However, aviation security arrangements at Irish airports are kept under continuous review by my Department and the National Civil Aviation Security Committee, which is chaired by a senior official from my Department. The Committee comprises representatives of Government Departments, State...
- Written Answers — Satellite Navigation: Satellite Navigation (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the issue of vehicle standards on construction, equipment and use including the use of global positioning in-vehicle information systems and the consideration of road safety aspects in that regard is a matter for the Road Safety Authority.
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: The provision and improvement of non-national roads, including bridges, in its area is a matter for Donegal County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants. In August this year, local authorities were invited to submit applications for consideration for funding in 2008 under the Specific Improvements Grant Scheme. The initial selection of projects to be...
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: Dublin Bus is not subject to licensing in accordance with the provisions of the 1932 Road Transport Act, as amended. However, the initiation or alteration of a bus service by the Company is subject to compliance with the necessary regulatory requirement of giving advance notice to my Department and to compliance with the provisions of Section 25 of the Transport Act 1958 concerning...
- Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: I recognise the positive benefits of cycling and I am committed to increasing the use of cycling as a mode of transport. My Department is commissioning research on international best practice at present, which will inform the development of a National Cycle Policy. This, in turn, will feed into a Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan, which I intend publishing in 2008 after a full...
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (31 Oct 2007)
Noel Dempsey: In September 2006 my predecessor announced expenditure of â¬50 million on 160 (69 additional and 91 replacement) buses for Bus Eireann as part of Transport 21. Another â¬23 million was approved earlier this year for the purchase of a further 75 replacement buses in 2008. The deployment of buses to particular areas is a matter for the company and one in which I have no function.