Written answers
Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Wexford Festival Opera
9:00 pm
Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the redevelopment of the Wexford Opera House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8262/06]
John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Last December I approved a grant of €26 million towards the cost, estimated at €30.28 million, of refurbishing and remodelling the Theatre Royal in Wexford. Wexford Festival Opera will raise the balance of the capital cost. The Office of Public Works is providing project management services for the development.
Demolition of the old theatre is under way. Advertisements for the construction of the new theatre were placed in the EU Official Journal and on the eTenders Public Procurement website at the beginning of February 2006. It is anticipated that contracts will be in place by this summer and that construction will be completed by July 2008.
Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 73: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the increase in the numbers of new vehicles licensed in 2005 compared with 2004; the increase in new vehicles licensed in January 2006 compared with January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8403/06]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The CSO's annual release titled Vehicles Licensed for the First Time 2005 indicated that there were 219,284 new vehicles licensed in 2005. This represents an increase of 23,777 or 12.2% on 2004. Full details of all classes of new vehicles licensed for 2004 and 2005 are set out in Table 1.
| Table 1: Details of new vehicles licensed in 2004 and 2005 | ||||
| Taxation Class | Year 2004 | Year 2005 | Difference | % Difference |
| Private Cars | 149,635 | 166,270 | 16,635 | 11.1 |
| Goods Vehicles | 31,165 | 38,396 | 7,231 | 23.2 |
| Tractors | 2,881 | 3,168 | 287 | 10.0 |
| Motor Cycles | 3,833 | 3,240 | -593 | -15.5 |
| Exempt Vehicles | 5,099 | 4,851 | -248 | -4.9 |
| Public Service Vehicles | 1,181 | 1,400 | 219 | 18.5 |
| Machines or Contrivances | 1,241 | 1,359 | 118 | 9.5 |
| Other Classes | 472 | 600 | 128 | 27.1 |
| Total | 195,507 | 219,284 | 23,777 | 12.2 |
The CSO's monthly release titled Vehicles Licensed for the First Time, January 2006 reported that there were 29,962 new vehicles licensed in January 2006. When compared with January 2005, this represents an increase of 5,906 or 24.6%. Full details of all classes of new vehicles licensed in January 2005 and January 2006 are set out in Table 2.
| Table 2: Details of new vehicles licensed in January 2005 and January 2006 | ||||
| Taxation Class | Jan. 2005 | Jan. 2006 | Difference | % Difference |
| Private Cars | 19,992 | 24,605 | 4,613 | 23.1 |
| Goods Vehicles | 2,929 | 3,899 | 970 | 33.1 |
| Tractors | 246 | 328 | 82 | 33.3 |
| Motor Cycles | 246 | 253 | 7 | 2.8 |
| Exempt Vehicles | 353 | 464 | 111 | 31.4 |
| Other Classes | 290 | 413 | 123 | 42.4 |
| Total | 24,056 | 29,962 | 5,906 | 24.6 |
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