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Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of categories of penalty points that have not come into operation; the target deadline for the operation of each category of penalty points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29048/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a general statute for the licensing of wheelchair adapted buses; the regulations and standards that presently apply to wheelchair adapted and accessible buses under road traffic legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29058/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Transport if the vehicle standards section of his Department has recommended the introduction of technical requirements for the licensing of wheelchair accessible buses; if he will introduce a general statute for the licensing of wheelchair adapted buses; the regulations and standards that currently apply to wheelchair adapted and accessible buses; and...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed development of light rail systems for Cork, Galway and Limerick; if he has received feasibility studies for the three projects; if so, if he will publish the studies; the estimated cost and completion date of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29034/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Transport the target completion dates for each individual project in Transport 21; the estimated cost for each of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29071/08]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of the Government buy-back of West Link toll bridge on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29051/08]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Transport when the 14 newly appointed transport inspectors will be able to fully discharge their duties in tandem with the Garda Síochána under the auspices of the Road Safety Authority; when he will introduce legislation to close the legislative loophole and allow the heavy goods vehicle inspectors to work at roadside checkpoints; the number of HGVs...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the report on the alleged presence of unroadworthy car write-offs on roads here; his views on the introduction of a compulsory system of the reporting of car write-offs; the number of imported cars that the Revenue Commissioners have informed his Department are potentially car write-offs; if he will establish a central and...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of service and rest areas planned for the inter-urban and national road network here; the estimated completion date of each of these service areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29037/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of buses in the Bus Éireann fleet each year since 2001 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29040/08]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has ruled out the imposition of congestion charges on any inter-urban, national or secondary road; if proposals for congestion charges have been submitted for his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29053/08]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Transport the categories of vehicles that are currently permitted to use dedicated bus lanes; if he is considering proposals to allow professionally operated chauffeur driven vehicles to use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29055/08]

Written Answers — Road Haulage: Road Haulage (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on his recent meeting with the Irish Road Haulage Association; the proposals he is considering to address the impact of increasing fuel prices on members of the IRHA, the road haulage industry and the wider road transport sector; if he has drawn up contingency plans to address the fallout of potential widespread road and port...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the operation of the national vehicle driver file in Shannon; the information contained on each motorist on this; the other Departments, agencies or companies the information contained in the national vehicle driver file is shared with; the way he will reform the national vehicle driver file in view of problems of...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has a target for the conversion of a large percentage of the captive public transport fleet to bio-fuels or another alternative source of fuel; the target date for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29064/08]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of people who have been tested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs each year since 2005 to date in 2008; the level of funding that has been assigned to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety each year since 2002 to date in 2008; if he has reviewed roadside drug testing programmes that currently or will shortly operate in...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Transport the deadline for the completion of metro north; the estimated cost of metro north; the amount of funding ring-fenced for the Metro North project; if he envisages delays to the delivery timeframe for Metro North in view of the changed economic circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29070/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of applications for bus licences within Dublin and outside of Dublin that have been submitted to his Department and are awaiting approval; when a decision will be made on each of these licences; the way he proposes to reform the 1932 bus licensing legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29072/08]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans for a comprehensive traffic management plan and proposals to minimise disruption for residents and businesses in Dublin in view of the upcoming construction works that will occur for metro north, the red and green line Luas link-up and the Dublin rail interconnector; when he last met all of the relevant transport...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will introduce promised legislation for the mandatory testing of all drivers involved in road collisions; if he has met the campaigning group (details supplied) on this matter; if he indicated as far back as February 2008 that legislation on this matter was imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29074/08]