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Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: As speed ramps and cars vary considerably in their design and construction, it is not possible to be definitive about the speed a car should be travelling at when negotiating a ramp. In general, a car should be driven over ramps at a speed and in a manner which does not cause undue discomfort to the occupants, or undue strain on the car. Neither should the car be driven at an unnecessarily...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Government Road Safety Strategy 2004-2006 sets a primary target of a 25% reduction in road collision fatalities by the end of 2006 over the average annual number of fatalities in the 1998 to 2003 period. Achievement of the target would result in no more than 300 deaths per annum by the end of the period of the strategy. This is an ambitious target which will require the continued...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Road Traffic Acts establish a range of offences and penalties that can be applied for breaches of legislation. These range from the payment of a fixed charge or an on the spot fine in respect of specified offences in lieu of court proceedings to a fine, imprisonment or driver disqualification on conviction in court. The enforcement of offences established under the Road Traffic Acts is...

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: Statutory instruments signed by me and my colleague, the Minister for State, in 2005 and to date in 2006 are summarised in the following table. S.I. No. S.I. 2 of 2005 European Communities (Organisation of Working Time of Persons Performing Mobile Road Transport Activities) Regulations 2005 S.I. 8 of 2005 Road Traffic Act 2004 (Commencement) (Parts 1 and 2 and sections 27 and 32)...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: In June 2003 a notice requesting the submission of tenders to supply a plastic card licence was published in the EU Official Journal. A number of developments took place following receipt of tenders and the proposals were reviewed in the light of these developments. These developments included developments concerning anti-fraud protection measures, possible developments in e-government and...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: Data on test activity for individual test centres are not compiled by my Department but would be available from National Car Testing Service Limited. Information on the ages of car owners whose vehicles underwent the NCT is not compiled. I have no plans to waive the NCT fee for old age pensioners.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I have been advised by Iarnród Éireann that the Phoenix Park tunnel has not been upgraded since 1996 but that it receives normal routine maintenance. I also understand heavier maintenance work was carried out in 2000. The tunnel is an essential piece of the operational railway network enabling freight trains to and from Dublin Port to access the southern and western network and for the...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The licensing of small public service vehicles and their drivers is currently governed by the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 2002, made under the Road Traffic Acts, and the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003. The main regulations relating to the grant and renewal of small public service vehicle and driver licences are as follows: Road Traffic (Public...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 151 of 7 March 2006.

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The report from the financial and legal advisers on the Aer Lingus investment transaction was presented jointly to myself and the Minister for Finance and we are considering the recommendations in that report. It is not our intention to publish the report as it contains commercially sensitive information.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 516 together. With regard to motorways it is prohibited since 1997 under article 33 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 to drive large heavy goods vehicles, a single-deck bus or coach that accommodates more than eight passengers or any vehicle towing a trailer, etc., in the outside lane except where it is necessary to proceed in...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 64 of 7 March 2006.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy on the involvement of drivers disqualified following the accumulation of 12 penalty points in motor accidents is not available. I have asked the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government which holds and administers the national driver file to provide data on the number of drivers disqualified following the accumulation of 12 penalty...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: As I have stated in reply to the Deputy in February, I regard the provision of a new station house for the Doolin coastal unit as a very high priority. The negotiations with a landowner about a site to which I also referred are still taking place and are at an advanced stage. I cannot elaborate on these negotiations in public at this time but can only reiterate what I have said, namely, that...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: On 9 March 2006, I announced the commencement of construction of the new docklands rail station. The station will be constructed at a location north of Sheriff Street, adjacent to the east side of the Royal Canal. The station, when operational at end 2007, will cater for additional commuter services on the Maynooth line and, critically, will cater for all services on the proposed Dunboyne...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I understand from Iarnród Éireann that the tender process for construction of the station has commenced, with a view to beginning construction immediately on receipt of planning permission. The planned construction period is anticipated to be nine months, with the station to be completed by end of March 2007, subject to planning permission being granted in June 2006.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The public inquiry into the Kildare route project was held between 24 January and 2 February 2006. I have not yet received the inspector's report of the inquiry. It is a matter for the inspector as to when he completes and submits his report. I will make a decision on the granting of the railway order after I receive the inspector's report and consider its findings.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The city centre resignalling project, to be funded under Transport 21, is intended to give Irish Rail flexibility to increase frequencies on the Dublin suburban rail network. By upgrading the signalling system, the project will deliver additional train paths per direction per hour in the critical city centre area. Funding has already been provided to Irish Rail to establish a project design...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The bus network review was submitted to my Department by Dublin Bus on 2 March 2006. Dublin Bus submitted an application for funding on 20 January 2006 for additional fleet requirements for 2006 and 2007. My Department is examining this application in the context of Transport 21, the future bus needs of the Dublin area and the bus network review. I will make a decision on the application when...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (21 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The construction of the M50, excluding the toll road and bridge, has been funded by the State with EU assistance totalling €190 million.