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Written Answers — Foreign Travel: Foreign Travel (26 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: In the period June 2002 to 25 October 2005, no foreign conferences have been attended by me or by my predecessor, the Minister, Deputy Brennan.

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (26 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I understand, based on information from the Department of Foreign Affairs, that the investigation by the UN human rights committee mentioned in the Deputy's question may be the periodic appearance by the Government of the US at the human rights committee meeting in Geneva, which is ongoing. The US, like all states which are party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (26 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: In accordance with the State Airports Act 2004, the three airport authorities, including the Dublin Airport Authority, are preparing comprehensive business plans for their airports. As I have previously indicated, the DAA will, as part of its business plan, address the position of its principal subsidiaries, including the future of the Great Southern Hotels group. I will consider the DAA's...

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (26 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: The final payment under the taxi hardship payment scheme was made by Area Development Management Limited on 16 September 2005. The administrative winding up of the scheme is now complete and I expect that a final report will by received by my Department from ADM within the next few days. It is my intention to publish that report in due course. The initial estimate for the cost of...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (26 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects, including the Dublin Port tunnel, is a matter for the National Roads Authority and the local authorities concerned. The NRA states that the primary construction work on the port tunnel is expected to be completed in December 2005 and that the tunnel will be open to traffic by mid-2006, following the testing and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: The number of driver testers based in County Kerry at the start of each year since 2003 is as follows: three in 2003; four in 2004; and four in 2005.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: Traffic and parking regulations made in 1997 under section 35 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 provide that the only vehicles that may stop or park in a disabled person's parking bay are those in which a disabled person's parking permit is displayed, provided the vehicle is being used for the convenience of the person to whom the permit was issued. The prohibition on parking in disabled person's...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 402 and 419 together. The proposed contactless smartcard-based integrated ticketing system, for which the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, was given statutory responsibility, will enable a customer to use a ticket on one or more scheduled public transport services, by road and by rail, irrespective of the transport operator involved. In line with international...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information requested is set out in the following table. Date Number awaiting test Tralee Killarney 17 October 2005 1,614 1,941 January 2005 1,685 2,092 January 2004 2,007 1,925 January 2003 982 1,017 January 2002 921 812

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: There are currently 115 driver testers, ten supervisors, of whom one is engaged full-time as training co-ordinator, and one chief tester employed in my Department. Driver testers are not employed at all driving test centres but are assigned to headquarter centres within a region. Other test centres within the region are served from the headquarter centres. The following table shows where...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: A driving test will be arranged in due course for the person concerned. My Department did not receive any request for an early test, or documentary evidence to support such a request.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: A driving test will be arranged in due course for the person concerned. My Department did not receive any request for an early test, or documentary evidence to support such a request.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: The competition in question is being managed by the Public Appointments Service, to which I refer the Deputy for more detail. My Department has been informed by the PAS that it hopes to schedule the first stage of the recruitment process, a written practical exam, in mid-December. The PAS has further indicated it hopes to offer successful candidates offers of appointment, on completion of all...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: Iarnród Éireann has supplied the following information in answer to the Deputy's question. It is not possible to give a precise breakdown in regard to each of the lines as some of the trackwork is shared between the various routes. The expenditure shown in the following table relates to track, signalling and other safety related investment such as level crossings, fencing and bridges which...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: Under section 19(1)(f) of the Roads Act 1993, the allocation of funding for undertaking national road improvement projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA. Therefore, 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 — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: In accordance with the provisions of the European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) Regulations 2003 and in line with EU directive requirements, a person who wishes to obtain a driving licence entitlement for the first time in respect of a particular vehicle category must firstly pass the driver theory test for that particular vehicle category unless the person has already done so.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: Existing guidelines in place for the commissioning of outside expertise in the consultancy and public relations fields include Department of Finance public procurement guidelines: Competitive Process — Supplies and Services — July 2004, and Department of Finance Guidelines for Engagement of Consultants in the Civil Service — March 1999. Furthermore, this Department has taken on where...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department's policy is to engage consultants or to commission reports only in those circumstances where there is a requirement for specialised knowledge or expertise which is not available in my Department or where the cost of performing the task in-house would result in a prohibitive opportunity cost. I am conscious of the necessity to achieve value for money and of the key role the...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: A range of options regarding off-road driving test centres is under consideration in my Department in consultation with the Office of Public Works. A final decision has not yet been made.

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (25 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: Iarnród Éireann has advised me that, as part of the DART upgrade, the following works are being carried out at Harmonstown, Killester and Clontarf Road stations. The stations will be fully accessible to mobility-impaired persons, new sloped paths have been constructed for mobility-impaired access to both platforms, and tactile strip will be added to existing platforms. The stations will be...