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Written Answers — Road Classification: Road Classification (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: Section 10(1)(d) of the Roads Act 1993 provides that where a national road has been realigned or a bypass has been constructed on it, such a realignment or bypass shall, unless otherwise provided by order of the Minister for Transport, be a national road and that section of the existing road that remains following the realignment or the construction of the bypass shall be a local road. The...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: With the commencement of the provisions in the Road Traffic Act 2004 relating to speed limits with effect from 20 January 2005 and the completion of the programme for the provision of the traffic signs necessary to support the metrication changeover, county and city councils are now free to embark on the process of making new special speed limit by-laws. Section 9 of the 2004 Act sets out a...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: I can confirm that the Department of Finance wrote to the Department of Transport on 11 March 2004 seeking a copy of the contract signed by the chief executive. The final terms and conditions of this contract had been approved by the Minister for Transport with the consent of the Minister for Finance, as required by section 10 of the Air Companies (Amendment Act) 1993. The company was so...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: Aer Lingus is upgrading and standardising its European fleet to become an all Airbus short haul fleet with the acquisition of 17 Airbus A320 aircraft, seven of which are being purchased outright and ten of which are being leased. These aircraft are replacing smaller capacity Boeing and BAE146 aircraft which have been sold or returned to lessors. To date, nine new aircraft have been...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: Persons over 70 years of age must submit a medical report with an application for a driving licence and are restricted, depending on the certification of the doctor who completes the report, to either a one year or three year driving licence. This requirement is in line with general EU requirements regarding periodic medical assessment of licence holders and is in the interests of the...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: It is one of the policy objectives of my Department's statement of strategy to promote an integrated and sustainable approach to the development and delivery of public transport services. Support for measures to promote physical interchange is one of the strategies identified to implement that objective.

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The only appointments made by me to public boards and bodies under the aegis of my Department in the past three years have been as chairman, executive chairman or director. In these cases fees have been paid. None of the posts attracts a salary.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The Dublin Port tunnel project was developed by Dublin City Council and the National Roads Authority, NRA, in the context of prevailing legislation governing maximum vehicle heights. Following the withdrawal, in July 2000, of these regulations, requests were made to increase the operational height of the tunnel. In August 2003 the then Minister for Transport commissioned Atkins Consultants to...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 347 and 350 together. As Minister for Transport, I am responsible, in accordance with the Ministers and Secretaries Acts, 1924 to 1995, for the performance of functions assigned to the Department pursuant to any of those Acts, as stated in section 3 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: I understand from the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, that it is carrying out a look-back study to review the development of the Luas Red and Green lines. It is important that this study is completed only when passenger numbers on both Luas Lines have formed stable patterns. The RPA believes that this will occur in the first half of this year. The findings of the study will be made available...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The national development plan envisages that a proportion of the national roads programme will be implemented by means of public private partnerships, PPPs, which will involve private sector funding, remunerated in part by user tolls. Through PPPs, private sector innovation will be harnessed in the areas of scheme design, construction and long-term operation and maintenance and will ensure...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The applicant has been placed on a cancellation list for a driving test at the Carrick-on-Shannon driving test centre and a test appointment will be arranged as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: In line with section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997, the role of the special adviser in my Department is the provision of advice and monitoring, facilitating and securing the achievement of Government objectives that relate to my Department. Notification of the appointment of Mr. Hunt as special adviser was circulated within my Department, but no specific circulars or...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The operation and licensing of wheelchair accessible taxis and their drivers is controlled through the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 2002. The Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, S.I. No. 47 of 1998, set out the vehicle requirements for wheelchair accessible taxis. These regulations also make it clear that a space for a wheelchair...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The Department of Transport paid out €682,000 approximately in car mileage expenses in 2004, of which approximately €503,000 relates to driver testing costs. It is necessary to amend our financial system to generate the specific report on total mileage for Department of Transport staff in 2004 requested by the Deputy. This is being done by our software contractors and the information will...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: An appointment for a driving test was issued to the person concerned on 16 March 2005.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: The special adviser for my Department, Mr. Hunt, has been appointed to provide me with advice and to monitor, facilitate and secure the achievement of Government objectives that relate to my Department. Mr. Hunt is not part of the line management function in my Department.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: Under section 17 of the Roads Act 1993, the National Roads Authority has overall responsibility for the planning and supervision of works for the construction and maintenance of national roads. The Minister for Transport appoints the members of the authority and is responsible for the payment of block grants to the authority, broad policy matters and legislation relating to national roads....

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (10 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: None of the State airports receives Exchequer support and it is not envisaged that that situation will change when Shannon and Cork airports become fully independent in accordance with the framework provided in the State Airports Act 2004. Aside from a debt free start, which of course in itself will be a major boost for the new Shannon Airport Authority, the funding of future developments at...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: A comprehensive review of the classification of the national and regional road system was concluded in 1994 as set out in Statutory Instrument, S.I., 209 of 1994: Roads Act 1993 (Declaration of National Roads) Order, 1994 and S.I. 400 of 1994: Roads Act 1993 (Declaration of Regional Roads) Order, 1994. This review was carried out in consultation with local authorities and took account of...