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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 May 2005)

Ivor Callely: My Department does not provide grant assistance for persons involved in the operation of a road haulage business. However, where hauliers are seeking to expand their business, my Department does provide advice to hauliers on the requirements to be met for maintaining their operator's licence, including the financial considerations.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (4 May 2005)

Ivor Callely: Developments at EU level will result in new heavy goods vehicles, HGVs, having to comply with higher standards in regard to the fields of vision of drivers. EU Directive 2003/97/EC, which harmonises the rules relating to the type-approval of devices for indirect vision, including mirrors and camera-monitors, on motor vehicles and of vehicles equipped with these devices, provides, inter alia,...

Written Answers — Haulage Industry: Haulage Industry (4 May 2005)

Ivor Callely: The road haulage division of my Department includes an enforcement section that is responsible for the enforcement of operator licensing regimes for both bus and road haulage operators and of drivers' hours rules in the road transport sector. There are currently nine transport officers engaged full time on enforcement of these rules. Transport officers enforce the rules through roadside...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: The European Parliament has recently completed its second reading of the Commission proposal to replace the existing drivers' hours rules and has proposed a number of amendments. The Council now has three months to consider the Parliament's second reading. If the Council accepts the Parliament's second reading, the proposal could be finally adopted in July 2005. However, if the Council is...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: There are no plans to provide for HGVs, buses or coaches to display a sign showing the maximum speed limit applying to them.

Public Transport. (21 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank Deputy Andrews for raising this issue. As he said, responsibility for the management of the DART upgrade rests with Iarnród Éireann and specific detail regarding implementation is a matter for the company. I listened intently to what the Deputy said and am concerned that he feels I may not be getting the facts. I would be happy to tease that matter out with him. I have been...

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: He is a good guy.

Airport Development Projects. (20 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank my good friend, the assistant Government Whip, Deputy Kelleher, for raising this issue. I support the sentiments he expressed in respect of certain issues, such as Cork Airport's debt. I agree that we should not stifle or kill off the potential for growth that exists at the airport. The Deputy and some of his local colleagues are concerned about the growth of Cork city and the Cork...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: We like the Senator on this side of the House.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (19 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: While the road traffic code does not contain a specific prohibition on the modification of vehicles, Article 34 of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 requires that a vehicle and all of its parts and equipment be maintained in good and efficient working order and to be so maintained that no danger is liable to be caused by it. In addition, vehicles...

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: Bye-bye.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Legislation: Road Traffic Legislation (12 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: The Road Traffic Acts provide that the user of a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place must have third party insurance cover. Horse drawn carriages are not covered by this legislation and I have no plans currently to so include them.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 Apr 2005)

Ivor Callely: I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 572 together. Directive 92/6/EEC requires speed limiters to be fitted to goods vehicles having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 12,000 kg and passenger vehicles with more than eight passenger seats having a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 10,000 kg so that their speed may not exceed 90 and 100 km/h, respectively. This directive was...

Written Answers — Vehicle Standards: Vehicle Standards (12 Apr 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 — Motor Insurance: Motor Insurance (24 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: Under the Road Traffic Act 1961, it is an offence to "use in a public place a mechanically propelled vehicle unless ... there is in force at that time an approved policy of insurance". Penalties provided for include a maximum fine of €2,500, the imposition of five penalty points and the impounding of the vehicle. Enforcement is a matter for the Garda, including members of the traffic corps....

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: Arising out of advice from the Attorney General that the existing regulations on mobile phone use by drivers may be ultra vires, the use of mobile phones 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 use of...

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (24 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: The format, dimensions and technical specifications of registration plates for display on motor vehicles are set down in the Vehicle Registration and Taxation Regulations 1992 which were made by the Revenue Commissioners. These regulations provide, inter alia, that a registration plate shall exhibit the index mark, for example, D, and placename of the relevant licensing authority, for...

Rail Network. (24 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: He is a great guy; he was pushing hard.

Rail Services. (24 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: Let us deal with Dublin first.

Airport Development Projects. (23 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: I am not sure I can agree with the wording of the motion from my good friend and colleague, Deputy Cowley, in regard to Dublin Airport. Proposals on the development of Dublin Airport are in the first instance a matter for the Dublin Airport Authority, which has statutory responsibility to manage, operate and develop the airport and to provide such facilities and services as it considers...