Results 8,081-8,100 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: There was one driver tester on duty in the Kilkenny driving test centre on 27 May 2005. No driver tester travelled from Dublin to Kilkenny to conduct tests. The driver tester in the test centre on 27 May 2005 conducted seven driving tests and one candidate did not attend for his appointment. Four of the candidates passed and three candidates failed the driving test.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: My Department, in conjunction with Department of Regional Development, DRD, NI, is the implementing body for priority 2.1D, roads and public transport, of the INTERREG IIIA programme. A project involving minor road improvements in the Border region has been developed by DRD NI, in consultation with Border local authorities and facilitated by the Irish central border area network, ICBAN. I...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority, NRA, and the local authorities concerned. I understand from the NRA that the overall east-west link strategy is being advanced through a number of new schemes and pavement improvement works. The NRA has allocated €750,000 to Cavan County Council in 2005 to advance...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The licensing and operation of small public service vehicles, including hackneys, is governed by the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002. Under these regulations, hackney licences may be granted by local licensing authorities in respect of a particular vehicle following the presentation of a vehicle test certificate and a certificate of suitability issued in...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: There is no record in my Department of an application for a driving test having been received from the person concerned.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: In May 2003, the Government approved the development of a commuter rail service for Cork, including the reopening of its Cork City to Midleton line, the construction of a number of new stations and the provision of park and ride facilities at strategic locations. Since then, Iarnród Éireann has been engaged in preparatory work related to the Midleton line and, I understand, has recently...

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 259 of 20 April 2005. Area Development Management Limited, ADM, 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. I have no role in...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Exchequer funding in respect of 2005 for road safety agencies under the aegis of the Department of Transport amounts to a total of €6.398 million, €3.965 million to the National Safety Council, NSC, and €2.433 million to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety. In addition the Exchequer provision to the National Roads Authority, NRA, for national road improvement and maintenance works in 2005...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 506 together. Traffic studies in the vicinity of the Dublin Port area are a matter for Dublin City Council. The preparation of a HGV traffic management strategy designed to ensure that maximum traffic benefits are secured from the opening of the Dublin Port tunnel early next year is a matter for Dublin City Council in consultation with the National...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 501 and 502 together. Schedules for driving tests are arranged four to five weeks in advance of the appointment date. As of this week schedules for driving tests are being finalised for week commencing 11 July 2005 and being arranged for week commencing 18 July 2005. The number of tests assigned will depend on whether the tester works overtime, is testing...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The Road Traffic Act 2002, which provides the legislative basis for the introduction and operation of the penalty points system, contains specific provisions governing application of such points on the licence record of an individual. Section 5 of the Act provides that where penalty points are to be endorsed on a record, a notification of that endorsement must be issued to the licence holder...

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The policy on regional airports is to assist in optimising the contribution that the network of regional airports can make to balanced regional development. In appraising capital investment proposals, the priority is to focus on improvement works and upgrades in facilities that maintain continued safe and viable operations. The three State airports, which operate to a commercial mandate,...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: It is my policy that Irish Rail should remain in the rail freight business and I am aware that it has made great strides in restructuring this element of its operations. Irish Rail has had wide ranging consultations with business interests around the country to identify those freight activities best suited to rail transport. It has developed a business plan based on a freight strategy which...

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I do not believe that a study of the kind proposed by the Deputy is required. The restructuring of the State airports, including Shannon, is intended to enhance their regional focus and I am encouraged by the close co-operation between the new Shannon Airport Authority and the other regional development bodies in the area. Work is underway in my Department on a ten-year transport investment...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Commission-Inquiry Date Established Date Completed Cost € Investigation into fatal air accident of Aer Lingus Viscount St. Phelim EI-AOM 2000 off Tuskar Rock on 24 March 1968 November 2000 January 2002 117,035 Inquiry into non-fatal accident of Aer Lingus DC3 near Birmingham on May 2001 March 2002 95,954...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Driving tests for category C, rigid truck, are being conducted in Letterkenny. Category EC tests, articulated truck, are currently suspended as certain manoeuvres which form part of the test can no longer be safely conducted on test routes in the locality. My Department has asked the Office of Public Works to secure a suitable off-road compound so that category EC tests can be resumed in...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Question Nos. 190 to 193, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy on driving tests scheduled and conducted and for the number of driver testers assigned to test centres for the period 1 January 2004 to 27 May 2005 is not readily available in the format requested for the period in question. The information is being compiled and will be sent to the Deputy as...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: According to the CIE annual report for 2004, the number of passengers carried in 2004 by the CIE operating companies is as follows: mainline rail — 11.310 million; DART — 20.683 million; suburban rail — 2.557 million; Dublin Bus — 150 million; and Bus Éireann — 90.165 million, which includes 42.4 million passengers carried under the school transport scheme.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Question Nos. 195 and 198 together. The details of the fare levels on CIE services at the beginning of 1998 and to date in 2005 are as follows: Type 1998 2005 Increase â'¬ â'¬ % Bus Eireann Average Fare 8.98 10.92 21.6 Bus Átha Cliath Adult (1-3 stage) .70 .90 28.5 Adult (4-7 stage) 1.02 1.30 27.4...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Cullen: Luas passenger numbers since start up in July 2004 are as follows: Quarter 3 2004 — 1,945,000; quarter 4 2004 — 4,625,000; quarter 1 2005 — 4,500,000; quarter 2 2005 — 3,450,000 to end May only. The green line opened to the public at the end of June 2004. Patronage began at approximately 630,000 passenger trips per month and has grown by approximately 45% in the period to April 2005....