Written answers
Wednesday, 22 June 2005
- Taxi Regulations
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Transport when regulations on customer service and standards in the taxi industry will be enacted; if he will report on the main aspects of these regulations;... - Rail Network
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the findings of the recent report on the western rail corridor; the way in which the Government now intends to proceed with this... - Road Safety
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the fatal road accident and the death of a person (details supplied) he will take steps to ensure that the existing regulations are... - Driving Tests
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport the timeframe for the introduction of his driving test reforms; when the current backlog of driving test applicants will be clear; his plans to... - Air Services
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the new contracts for the latest round of the State-subsidised public service obligation air routes to six regional... - Taxi Regulations
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce a new complaints procedure to address abuse or overcharging by taxi drivers; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that... - Road Network
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to any negotiations currently taking place relating to a proposal for the State to buy out the West Link toll... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Transport the position with regard to plans to change legislation to provide for the use of speed cameras to detect motor insurance and tax offences; if he... - Cycle Facilities
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department favours the introduction of contra-flow cycle lanes on one-way roads, which have proved highly successful in other European cities... - Air Services
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has met with Aer Lingus representatives to discuss the scrapping of the airline's routes to Orlando and Washington in the United States; the... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport if it remains his intention to legislate for random breath-testing of motorists; when such legislation will be published; and if he will make a... - Public Transport Access
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport if Dublin Bus will reach its target of having 60% of its fleet fully accessible to those with disabilities by 2006; if Irish Rail will meet its... - State Airports
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will commission a study to examine the case for a second airport in the greater Dublin-Leinster area in view of the concerns regarding traffic... - International Agreements
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding negotiations between Ireland and the US with respect to the changes to the existing bilateral agreement between both... - National Car Test
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will announce adjustments to the current NCT arrangements following the recent review. [21243/05] - Vehicle Safety
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to proceed with the European Union proposals to require safety belts to be fitted to all seats in all new vehicles except for buses used... - Infrastructure Development
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport if increased attention will be paid to enhancing the rail and road infrastructure in the Shannon and Kerry regions to ensure visitors can move... - Transport Strategy
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport the overall transport budget he expects to be able to allocate in the new ten-year transport investment plan. [21103/05] - Light Rail Project
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has a preferred route for the extension of the Luas from Connolly station to the docklands; when such a routing will be agreed;... - Semi-State Bodies
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the current financial position of the Aer Lingus pension scheme; the extent to which this scheme is currently in deficit; the... - Rail Services
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for the expansion of service including provision of expanded park and ride facilities, along the western suburban rail corridor in the... - State Airports
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on the final cost of the new terminal at Cork Airport; his views on the cost overruns in this project; if the cost of... - Road Network
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport his policy direction to the NRA in relation to the provision of service areas on motorways to which the NRA should operate. [21246/05] - Rail Network
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport the position in regard to the possible opening of a rail connection between Navan and Dublin via Dunboyne. [21233/05] - Dublin Port Tunnel
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects the port tunnel to open to traffic and the reason for the further delays. [21231/05] - Semi-State Bodies
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties facing airlines as a result of the ongoing increase in fuel prices; if further price... - Rail Network
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport the criteria used by his Department in deciding to proceed with rail projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21170/05] - Penalty Points System
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport his Department's role in the computerisation of the driver penalty points system and the action he is taking to address the continued delay... - Road Safety
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport when the Rules of the Road booklet will be updated by his Department; the expected date of publication; and will he ensure that an electronic... - Rail Network
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport when it is intended to double the track between Maynooth and Kilcock in order that the frequency of train services can be improved to this rapidly... - Airport Development Projects
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of a project recently decided by the Cabinet to give the go-ahead to the Dublin Airport Authority to build a second terminal at Dublin... - Garda Traffic Corps
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the position with regard to the establishment of the Garda traffic corps; if he has met with the Department for Justice,... - Cycle Facilities
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Transport the stage of development the proposed Sutton to Sandycove coastal cycle route is at; the estimated cost, the design and timetable for the... - Rail Services
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Transport the efforts he has made to date to provide park and ride facilities adjacent to all commuter rail stations throughout the greater Dublin area; if he... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which the board of the National Roads Authority is appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21198/05] - Rail Services
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimate of the number of additional lorry journeys that will take place between Dublin and Cork each day as a result of the proposed... - Road Safety
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Transport the budget in 2005 for the safe routes to school programme; the number of schools that are involved; his plans to extend the programme; and the way... - Public Transport
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport the quality bus corridors which will be developed in 2005; the location of and investment envisaged in each; and if he will make a statement on the... - Penalty Points System
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the practice whereby dangerous drivers who accrue penalty points trade these points with other drivers; if he... - Haulage Industry
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he intends to take to assist hauliers here who may be put at a competitive disadvantage as a result of UK proposals to impose a new toll... - Semi-State Bodies
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport if a memorandum of understanding has been finalised between his Department and Irish Rail; the main terms of this memorandum; when it will be... - Public Transport
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the pilot use of hard shoulders for public buses; the results from the pilot project to date; if it is intended to extend... - Freight Traffic
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Transport the most recent figures available for the percentage of freight traffic in this country being carried by rail and by road; the relevant statistics... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Question No. 76 of 12 May 2005, if any staff of Bus Éireann have indicated that they are willing to move to Mitchelstown as part of... - Semi-State Bodies
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Transport if the review of its services has been completed by Dublin Bus; the recommendations arising from this review; if it has not been completed, when... - Road Network
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Transport if and when he intends to proceed with legislation to allow for barrier free tolling at the West Link toll bridge; and if he will make a statement... - Rail Network
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he intends to take to upgrade the rail network in the BMW region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20985/05] - Parking Regulations
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the continued delay in introducing heavier fines for illegal parking in disabled parking bays; if the consultation process has been... - Traffic Management
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals to address the issue of ever growing traffic bottlenecks throughout the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Transport
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress which the RPA has made on integrated ticketing; the reason its introduction is taking so long; and when the full system will be in... - EU Directives
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress he has made in transposing EU Directive 2002/15/EC and EU Directive 2002/85/EC into Irish law. [21207/05] - Aviation Tax
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the EU initiative of introducing an aviation tax on all EU flights to fund development in third world countries; and if he will make a... - Public Transport
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans regarding the expansion of the bus market in the greater Dublin area; when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the... - Light Rail Project
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Transport if the Railway Procurement Agency has carried out a review of the Luas projects with a view to analysing all aspects of the two lines completed in... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Transport the length of time the issue of mutual recognition of penalty points system in Ireland and the UK has been under consideration by the British Irish... - Traffic Management
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the reported value for money audit of cycle lanes in Dublin; the person who is carrying out the audit; the level of... - Public Transport
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the details of the development of Kent Station in Cork and the development of a new Bus Éireann station at Horgan's Quay; and... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport the identity of the members of the National Roads Authority; when they took up their positions; who appointed them; what is the function of the...
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