Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 265: To ask the Minister for Transport if, while recognising the crucial importance of safe driving, he will confirm the legal status of the Road Safety Authority; if, in view of this status and the fact that the Road Safety Authority Bill has to be enacted, the Authority has the legal authority and mandate to proceed with advertising campaigns at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17003/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The current advertising campaign is being run by the National Safety Council in conjunction with the Irish Insurance Federation and is using the logo of the Road Safety Authority in order to raise the public profile of the brand of the Road Safety Authority in advance of its formal establishment following enactment of the Road Safety Authority Bill.

Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Transport if it is his long-term intention to incorporate the road safety role of the National Safety Council into the proposed Road Safety Authority; his plans for the National Safety Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17004/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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It is my intention that the current functions carried out by the National Safety Council in relation to road safety matters will be taken over by the new Road Safety Authority when the Bill, that is currently going through the Dail, is enacted.

The Bill was passed by Dáil Éireann on 5 March and is due to commence its Second Stage in the Seanad on 10 May.

John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Transport if it is his Department's intention to recruit inspectors to work with both the Road Safety Authority and the Taxi Regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17031/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The necessary staff to carry out the functions to be assigned to the Road Safety Authority will be recruited either by the Department or by the RSA itself post vesting.

The Commission for Taxi Regulation is an independent body established in September 2004 under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003. Under section 18 of the 2003 Act, the Commission is responsible for the recruitment and appointment of the staff of the Commission with the consent of both the Ministers for Transport and Finance to the numbers, grades and terms and conditions of employment.