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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: AerDart formally requested a temporary suspension of the route licence until such time as the DART upgrade works at Howth Junction DART station are completed. My Department agreed to the temporary suspension of the licence and it is now a matter for the company to notify my Department two weeks prior to the proposed date on which it has indicated it intends to reintroduce the licensed...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by officials in my Department and will be forwarded to him within the next few days. I regret the delay which arises from the necessity to collect and verify a range of details from 1997 and over a period when the functions of the Department changed.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: A driving test will be arranged in due course for the person concerned.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Safety issues at the Dublin Port tunnel are matters for the contractor, Dublin City Council, and the National Roads Authority — NRA. I am satisfied that in supervising the design and construction of the port tunnel, the NRA has been fully cognisant of the need to ensure the highest standard of safety provision and has taken account of the most up-to-date standards and codes of practice....

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (30 Jun 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 — NRA — and the local authorities concerned. I understand from the NRA 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 early in 2006,...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: In the coming months, Iarnród Éireann will take delivery of new diesel railcars, which, following a period of commissioning will be introduced into service on the Sligo to Dublin line. When introduced on the Sligo line, they will replace the 30 year old life expired locomotive hauled carriages. From December 2005, the company will increase the frequency of trains between Sligo and Dublin...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: An extensive range of requirements must be satisfied in order to use a bus in a public place. All buses are required to comply with statutory requirements relating to the construction, equipment and use of vehicles as set out in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002, the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003 to 2004...

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Area Development Management Limited is administering and managing the taxi hardship payments scheme which is implementing the recommendations of the taxi hardship panel report. The processing and consideration of applications under the scheme is being undertaken by ADM independently of my Department and the Department has no details of individual applications made to ADM under the scheme. I...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Driving tests for the full range of vehicles are carried out in the Finglas driving test centre, which is located in an industrial estate. While I am aware of the three tonne restriction on HGVs on certain roads near the centre I am informed by Dublin City Council that there is not a currently general ban on HGVs in the area.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I am committed to reforming the public transport market in order to provide opportunities for both public and private companies to deliver increased public services and to ensure the taxpayer and the customer gets a high quality of service and best value for money. To this end, I propose to establish an independent national public transport commission to, inter alia, allocate Exchequer...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: As I indicated in response to the earlier questions, the current road safety strategy recommends that the introduction of random breath testing should be pursued within its operational timeframe of 2004 to 2006. Against that background I am examining the development of a scheme for a more general basis for roadside testing. The evolution of road traffic legislation is affected by numerous...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I received correspondence from the Irish Cycling Campaign requesting a meeting to discuss transport policy and its impact on cyclists. A reply to their request was issued on 18 April 2005 stating that officials from my Department are available for an initial meeting with Irish Cycling Campaign. Further correspondence was issued on 23 June 2005 suggesting that the Irish Cycling Campaign...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Project 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m Road Improvement 622.2 908.2 1,083.5 1,169.4 1,178.9 4,962.2 Luas 71 127 127 129 130 584 Railway Safety 123.86 148.45 127.16 103.94 86.71...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: A provisional total of €1.991 million from the Department's 2004 allocation of €1.981 billion was returned to the Department of Finance at the end of 2004. The amount returned represents 0.1% of the Department's Vote. Details of the subheads are set out in the following table. €000's Subhead A7 — Consultancies 154 Subhead B2 — Road Haulage Development...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 467 and 475 of 28 June 2005. I accepted a letter from the retired aviation staff association yesterday afternoon following their demonstration to Dáil Éireann which I will be considering. I also expressed a willingness to have a further meeting with the association.

Written Answers — Vehicle Safety: Vehicle Safety (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Every vehicle used for the carriage of passengers for reward is subject to a range of safety measures that includes annual roadworthiness testing. In the case of vehicles with eight or more passenger seats, the roadworthiness tests are carried out by authorised testers appointed by local authorities under regulations made by the Minister for Transport. The regulations transpose EU Directive...

Written Answers — Official Languages Act: Official Languages Act (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department has spent approximately €10,000 on the implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003 to date in 2005. A provisional estimate for translation services for the remainder of 2005 is €12,000. However, this amount may vary depending on the number and length of documents to be translated. It is difficult to give a precise estimate of the total amount that will be spent on all...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Following ongoing consultations in August and September 2002 regarding the Carrickmines site, it has been agreed that the National Roads Authority and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council would examine the potential for the location of an archaeological heritage park at the Carrickmines castle site. Archeological work is continuing on the site and examination of the potential for the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I have been advised by Dublin Bus that the total number of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet in each of the past five years is as follows: Year No. of Buses 2000 1,039 2001 1,062 2002 1,062 2003 1,062 2004 1,062 While the number of buses in the fleet has remained static at 1,062 since 2001, the company has replaced mini and single deck buses with higher capacity double deck...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Iarnród Éireann has informed me that the DART upgrade project, at €176 million, is the largest investment in Iarnród Éireann's Dublin rail services since the DART services began in 1984, and will deliver a 33% increase in peak capacity on the service by the end of this year, completing a process which will have seen peak capacity on the service doubled since 2000. This is being achieved...