Written answers
Tuesday, 25 April 2006
- Driving Licences
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to instances whereby licensing authorities are refusing applications for provisional licences by EU nationals due... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Transport where Ballinasloe, County Galway, stands concerning the proposed decentralisation plan; the action taken to acquire a site and other relevant... - Recreational Watercraft
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Transport if he plans to establish in law any of the recommendations outlined in the Final Report of the Action Group on Small Powered Recreational Craft... - Driving Tests
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Transport the average waiting time at each driving test centre throughout the country; the number of testers employed at each centre; and if he will make a... - Dublin Port Company
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of Dublin Port Company; if there are plans to privatise same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15258/06] - Driving Tests
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on setting up a driving test centre in Belmullet, County Mayo, on a temporary basis while the tests for the Ballina test centre are... - Taxi Regulations
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Transport the budget of the taxi regulator; the amount expended by his office since he was appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/06] - Driving Tests
Question 478: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to appoint more driver testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14356/06] - Road Safety
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on amending the law to allow for persons who are involved in car accidents and who feign illness or an injury to be tested for alcohol... - Proposed Metro Route
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Transport if the proposed metro east route could be better aligned to Beaumont Hospital; and if there are other plans to service Beaumont Hospital with... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 481: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the offence of breach of a three tonne restricted area, which is the subject of an on the spot fine offence, is not included in the... - Driving Tests
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of people who are on a waiting list for a driving test at 31 March 2006; the number of people who are awaiting a driving test due to the... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans he has put in place to publicise the new penalty points offences. [14453/06] - Ministerial Travel
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of his travels abroad for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the people who travelled with him in the official party; the duration of... - Road Safety
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will state in regard to all traffic accidents the age of all drivers involved in fatal traffic accidents in each of the past four years; the... - Dublin Port Tunnel
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has received draft proposals for a heavy goods vehicle management strategy from Dublin City Council to coincide with the opening... - Dublin Airport Authority
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received a submission from SIPTU seeking the establishment of an independent pension scheme for the employees of the Dublin Airport... - Driving Tests
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to ensure that suitable accommodation will be found for a driving test centre in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will... - Irish Aviation Authority
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department is monitoring the application by a company (details supplied) for a business airport; the role the Irish Aviation Authority plays... - Rail Network
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the business case presented by Irish Rail into the opening of the western rail corridor; the progress to date on the re-opening of the... - Road Safety
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 4 April 2006 and in view of the practical difficulties caused to people from outside the State who... - Transport 21 Programme
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the number of additional staff who have been recruited in the relevant State agencies dealing with the delivery... - Driving Tests
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Transport the audit or independent evaluation which is carried out on the work of national car test centres to establish if the pressure to carry out a... - Road Network
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Transport the spend on all roads, other than national primary roads, in the south and east region. [14779/06] - Road Safety
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of operators licensed by his Department to carry passengers by private or public hire; the number of such bus operators who have... - Driving Tests
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Transport the position in relation to providing a testing centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14811/06] - Road Traffic Offences
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the procedures which are in place to remove penalty points from a driver's licence when it is found that the... - Dublin Transport Authority
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Transport the detailed process that was involved in the selection of the current chairperson of the interim Dublin Transport Authority; the procedures that... - Driving Tests
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to reduce the present driving test waiting list for provisional licence holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14850/06] - Disabled Drivers
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the National Roads Authority, National Toll Roads and people with... - Rail Network
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he intends to take to upgrade the rail network in the Border, midlands and western, BMW, region; and if he will make a statement on the... - Air Services
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to improve air access into the Border midlands and western, BMW, region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Rail Services
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann is proceeding with plans to upgrade Ennis Railway Station and provide secure parking for Iarnród Éireann customers using the... - Road Safety
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 28 February 2006, the reason for the continued delay in publishing the cross-departmental review of... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of instances in which drivers have not challenged the award of penalty points against them since the introduction of penalty points for... - Road Safety
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Transport when and by what legislative means he intends transposing EU Directive 2005/66/EC. [15191/06] - Public Transport
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps that are in place to co-ordinate new and existing bus routes with proposed metro stops; and the reason this does not form part of the... - Road Safety
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of expenditure in 2003, 2004 and 2005 on road safety. [15195/06] - Parking Regulations
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Transport if parking contrary to the direction of traffic is permitted under the Road Traffic Acts; the circumstances when it is or is not permitted; and if... - Road Safety
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Transport if there is a procedure whereby members of the public can require a local authority to perform a review of a special speed limit, particularly... - Landing Rights
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Shannon airport was used in February 2006 to facilitate the sale of attack helicopters between the... - Airlines Pension Scheme
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in respect of the topping up of the Irish airlines pension scheme, he will top up the entire scheme or just the Aer Lingus portion of the... - Road Safety
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Transport if there is a count provided to him of the number of lay-bys or stopping points for goods vehicles on national routes here; the details of same; if... - Airport Development Projects
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Transport the position on the commitment to have Cork Airport established independently free of debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15383/06] - Public Transport
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has concluded his review of the reform of the bus market; and when he will make a decision on the Dublin Bus application for funding. [15546/06] - Rail Network
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the inspector's report on the public inquiry into the Kildare route project; and when he is likely to either confirm or reject... - Public Transport
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received proposals for park and ride facilities in County Kildare under Transport 21. [15551/06] - Legal Services
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has sought legal advice from outside legal advisers; and the fees paid to each such legal adviser in 2004 and 2005. [15771/06]
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