Written answers
Wednesday, 7 June 2006
- Driving Tests
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he intends to take to introduce a more thorough training schedule for driver testers. [21983/06] - Rail Network
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will make a decision to commence work on the western rail corridor; if he remains confident that phase one of this project will be opened by... - Public Transport
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the conditions which prevail on many commuter trains; if he has requested Irish Rail to address this issue; and... - Road Safety
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport his preparations for a follow-up strategy to the current road safety strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21958/06] - Industrial Relations
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport if he shares the view, expressed on 31 May 2006 by an Aer Lingus spokesperson, that a final deal with the trade unions on the flotation of Aer... - Rail Network
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Transport further to parliamentary questions, if he has received the railway order application in respect of the railway line between Glounthaune and... - Tourism Industry
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has had recent discussions with the coach tourism representatives regarding the impact of the new drivers hours rules; and if he will make a... - Road Safety
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the banning of unaccompanied driving by holders of provisional licences and the licence categories this will apply to. [21963/06] - Employment Rights
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Transport the liability the Government will assume in the event of the sale of Aer Lingus to the workers transferred from Aer Lingus to Team Aer Lingus; the... - Public Transport
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of funding provided for quality bus corridors in 2006; the information available to his Department on the way in which this is spent; the... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the proposal by the public against road carnage campaign that all drivers involved in road traffic accidents should be automatically... - Public Transport
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Transport if he intends to extend the Metro to Donabate in view of projected population increase to 30,000 in the area. [21893/06] - Road Network
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in preparing legislation to allow for open-road tolling. [21979/06] - National Car Test
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the correspondence received by him from the Competition Authority in relation to the National Car Test; and if he will make a statement... - Public Transport
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Transport the additional buses he has agreed to grant to Dublin Bus in view of the company's expansion plans contained in its recent network review; and if he... - School Transport
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Transport when an audit of school bus safety will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19870/06] - Traffic Management
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which it is proposed, in the context of Transport 21 or otherwise, to resolve the ongoing traffic chaos on the M50 with particular... - Road Safety
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on recent media reports that members of the Gardaí would be involved in training learner motorcyclists; his further views on such a... - Airport Development Projects
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has been informed by the Dublin Airport Authority that it is considering increasing the size of the proposed second terminal at Dublin Airport... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures his Department intends taking to reduce the level of greenhouse gas emission from the transport sector; and the forecasts for a... - Rail Network
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the revision of commuter rail zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21975/06] - Traffic Management
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport if and when he intends to ratify the Dublin City Council's proposed heavy goods vehicle strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Rail Freight
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport the nature of his discussions with private sector rail freight operators; if he supports the entry of such operators into the market; if so the... - Parking Regulations
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to facilitate the introduction of a residents only parking scheme in areas adjacent to stadia on the occasions of major... - Public Transport
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on a recent proposal by Bus Éireann to purchase new buses which are not wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Safety
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made to date in progressing the roll-out of speed cameras nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21914/06] - Driving Instruction
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to introduce regulations governing the driving instructor sector; the basis for the proposed outsourcing of the regulation of... - Public Transport
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on integrated ticketing; the amount expended on this project; the timescale the project is working to; and the interim... - Road Safety
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Transport the arrangements that he has made for the rules of the road booklet to be updated on an ongoing basis in tandem with changes in road traffic law.... - Rail Network
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the use of the Phoenix Park rail tunnel as an interim measure to increase rail capacity into the city centre; if he has had... - Airport Development Projects
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the failure to undertake a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis for the second runway proposed for Dublin Airport; and if analysis... - Public Transport
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on both Metro projects. [21971/06] - Rail Network
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is confident that the Spencer Dock station will be fully operational by 2007; the progress made to date in developing this project; and if he... - Public Transport
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which he will integrate new Metro, DART, rail and LUAS lines in view of the distances between many of the stops of different modes as... - Air Services
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to a deal on open skies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21937/06] - Road Safety
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to reduce speed limits within the vicinity of schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21850/06] - Light Rail Project
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Transport the business case for providing the BX LUAS line in preference to other mode prioritisation options in Dublin city centre; the traffic and user... - Road Accidents
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Transport the input his Department has into the improvement of Garda road collision report data; if better information will be collected on foreign drivers,... - Public Transport
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of proposals he has received from local authorities in relation to the provision of park and ride facilities; the amount of funding... - Road Safety
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will introduce regulations for compulsory initial practical training for motorcyclists; when he will introduce regulations on the... - Aer Lingus
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has set out a date for the flotation of Aer Lingus; if he remains committed to such a flotation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Network
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to when the Dublin Port Tunnel will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21955/06] - Rail Freight
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to produce a policy on rail freight subsidisation. [21991/06] - Pension Provisions
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Transport the proposals to deal with the deficiency in the pension funds of Aer Lingus and Team Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Proposed Legislation
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to introduce whistleblowing legislation for the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21992/06] - Road Safety
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to ensure that a representative of young people sits on the board of the Road Safety Authority. [21964/06] - Public Transport
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Transport further to the recent announcement by Dublin Bus to run five of their tour buses on 5 per cent plant oil and 95 per cent conventional diesel mix,... - Road Safety
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the recommendation of the Metricification Review Group that the speed limit on all non-national roads should be 50 km/h, and which... - Rail Network
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Transport if the North Esk rail freight yard will remain connected to the rail network following the forthcoming end to Diagio keg traffic on the line and... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress on reaching an agreement with the Northern Ireland authorities on the mutual recognition of penalty points. [21980/06] - Great Southern Hotels Group
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made to date with regard to the sale of the Great Southern Hotels; when it is anticipated that this deal will be finalised; if he has... - Road Network
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Transport if a decision has been taken on the future method of tolling to be applied on the M50; the details of this proposal; when same will be implemented;... - Taxi Regulations
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Transport the reasons for the delay in commencing Section 36 (1) of the 2003 Taxi Regulation Act. [21965/06] - Road Traffic Offences
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Transport the arrangement to allow the Gardaí to confiscate the driving licenses of UK drivers in the event of such driver committing road traffic offences... - National Car Test
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has published the review of the National Car Test; if not, the reason thereof; when reform of the National Car Test will be implemented; and... - Industrial Relations
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of times he has met with the Aer Lingus trade unions to deal with their issues in relation to the proposed partial sale of Aer Lingus;... - State Airports
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether Knock International Airport is one of Ireland's international airports; his further views on an investment programme for Knock... - Road Safety
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the introduction of road safety leaflets in each workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21928/06] - Road Traffic Offences
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reached a conclusion on the proposal made to him by the Dublin cycling campaign on 23 February 2006 in relation to the repeal of the... - Vehicle Regulations
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects to introduce regulations under Article 8 of EU Directive 2005/66/EC to curb the sale of bull bars sold as separate technical units.... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will activate the penalty point category of driving unaccompanied on a provisional licence other than a second provisional licence. [21982/06] - Driving Tests
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Transport the deadline for the upgrade of software for driving test applications in Ballina; his estimate for the final cost of this upgrade; the amount of... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which he proposes to legislate in order that fixed charge penalties may be applied to non-resident non-national drivers in foreign... - National Development Plan
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has had discussions with the Department of Finance in relation to the under spend on public transport and other transport infrastructure on... - Road Safety
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Transport the change to regulations he proposes in relation to the roadworthiness testing of buses, and in particular to address the practice of... - Public Transport
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures he has taken to date in 2006 to introduce competition into the Dublin bus market; the number of meetings which have taken place in... - Driving Licences
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in introducing a credit card type driving licence. [21984/06]
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