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Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (28 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: I propose to take Questions Nos. 458 and 459 together. Table 1 gives the estimated total trips in the morning peak hour, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., by private car, public transport — bus and rail — and by other modes, including walking and cycling, in the GDA in 2000 and 2004. The estimates are based on data from the DTO transport model, DTO surveys and travel to work and school data from the 2002...

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (28 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: My Department and Iarnród Éireann are working closely on the implementation of a programme to make rail services as accessible as possible for people with mobility and sensory impairments. Part of that programme involves the appropriate refurbishment of rail stations. It has been agreed that this work will proceed on a line-by-line basis, commencing this year with the refurbishment of...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (23 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: I am very committed to continuing to expand the network of quality bus corridors, QBCs, in the greater Dublin area. It is a network that is delivering clear benefits in terms of reduced journey times for commuters. This year, 85% of the Department's €40 million traffic management grant budget has been allocated to QBC development and I envisage a similar level of investment in 2006 and...

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (23 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: Some €28.9 million has been spent on provision of cycling facilities in the GDA since 1994. The programme has delivered 220 km of cycle lanes for the investment. The most recent data available to the DTO on cycling levels in the Dublin area have been obtained from the 2002 census. As the table below shows, the number of cyclists who cycle to work and school in the GDA declined between 1996...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: There are no immediate plans to provide for the use of speed cameras to detect motor insurance related offences. The Road Traffic Acts provide that evidence produced by electronic or other apparatus, including a camera, can be tendered in court as a prima facie proof of specified offences. Offences related to motor insurance and motor tax are not specified in the legislation. I have not had...

Written Answers — Public Transport Access: Public Transport Access (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: Significant investment has been made to date under the national development plan, NDP, in acquiring new buses for Dublin Bus and new rolling stock for Iarnród Éireann. All of the public transport vehicles purchased under the NDP for the services of both companies have been specified to fully accessible standards. Dublin Bus now operates 486 low-floor, wheelchair accessible buses, which...

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: I was pleased to initiate the mid-term review of the national car testing service, NCTS, which included a public consultation process. That process concluded on 18 May 2005. The submissions and suggestions for the improvement of the car testing service which were received from interested organisations and individuals during this process are now being assessed by PricewaterhouseCoopers who...

Written Answers — Vehicle Safety: Vehicle Safety (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 68 together. Last month's approval by the European Parliament of proposals to extend the requirement for safety belts to be fitted to all seats in all new vehicles, except for buses used on stage stop routes, opens the way for the proposals to be adopted as directives by the Council of Ministers. Given that the date by which seat belts must be fitted in...

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: The S2S — Sutton to Sandycove — proposal involves the provision of a 22 km promenade and cycleway around Dublin Bay from Sutton to Sandycove, with links to the city centre. The plan entails linking the existing and planned walkways and cycleways around Dublin Bay by providing linking schemes and by upgrading some of the facilities that already exist. I support the concept and am pleased...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: I am very aware of the need to develop appropriate park and ride facilities in tandem with the expansion of public transport services. In this regard, I point out that a Dublin Transportation Office working group, consisting of representatives of the DTO, Iarnród Éireann, the RPA and the local authorities, produced a strategy for the development of rail-based park and ride facilities in the...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: I refer the Deputy to my response to parliamentary question reference number 20787/05. The Dublin Transportation Office initiated six safer routes to school projects during 2002-03. These were in Griffith Avenue, involving four separate schools: Donabate, two schools; Malahide, one school; Bray, one school; Lucan, one school; and Shankill, one school. Subsequently, the schools in Lucan and...

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

Ivor Callely: The quality bus network office and the local authorities are progressing the delivery of some 18 separate bus priority schemes in the greater Dublin area during the course of 2005 and into 2006. These schemes, costing an estimated €47.05 million, have been approved by the DTO traffic management committee. The following table sets out the itemised list of projects as it currently stands. The...

Written Answers — Haulage Industry: Haulage Industry (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: In November 2001 the UK Treasury published a consultation document, Modernising the Taxation of the Haulage Industry. The purpose of the document was to set out UK Government thinking on its proposal to introduce a form of lorry road-user charging in the UK. The charge would be implemented to ensure that lorry road-users in the UK contribute on a fairer and more equal basis towards the costs...

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

Ivor Callely: I have met with Bus Éireann management and it has brought to my attention a number of issues, one of which is the use of hard shoulders. Proposals are now being pursued by my Department to progress how the hard shoulder area could be safely used at "congestion hot spot" locations on national roads, including those linking Dublin and its satellite towns. The objective of such hard shoulder...

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

Ivor Callely: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101, 215 and 216 together. The ten-year transport investment framework, which is currently being developed, will focus on the enhancement and integration of the public transport network throughout the country, and particularly in the greater Dublin area. By so doing, it will provide a real and attractive alternative to the private car, help remove traffic...

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

Ivor Callely: My Department proposes to undertake an expenditure review of the traffic management grants scheme, commencing in late 2005. This is part of the ongoing expenditure review initiative, including the Exchequer assistance for cycle facilities, in which all Departments participate. The purpose of these reviews is to evaluate the effectiveness of the relevant public expenditure. No decision has yet...

Written Answers — Vehicle Regulations: Vehicle Regulations (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 218 together. The Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002, the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003 to 2004 and the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 1996 govern the use of vehicles, including car transporters, in public places. Safety standards applied under...

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

Ivor Callely: The European Union has developed proposals to extend the requirement for safety belts to be fitted to all seats in all new vehicles, except for buses used on stage stop routes. Following the approval of the proposals by the European Parliament last month, the way is now open for their early adoption as directives so that new buses, including school buses, being registered from a date to be...

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: It is amazing that Westport wants the support of the Taoiseach, rather than the support of Deputy Kenny.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (21 Jun 2005)

Ivor Callely: My Department's sectoral plan in its current form is a draft consultation document that is likely to be significantly amended before it is finalised. However, it does contain major commitments with regard to the accessibility of Bus Éireann vehicles for people with mobility and sensory impairments. I am happy to inform the Deputy that practically the entire urban bus fleets of Bus Éireann...