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Hospital Services. (23 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: I would like to be associated with the tributes paid by Deputy Allen to the service providers. I know the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, would also like to be associated with those tributes. I thank Deputy Allen and Deputy Lynch for raising this matter on the Adjournment which I am answering on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children. I...

Hospital Services. (23 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: As regards the appointment of a consultant paediatrician, the Department of Health and Children is not responsible for the advertising of individual consultant posts. It is, therefore, incorrect to state that the Department failed to advertise for a replacement consultant paediatrician for the Mercy University Hospital. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive which was...

Hospital Services. (23 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: As regards cancer services in the southern region, a professor of paediatrics is employed for three sessions at the Mercy University Hospital to provide paediatric care for children attending the hospital. The professor is due to retire at the end of May 2005. As to the continuation of these services, the hospital is to submit a proposal for a locum consultant to the Health Service Executive,...

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: Of course.

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: There has been a less than 25% uptake of the Eazy Pass service.

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

Ivor Callely: It is understood from the Deputy's question that the he is referring to a commercial vehicle in this instance. An application to a motor tax office to tax a vehicle that is more than one year old as a commercial vehicle must be accompanied by a valid roadworthiness test certificate for the vehicle in question. Goods vehicles, goods trailers, buses and ambulances are liable to roadworthiness...

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

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

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

Ivor Callely: For a vehicle to have a NCT certificate it must have undergone and passed the NCT. In seeking a NCT certificate for a vehicle, the first step is to arrange an appointment for a NCT with National Car Testing Service Limited. Appointments for tests may be made by calling in person at individual test centres, by post to the company's head office at Citywest Business Campus, Lakedrive 3026, Naas...

Written Answers — Haulage Industry: Haulage Industry (8 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: A possible increase in the maximum weight limit for four-axle vehicles is under consideration in my Department.

Written Answers — Haulage Industry: Haulage Industry (8 Mar 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 — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Mar 2005)

Ivor Callely: An NCT certificate was refused for this vehicle on 16 October 2004 because the registration plates did not comply with the relevant legal requirements. It is understood from National Car Testing Service Limited that the registration plates did not show the placename of the licensing authority, namely Cill Mhantáin. Following a visual retest of the vehicle on 19 October 2004, an NCT...

Road Safety. (24 Feb 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank Deputy Upton for raising this issue. I welcome the opportunity afforded to me to re-emphasise the risks and possible offences associated with the use by children of motorised mini-scooters and other small types of motor propelled vehicles. The Government's concern over protecting young people from the improper use of motor vehicles predates this debate. The Road Traffic Act 2004,...

Garda Investigations. (24 Feb 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank Deputy Gregory for raising this issue and convey the regrets of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who is unable to be here for this debate because he is abroad on public business. The murders of Sylvia Shiels and Mary Callinan on the nights of 6 and 7 March 1997 as they lay asleep in their beds were particularly brutal and merciless and provoked universal revulsion. I...

School Staffing. (24 Feb 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank Deputy Hogan for raising this matter and will relay to the Minister the position he put forcefully. I thank him for this opportunity to outline to the House the position of the Department of Education and Science concerning staffing in primary schools, including Urlingford national school. The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the...

Road Safety. (24 Feb 2005)

Ivor Callely: I thank Deputy Cowley for raising this matter. Although the question with which I was provided differs slightly from that which the Deputy raised, I support his view on the need for participation by all in improved road safety to ensure success. I sympathise with the family of the young girl who was killed tragically last December, as referred to by the Deputy. I was interested to note Deputy...

Written Answers — Commercial Vehicle Testing: Commercial Vehicle Testing (23 Feb 2005)

Ivor Callely: The appointment of authorised testers for the purposes of compulsory testing of commercial vehicles is a matter for local authorities in accordance with the European Communities (Vehicle Testing) Regulations 2004. Under these regulations, it is a requirement for appointment as an authorised tester that the applicant is in a position to carry out testing on all classes of vehicles liable to...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Feb 2005)

Ivor Callely: The Attorney General has advised that the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002, which prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a vehicle, are open to challenge in the courts on the grounds that they may be ultra vires. In the light of this advice, a legislative framework to address the overall regulatory...

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (23 Feb 2005)

Ivor Callely: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 and 205 together. In accordance with Directive 96/96/EC, a passenger car is required to undergo the national car test when it is four years old and every two years thereafter. The age of the vehicle and consequently the first test due date are determined by reference to the date of initial registration with subsequent test due dates falling every two years...

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

Ivor Callely: I propose to take Questions Nos. 242 and 252 together. The Road Traffic Act 1961 defines a mechanically propelled vehicle as a vehicle intended or adapted for propulsion by mechanical means. Quadricycles and motorcycles, including micro-motorcycles, come within this definition. In order to use a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place, a range of requirements must be satisfied in...

Written Answers — Heavy Goods Vehicles: Heavy Goods Vehicles (22 Feb 2005)

Ivor Callely: The fitting and use of lights on mechanically propelled vehicles is governed by the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 1996. The regulations specify a maximum of four headlights on a vehicle and do not limit the number of auxiliary lights that may be fitted. Under the regulations, all lamps that show a light to the front of a vehicle must either be fitted with a dipping...