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Seanad: Dublin Port Tunnel. (10 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank my good friend and colleague, Senator Morrissey, for raising this issue. I take it the Senator is referring to Directive 96/53/EC relating to maximum weights and dimensions for vehicles in the European Union. The purpose of this directive is to support the Single Market in road haulage. It does so by requiring member states to accommodate and allow motor vehicles complying with the...

Seanad: Dublin Port Tunnel. (10 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: That is a must and of course we apply EU regulations and are happy to do so. We keep in regular communication and consultation with the EU. On the question of whether we should introduce a maximum height in Ireland it would be foolhardy of us to proceed without having appropriate communication. I understand we were burned in the past, I was not at the Department at the time. We should first...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (9 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: My Department is responsible for enforcement of European Union rules governing drivers' hours and the use of tachograph recording equipment in heavy goods vehicles to monitor compliance with prescribed breaks and rest periods for drivers. Enforcement checks are carried out at the premises of the operator and at roadside checks. These rules came into force on 29 September 1986 and are set out...

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: The presentation of the subject of road safety for discussion today and tomorrow allows me an opportunity to outline the progress the Government and other agencies engaged in road safety are making in pursuing our plans on an ongoing basis. The current rate of road deaths provides the general background to the motion tabled by Fine Gael. It looks in particular at the number of road deaths in...

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: The Deputy is manipulating the figures by the manner in which he is presenting them.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I wish to clarify the reason. The figures are the same but——

Air Services. (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. However, this matter has been dealt with by my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, in several parliamentary questions, most recently on 19 October. The Minister has consistently said he does not believe an economic impact study is required. The restructuring of the State airports, including Shannon, is intended to enhance their...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: The regulatory framework for vehicle standards is set at European level through a harmonised system of motor vehicle type-approval concerned with vehicle safety and environmental protection. These standards, which are given effect in EU directives, are adopted only after their detailed consideration and acceptance by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers. The deliberative...

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank Opposition Members for their comments, which I have noted. I wish to share my time with Deputies Cassidy and O'Connor.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all the words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "—notes that Government policy since 1998 on road safety has provided a framework for the delivery of reductions in road deaths on a sustained basis; —notes the progress already achieved in relation to the roll-out of the penalty points system and the commitment of the Minister for...

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: I understand the frustration.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: The reassuring part is that some progress has been made and we should not lose sight of that. Earlier in the debate it was said that Ireland ranks seventh of 15 EU member states in terms of road safety and we have been in that position for a while.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: Maybe we are not improving, but we need to examine the increase in our population together with a corresponding rise in car ownership, compared to what has happened in other member states in this respect.

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (3 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: It is a requirement for the registration and entry into service of new motor vehicles in the European Union that they have type approval in accordance with Directive 70/157/EEC, as amended by Directive 1999/101/EC, which sets down the permissible sound levels and exhaust systems for motor vehicles. Vehicle in-service standards are specified in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use...

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (3 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: At present in the greater Dublin area, there are 6,353 park and ride spaces on the suburban rail, including DART and Luas networks. Some 4,748 of these are located at 32 locations on the suburban rail network and the remaining 1,605 at four locations on the Luas red and green lines.

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (3 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: Funding of traffic management systems in the Dublin area operates through traffic management grants from central Government to the Dublin Transportation Office. The Estimates process for 2006 is currently being finalised, and Estimates for the year will be published in the near future by the Minister for Finance. The amount, in euros for all years, allocated and drawn down in terms of...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (3 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: The Dublin Transportation Office, which comes under the aegis of my Department, is the principal State agency monitoring traffic congestion in the greater Dublin area, GDA. The DTO monitors the performance of the DTO strategy against the objectives for each class of road user, as set out in A Platform for Change. The results of this monitoring exercise are included in the DTO road user...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: Arising out of advice from the Attorney General that the existing regulations on mobile telephone use by drivers may be ultra vires, the use of mobile telephones while driving is under examination in my Department in the overall context of in-vehicle information and communications technologies. Subject to the outcome of that examination it is my intention to include proposals related to the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: The Road Traffic (Removal of Exemption from Wearing Seat Belts by Taxi Drivers) Regulations 2004 removed, with effect from 1 July 2004, the exemption whereby the driver of a taxi, hackney or limousine was not required to wear a seat-belt while driving such a vehicle. The question of the removal of other exemptions will be examined in the context of the legislation to give effect to EU...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 Nov 2005)

Ivor Callely: Directive 2003/102/EC, relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Council Directive 70/157/EEC, was transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Motor Vehicle Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (SI 244 of 2004), the European Communities (Passenger Car Entry into Service)...