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Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: There will be no need to do so.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: That is a terrible thing to say about our civil servants.

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Registration: Motor Vehicle Registration (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The tabular statements set out the details requested by the Deputy. Table 1: Number of Private Cars by Engine Capacity in Counties Dublin, Wicklow, Meath and Kildare in 1996, 2002 and 2006. Number of Private Cars by Engine Capacity ENGINE CAPACITY (CUBIC CENTIMETRES) Year County Up to 900 901-1000 1001-1100 1101-1200 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1500 1501-1600 1601-1700 1701-1800 1801-1900...

Written Answers — Departmental Projects: Departmental Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: One of the main factors influencing the prioritisation of projects for Transport 21 and the National Development Plan was the need to support the Government's National Spatial Strategy objectives. Consistent with this approach, a number of national road and public transport projects, which contribute to the development of the mid-west region, were identified for implementation. They...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Dublin City Council is currently undertaking a traffic modelling exercise as part of its examination of revised traffic management arrangements in the city centre, which will be required for the delivery of the Luas city centre link (line BX), the further extension to Liffey Junction (line D) and also Metro North. In addition, the RPA is considering ways of streamlining and combining...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: While the output statement has not been published on my Department's website, the financial data from the output statement relating to 2006 was included in the Department of Transport 2006 Annual Report which was published on the Department's website on 11 June 2007.

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 10 October 2007.

Written Answers — Airline Charges: Airline Charges (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Taxes, which are imposed by Government, should be differentiated from charges, which are imposed by airports, airlines or other agencies. There are no Government taxes levied on flights out of Ireland. However, I am aware that other countries, including the United Kingdom, impose these taxes. Different airlines have different policies on refunds with regard to taxes and charges and some...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The provision of road traffic signs, including the flashing amber warning lights in the vicinity of schools, is a matter to be determined by each road authority under section 95 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961. I have no proposals to mirror the CLÁR programme on national and non-national roads throughout the country. It is a matter for individual road authorities to determine what warning...

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Frequent flyer points can be retained by Departmental Officers in accordance with the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (23 Oct 2007)

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 implementation of individual national road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with the relevant local authorities concerned. As you are aware, the NRA is currently concentrating its...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I understand that the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) maintains a close working relationship with the Grangegorman Development Agency on the development of Luas Line D. The Chief Executive Officer of the RPA made a presentation to the Board of the Grangegorman Development Agency in May of this year outlining the role that Luas Line D would play in accessibility needs for the planned major...

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Registration: Motor Vehicle Registration (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The arrangements covering the treatment and notification of write-offs of vehicles are currently being examined by the RSA, the Garda Síochána, the Revenue Commissioners who are responsible for the registration of vehicles and my Department in its role in relation to the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF). This examination will be concluded as soon as possible and any recommendations...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The figure quoted by the Deputy is an estimate by the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland based on the Insurance Industry's claim that 6% of motor vehicles are currently uninsured. Any level of uninsured driving is a matter of concern to me. Several steps have been taken in recent years to reduce the level of uninsured driving. The Garda Traffic Corps has been substantially expanded to improve...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The initiation or alteration of a bus service by Dublin Bus is subject to compliance with the necessary regulatory requirement of giving advance notice to my Department and to compliance with section 25 of the Transport Act, 1958 concerning competition with licensed private operators. My Department wrote to Dublin Bus on 4th October, 2007 in relation to three additional Route 25X departures...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The position in relation to the Integrated Ticketing project was set out in my response to Parliamentary Question Numbers 66 and 109 on 18th October, 2007. Since the inception of the project in 2002 €11.9 million has been spent on the project to date. This expenditure encompasses project management, design and development costs and operator contributions. The Railway Procurement Agency...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The Road Transport Act, 1932 provides the statutory basis for regulating the provision of public bus services by private bus operators in Ireland. Section 11 of that Act establishes provisions relating specifically to the grant of Annual Road Passenger Licences. The criteria for the determination of applications is set out in subsections (3) of that section and provides that:— The service...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: The total amount spent by my Department on all office consumables, including paper, in the period January to end of September 2007 was €82,116.43. (Of this amount some €15,407.94 was spent on paper supplies.) With the exception of specialized paper supplies that are occasionally required, the bulk of the paper used by my Department is purchased under the central contract arrangement...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: On the 3rd October, 2007, my Department issued a licence in accordance with the Road Transport Act, 1932 to a private bus operator for bus passenger services between Swords and Custom House Quay, via The Port Tunnel. It is a condition of the licence that the services are in operation in their entirety within 4 months from the date of issue of the licence. While it is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: I am conscious that enforcing penalties for road traffic offences on foreign registered drivers raises many legal, organisational and procedural issues, which make it very difficult for any one State to enforce such penalties. For that reason, my Department is pursuing this question at the European, British/Irish and North/South levels where mutual recognition and cross border enforcement...