Written answers
Tuesday, 12 April 2005
- Parking Regulations
Question 547: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will bring into force a special blue card system similar to that in force in Great Britain and Northern Ireland whereby people with... - Air Transport Agreements
Question 548: To ask the Minister for Transport following the publication of recent media reports indicating that a deal on an Irish-US bilateral air agreement is imminent, will he advise if this... - Regional Airports
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has read the recent Air Transport Users Council report and in particular the serious issues being raised in the report about Shannon Airport... - Driving Tests
Question 550: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers employed nationally; the number serving each test centre; the number of additionally employed driving testers from... - Official Engagements
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Transport if he travelled abroad for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the persons who travelled with him in his official party; the duration of the visit... - Driving Tests
Question 554: To ask the Minister for Transport further to previous parliamentary questions, if the waiting lists for driving tests in Portlaoise, Naas and Carlow centres has decreased; if not,... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on the issue of the way in which Northern drivers are getting away with committing offences in this jurisdiction while... - Rail Services
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans he has to implement a rail freight subsidy, similar to that in place in other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Safety
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Transport if steps are being taken to make it compulsory for pedestrians to wear reflective jackets when walking on public roads; if he accepts how dangerous... - Road Network
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans he has for the buying out of the tolls on M1 on the approaches to Drogheda town. [10462/05] - Road Traffic Legislation
Question 560: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no requirement for the insurance of horse drawn carriages which are used for taxi and... - Road Safety
Question 561: To ask the Minister for Transport when the long overdue guidelines on metric speed limits will be issued to local authorities; the reason these guidelines were not issued prior to... - Road Network
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Dublin concerning the need for a pedestrian bridge on the new N11 at... - Public Transport
Question 563: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has been informed by Dublin Bus that the 239 bus route from Blanchardstown shopping centre to Liffey Valley is to be cancelled and the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 564: To ask the Minister for Transport the sections of his Department currently based outside Dublin which will be moved to other non-Dublin locations under the decentralisation... - Fairtrade Products
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the campaign to have Fairtrade products widely available and used; his views on the objectives of this campaign;... - Driving Tests
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Transport the waiting time for driver theory tests at each test centre. [10584/05] - Departmental Funding
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Transport the grants and other financial assistance awarded by his Department in each of the past three years to men's organisations and groups or... - Public Transport
Question 570: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will establish the timeframe for the introduction of low floor buses in the Dublin area; if his Department has allocated finances to the... - Road Safety
Question 571: To ask the Minister for Transport the position with regard to speed inhibitors on HGVs and other vehicles on roads here; and his views on the usefulness of speed inhibitors for... - State Airports
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Transport if the major noise pollution from aircraft over a location (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will be investigated; if he will work closely with Aer... - Telecommunications Equipment
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Iarnród Éireann has erected a telecommunications mast at Ballymote Railway Station, County Sligo... - Transport Subventions
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of subsidy which was payable to each airline company which operates to each of the regional airports in 2004; and if he will compute... - Public Transport
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress of reinstating the "handy bus" in urban areas of Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10752/05] - Vehicle Standards
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Transport the laws and regulations which govern the fitting of exhaust systems to road vehicles, in particular to private cars; if his attention has been... - Road Network
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has issued a policy direction to the National Roads Authority obstructing its proposal to buy back the tolling rights in respect of the M50;... - Driving Tests
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the length of the waiting lists for driving tests, particularly in the Dublin area; the measures he is taking to improve this... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 583: To ask the Minister for Transport the annual fees paid to each chairperson and director in each statutory board under the remit of his Department. [10880/05] - Rail Network
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will approve the business case for the Kildare Arrow route project; if not, when he will respond to Irish Rail; if funding is available to... - Rural Transport Services
Question 586: To ask the Minister for Transport when the 34 rural transport initiatives groups will be notified of their funding for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11137/05] - State Airports
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Transport if officials of his Department have carried out any site assessment studies at Dublin Airport to ensure the selection of an optimum site for a... - Parking Facilities
Question 589: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need for park and ride facilities adjacent to each of the rail stations throughout the greater Dublin...
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