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Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: Civilian air carriers carrying weapons or munitions wishing to land or over-fly Irish airspace are obliged to seek exemption from the provisions of sections 6 and 7 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973. This order applies only to the carriage of munitions of war, weapons and dangerous goods and not to military personnel. There is no...

Written Answers — Emergency Plan: Emergency Plan (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: Exercises to test the robustness of the emergency planning arrangements for aviation are a key component of the emergency planning framework. The authorities at Shannon Airport are required, under the Irish Aviation Authority's aerodrome licensing procedures, to establish an emergency plan that provides for the co-ordination of the actions to be taken in an emergency occurring at the...

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: The opening hours of NCT centres is a matter for the management of National Car Testing Service Limited having regard to the broad range of customer service parameters for the service set down in the car testing contract. Each test centre should open for a minimum of 20 hours each week between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, and, subject to local demand,...

Written Answers — Fairtrade Products: Fairtrade Products (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: Private companies provide catering in my Department and source all food supplies used. The possibility of having Fairtrade-approved products used by the catering service providers in my Department will be explored.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: The details of vacancies on State boards on bodies under the aegis of the Department of Transport are set out in the following table. These vacancies will be filled in due course. State Body Vacancies Aer Lingus 3 Cork Airport Authority 1 Shannon Airport Authority 1 Córas Iompair Éireann 1 Dublin Transportation Office 4 National Roads Authority 2 Railway...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: There are some licence applications under consideration in my Department for bus services in the County Kildare area which include stops at train stations. The provision of public bus services on specific routes is a commercial and operational matter for bus operators. It is open to any private bus operator who may be interested to apply to my Department for an annual passenger licence under...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together. The scheduling and timetabling of trains is a day-to-day operational matter for Iarnród Éireann to consider. On the basis of projected demand into the future, Iarnród Éireann has submitted a greater Dublin integrated rail network plan which proposes the enhancement of all suburban and outer suburban services into Dublin. The proposals...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: Atkins Consultants was commissioned to review the feasibility, safety implications and cost of raising the height of the Dublin Port tunnel. The options, including the lowering of the floor of the tunnel, for increasing the height of the tunnel were also considered by the NRA and by Dublin City Council. In addition, the contractor, NMI Consortium, priced the work that would be involved in...

Air Services. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: I want to see the slots being retained at Heathrow, regardless of the ownership structure of the national airline. I am very aware of the concerns raised about specific strategic issues in the context of any proposal to reduce the State's shareholding in Aer Lingus. These relate not only to the slots at Heathrow but to the Aer Lingus brand and direct services on the transatlantic routes....

Air Services. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: I have set out as openly as I can, in the context of a parliamentary question, the facts surrounding Heathrow slots. Both Deputy Mitchell and I agree that Heathrow slots are crucial. Any major strategic holding the State would have in Aer Lingus would be very significant in dictating some of the strategic issues. Any company would want to maintain the slots. At a European level, an attempt is...

Air Services. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: We have had great success with the new CEO of Aer Lingus and I wish him well. Any significant airline would have been delighted to recruit a CEO of his quality.

Air Services. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: Aer Lingus has a business plan and I urge all sides to implement it. This plan is crucial to the airline's survival in the long term, regardless of what the future strategic structure of Aer Lingus turns out to be. The plan also provides the basis for enormous growth by developing many new routes, both short-haul flights within Europe and long-haul flights.

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 4 together. As the Deputies will be aware, I am currently finalising proposals for the provision of additional terminal capacity at Dublin Airport for consideration by Government very shortly. There are two crucial issues guiding the overall consideration of how terminal capacity will be provided at Dublin Airport. We must ensure the continued overall...

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: There is not.

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: I have enunciated clearly my point of view that there are no independent competing terminals. Deputy Shortall is right. The only place this was tried was Montreal.

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: Toronto. Airport charges in the private facility turned out to be four times higher.

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: I am giving the Deputy my perspective as Minister for Transport on the matter, which is what she asked me to do. There are no examples of competing terminals and I am concerned about how this would work when it does not work anywhere else in the world.

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: Where it has been tried, it was an abject failure ultimately resulting in the State buying back the terminal at an exorbitant cost.

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: Views have been expressed and questions have been asked. People are entitled to ask legitimate questions about many issues, with which I have no difficulty. To answer the Deputy's question directly, I spent every day over recent months dealing with this issue. I am on solid ground when I say I agree with the Deputy that I cannot find an example of the type she has enunciated today anywhere in...

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Martin Cullen: The type does not exist.