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Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: In view of the unacceptably high level of road fatalities in Donegal, and in particular on the Inishowen peninsula, the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher, has held urgent consultations with relevant officials in Donegal to discuss the issue of road safety in the area. A seat belt campaign was recently launched by the Minister of State in Donegal to increase awareness of the importance of...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to a similar question, for written reply, on 16 February 2006. In that reply I stated that my Department was in the process of transposing an EU directive on mandatory occurrence reporting, directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2003 on occurrence reporting in civil aviation, into domestic legislation. There is an optional...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The group which met as part of the Clare Street initiative on 5 October last identified 15 priority projects to improve traffic management in the greater Dublin area. I will let the Deputy have the details of the projects in the coming days. The further development of these projects is being considered by the relevant agencies and will be followed up by the Dublin Transport Office.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The National Safety Council, as the agency mandated with responsibility for road safety education and information, operates a dedicated penalty point website, www.penaltypoints.ie. I understand that the website is being redesigned-updated in the context of the changes pending on road safety issues and policy. The website will be operational again shortly. In addition, the National Safety...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: Neither I nor my Department have had discussions on the possible change of use of existing lands under the control of Dublin Port to promote new residential development, nor has my Department commissioned analysis in the matter. Dublin Port is a State-owned company established under the Harbours Act 1996. The Act provides that the principal objects of the company include the provision of such...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: Preparation and adoption of the HGV traffic management strategy to ensure optimum use of the Dublin Port tunnel by HGV traffic is a matter in the first instance for Dublin City Council. My Department's formal role will be to put in place the necessary regulatory framework as regards traffic signs, etc., to support the strategy. As a major new element in Dublin's road network, the Dublin Port...

Written Answers — Rail Freight: Rail Freight (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The strategic rail review, commissioned by my Department, and published in 2003, contained a comprehensive examination of the rail freight business and its realistic potential to support economic development and contribute to a sustainable environment. Iarnród Éireann has advised me that one of the company's goals is to return the freight business to profitability and significant progress...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (7 Mar 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. In 2005 the commission initiated a national review to assess the extent and quality of services provided by small public...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: While I met my ministerial counterparts recently at a British-Irish Council meeting, the issues discussed were mutual recognition of driver disqualification and greater co-operation in the treatment of other road traffic infringements where the penalty falls short of disqualification. There have been no meetings or discussions on the issues referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to the following table, compiled by the Dublin Transportation Office, DTO, from its data and from information supplied to it by the agencies responsible for quality bus network rollout, that is, the quality bus network project office and the relevant local authorities. The DTO points out that, in the implementation of quality bus corridors, the extent of a dedicated bus...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: Under the Dublin Airport Authority's medium term plan for new infrastructural provision at Dublin Airport published last autumn, a new terminal and associated pier facilities, pier E, will be provided to the south of the existing terminal. These facilities are due to come on stream in 2009. The Dublin Airport Authority has recently announced the project management and design and cost...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151, 360 and 371 together. I have already dealt, in response to priority questions, with the Government's decision to dispose of a majority stake in Aer Lingus and the ongoing consideration, by the Minister for Finance and me, of the advisers' report on the nature, scale and timing of an investment transaction. The advisers report identifies issues that should...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I understand from the National Roads Authority that the free flow toll arrangement to be put in place on the M50 on completion of phase 1 of the upgrade in 2008, will be a single point toll. I expect to receive specific proposals later this year from the National Roads Authority on these 2008 arrangements. The planning permission granted for the M50 upgrade requires that the National Roads...

Written Answers — Courts Decisions: Courts Decisions (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: General statistics relating to decisions taken by the courts are available in the annual reports of both the Courts Service and the Garda Síochána. Notifications of driving disqualifications and endorsements of licences ordered by the courts are sent by the Courts Service to the relevant licensing authority, which records the disqualification and-or endorsement on the driver record. A copy...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I anticipate, subject to the other priorities on the legislative programme, that draft legislation to facilitate open road tolling will be introduced by mid 2006.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: It is illegal in Ireland to drive while under the influence of drugs to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle. Section 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as inserted by section 10 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 prohibits the driving of a mechanically propelled vehicle by a person while under the influence of an intoxicant. An intoxicant includes alcohol and...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: Directive 2000/79 deals with working time for mobile workers in civil aviation. A draft statutory instrument to implement this directive is at an advanced stage of preparation, following consultations with employee and employer representatives. The main issue outstanding is the detail of an inspection regime by the existing working time labour inspectorate under the aegis of the Department of...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: In the case of a disqualification resulting from the accumulation of 12 penalty points section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2002 provides for a notification to be sent to the driver specifying that he or she will be disqualified for holding a licence for six months and directing that the licence held by him or her be submitted to the licensing authority that granted the licence not later than 14...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government which holds and administers the national driver file and will be forwarded to the Deputy when it is available.

Written Answers — State Assets: State Assets (7 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Question Nos. 362 and 364 together. I refer the Deputies to my reply to Questions Nos. 50 and 53 today.