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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 and 381 together. Since the Department of Transport was set up in June 2002 no exemptions have been sought other than on Directive 96/48/EC, the details of which are as follows. Ireland has secured a number of specific exemptions relating to the technical specifications for interoperability, TSIs, on Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: As the planning design and implementation of national road improvement projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA, the detailed information sought by the Deputy is held by the NRA. To facilitate the Deputy, my Department has asked the NRA to forward the requested data directly to him.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 provides for the phased opening of the western rail corridor from Ennis to Claremorris. The line from Ennis to Athenry will be developed first, by 2008, followed by the Athenry to Tuam section by 2011 and the Tuam to Claremorris section by 2014. In addition, commuter rail services will be introduced from Athenry to Galway by 2009. I have asked Iarnród Éireann to draw-up...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Further to my answer to the Deputy's Questions Nos. 273 and 274 of 9 November 2005, the moneys received under the Trans-European Transport Networks, TEN-T, programme are set out in the following table, broken down by year and by project. The TEN-T receipts on the N8 Cashel bypass project relate to the south-east region and the receipts on the N1 Dundalk to Border with Northern Ireland project...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Under the economic and social infrastructure operational programme, ESIOP, the total spend on public transport, from 2000 to mid 2005, was €2.7 billion, almost 98% of the projected spend for that period. It is anticipated that the full allocation for public transport projects will be expended by end 2006. The spend on the ESIOP for the BMW region has been below target in recent years....

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 makes provision for the development of the Atlantic road corridor to be funded by the Exchequer. However, the question of an application for TEN-T funding for appropriate sections of the Atlantic road network will be considered in due course in the context of the new Community financial perspectives for the 2007-2013 period.

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The operation of rail services is a day-to-day matter for Iarnród Éireann. However, the company assures me that the changes to the timetable for the Sligo/Maynooth/Dublin rail line will be implemented on 12 December as planned. The company intends to introduce new diesel railcars on the route in the coming weeks. Included in the new timetable will be two additional services on the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann are exempt from the requirement to hold a licence under the Road Transport Act 1932. However, since 10 January 2001, both companies are required by ministerial direction to notify the Department of any proposed new services or proposed changes to existing services at least four weeks prior to their introduction. In order to preserve commercial confidentiality it is...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: No funding provision is contained in Transport 21 for the south Sligo rapid transit project. One of the main influencing factors in deciding on the railway development proposals contained in Transport 21 was the report of the strategic rail review, SRR, carried out on behalf of my Department and published in 2003. The SRR considered the south Sligo rail study in the course of its analysis and...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Bus Éireann will continue to play an important role in the provision of bus services outside Dublin in future years. I have already indicated that, under Transport 21, urban bus services will be upgraded and the future development of quality bus corridors, green routes and park and ride facilities will be supported in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. I have also committed to the upgrade...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I am advised by Bus Éireann that the number of buses in the Bus Éireann fleet is 1,356, of which 662 are school buses.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 and 397 together. The evaluation of the public transport investment programme carried out by Indecon Economic Consultants in 2002 stated that due to a lack of garage capacity further expansion of the bus fleet in Dublin was not possible. My Department provided approximately €20 million in Exchequer funding to meet the capital cost of a new garage. It was...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: While matters relating to Ireland's energy supplies do not fall within the remit of my Department, there have been a number of previous occasions when oil prices have shown volatility. This is a global phenomenon and will undoubtedly require a portfolio of solutions including, in the case of aviation, a continued technological drive towards more fuel efficient and less polluting aircraft...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: An initial feasibility study on the proposed interconnector between Heuston Station and the docklands was carried out in on behalf of Iarnród Éireann 2003. This examined possible alignments for the interconnector as well as preliminary cost estimates. I have asked Iarnród Éireann to begin immediately a more detailed technical analysis of the project. While Transport 21 includes a...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: Since taking office, I have had the opportunity to travel on Luas — St. Stephen's Green to Sandyford line — and the DART and commuter train systems while in transit to official functions in connection with these public transport systems.

Written Answers — National Spatial Strategy: National Spatial Strategy (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: A substantial amount of work was undertaken by my Department and its agencies during 2005 to develop Transport 21. This work provides a key contribution to the delivery of the national spatial strategy and gives tangible support for the balanced regional development objectives set out in that strategy. Transport 21 takes account of the linkages between transport and land use and spatial...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: CIE submitted to me an application for a railway order for the Kildare route project on 5 October under the terms of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001. I have directed that a public inquiry be held into the application and have appointed Mr. Pat Butler SC as inspector to the inquiry. I understand that the inspector will begin the inquiry early in 2006 and that the findings will...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: The currently available data on the percentage employment of people with disabilities in my Department and in the bodies under the aegis of my Department are given in the following table. The guidelines currently followed for monitoring the employment of people with disabilities by public bodies are set out in the code of practice for the Civil Service 1994. Information on the nature of their...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy will be aware, the role and functions of the former Aer Rianta have evolved over the decades and I do not propose to examine the historical record stretching back 30 years in an effort to pin-point when the event may or may not have happened. The objects, general duties and functions of the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, as successor to Aer Rianta, are contained in the Air...

Written Answers — North-South Co-operation: North-South Co-operation (15 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department continues to work through the institutions established under the Good Friday Agreement, in consultation with officials from the relevant authorities in Northern Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs, to improve the connectivity and safety of the transport system on the island of Ireland and to identify opportunities to improve the overall network. The Government recently...