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Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (1 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy may be aware, responsibility for Westport Harbour Commissioners has transferred from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to my Department with effect from 1 January 2006. A payment of €94,276 was made to Westport Harbour Commissioners in December 2002. The Department stipulated that due to curtailment in funding this payment was made on the strict...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: The European Parliament and the Council recently reached agreement on a new EU regulation governing driving times, breaks and rest periods for professional drivers. The regulation provides that the fitment of digital tachographs in new vehicles will become mandatory throughout the community 20 days after the publication of the new regulation in the EU Official Journal. Publication is expected...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. I am informed by Iarnród Éireann that it plans to provide a commuter service to and from Adamstown when the station opens next year. The station will be served by existing Kildare line commuter trains and the level of service will be optimized within the constraints of the existing double track layout taking due account of InterCity...

Written Answers — Harbour Authorities: Harbour Authorities (1 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 to 157, inclusive, together. The Government's ports policy statement, which was launched in January 2005, states the continued operation of many of the regional harbours under the outdated provisions of the Harbours Act 1946 is unsustainable on the grounds of good governance. The policy statement reiterated the view that most of these harbours would best...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (1 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: My Department supports a policy of seeking to reduce emissions and, therefore, fuel consumption in the transport sector. The significant investment provided for under Transport 21 will improve public transport and reduce road congestion, providing car drivers with alternative transport options and more free flowing traffic conditions. With regard to the specific measures that drivers can take...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (1 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: My officials have liaised closely with officials from the European Commission at all stages during the negotiations of the draft air transport agreement between the United States of America and the European Community, the text of which was agreed last November, and, in particular, regarding the transitional arrangement for Shannon Airport that forms part of that agreement.

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (1 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: Neither the Government nor the European Community are in any way curtailed from implementing an emissions trading scheme by Article 14 of the draft air transport agreement between the United States of America and the European Community. Article 14 of the draft EU-US agreement deals with the environment. The draft text makes it clear that any party to the agreement, including the European...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (1 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I understand the service referred to by the Deputy is a private bus service operating under a licence issued by my Department but not involved in the rural transport initiative, RTI. The RTI is a pilot scheme, under which funding is made available to 34 community based organisations across the country to address the transport needs of their rural areas through the provision of local transport...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Mar 2006)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 163 together. Statistics relating to road accidents based on information provided by the Garda Síochána, are published by the National Roads Authority, NRA, in its annual road accident facts reports. The most recent report, Road Collision Facts, relates to 2004 and is available in the Oireachtas Library and on the NRA website. In the years 2003, 2004...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The amount of money spent by my Department on advertising, which includes public information notices and official notices in national newspapers each year since June 2002 when this Department was established, is outlined in the table. Official notices and advertisements are placed through Brindley Advertising, which has the Government contract. Year Amount paid Newspaper 2002...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The primary immediate investigative role in relation to road accidents is vested in the Garda Síochána. Priority in such an investigation must be given to the determination of the causes of road accidents including, where appropriate, road construction or surface standards, and in particular whether a breach of the road traffic laws contributed to the occurrence. The Garda Síochána is the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The National Safety Council is the agency mandated with responsibility for road safety advertising and education. The council is currently in the process of developing road safety leaflets in eight languages. The leaflets will be distributed widely throughout the relevant communities. They will also be made available to the Garda for distribution as it sees fit. Furthermore, the council is...

Written Answers — Money Laundering: Money Laundering (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: It is understood from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform that the main provisions in Irish law relating to Money Laundering are set out in section 31 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 — as amended by section 21 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 — sections 32 and 57 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 and section 23 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and...

Written Answers — Driver Testing: Driver Testing (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The competition in question is being managed by the Public Appointments Service and I am not in a position to provide details of the competition process. 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. I have passed the Deputy's response on to the Public Appointments Service for direct reply.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: Statistics relating to road accidents, based on information provided by the Garda Síochána, are published by the National Roads Authority in its annual road accident facts reports. The most recent report, now entitled "Road Collision Facts", relates to 2004 and is available in the Oireachtas Library and on the NRA website. Statistics relating to 2005 and 2006 have not yet been fully...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Feb 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. I understand that the website is currently being redesigned and updated in the context of the changes pending on road safety issues and policy. The website will be operational again shortly.

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The protected areas the Deputy refers to, and mentioned in the earlier question in 2004, were put in place by orders made under section 14 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1950. The orders in question were made between 1988 and 1993, and relate to circular protected areas of 300 metres radius from the IAA's DVOR-DME equipment at Rowlestown West, County Dublin, Kilgarriff West,...

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The passenger numbers and the number of aircraft movements at the regional airports in 2005, based on figures supplied by the regional airports, are as follows: Passenger Numbers Aircraft Movements Kerry 382,678 5,002 Galway 253,309 6,635 Sligo 39,593 1,414 Donegal 47,776 1,346 Knock 530,084 8,617 Waterford 74,357 1,757

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The number of transport officers serving in the Department during the years in question is set out in the following table. Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Number Serving 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 Transport officers are responsible for the enforcement of national and EU rules governing drivers' hours and working time for mobile road transport workers. Transport officers also...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The scheduling of timetables is a day-to-day operational matter for the CIE companies and, in the case of Luas, the RPA. CIE and its subsidiary companies and the RPA, in line with their statutory mandate and the Government's commitment to an integrated transport system, seek to ensure that services are integrated and aligned to complement each other and to best meet customer needs. There are...