Written answers
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 1062: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has plans to extend the powers of clampers to permit them to clamp vehicles displaying no tax disk, insurance disk or national car test... - Driving Licences
Question 1063: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of car provisional licence holders in County Clare for 2006 and for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on... - Driving Tests
Question 1064: To ask the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28443/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 1066: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress which has been made in relation to the decentralisation of persons (details supplied) in County Galway; the number of persons... - Tourism Promotion
Question 1068: To ask the Minister for Transport the action which is being taken to promote cruise liners stopping in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28847/06] - Port Development
Question 1069: To ask the Minister for Transport the finance which has been put in place for further expansion of the five main ports; the provisions which were put in place for said finance... - Road Safety
Question 1070: To ask the Minister for Transport if legislation will be introduced to make hazard warning lights mandatory at road work sites to ensure motorists' safety; and if he will make a... - Rural Transport Services
Question 1071: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the rural transport initiative; if there has been or if there are proposed increases in funding for the Kildare... - Motor Insurance
Question 1072: To ask the Minister for Transport the measure he will take to reduce the cost of motor insurance in view of the fact that motor insurance for persons under 25 remains at an... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 1073: To ask the Minister for Transport the penalty for prosecution for a drug driving offence, including the length to time a driver's licence is withdrawn; the timeframe to re-apply... - Light Rail Project
Question 1074: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will request the Railway Procurement Agency to start the design and consultation for two metro or Luas lines serving North Dublin; and if... - Transport Licences
Question 1075: To ask the Minister for Transport if airports here are being used to transport military equipment from, to, or on behalf of Israel; if requests for licences for such... - Driving Licences
Question 1076: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on changing the existing size and format of the driving licence, to allow for a more compact and smaller licence, which would be... - Driving Tests
Question 1077: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of the contract awarded to allow for the outsourcing of driving tests to a private operator; the locations where such tests will be... - Rescue Service
Question 1079: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress which has been made in providing a new building for the Doolin Coastguard and Rescue Service; if negotiations for the acquisition of... - National Car Test
Question 1080: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider his decision to instruct authorised vehicle testers to refuse to test two-door jeeps, SUVs and other similar type vehicles... - Driving Licences
Question 1081: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure that a clearer differentiation between the A and A1 classification for motorcycle driving licences is put in place in view of... - Integrated Ticketing
Question 1082: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of the integrated ticketing project; the projected future budget and expenditure to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rail Services
Question 1083: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress which has been made on the future of the Irish rail freight market; if he has sought to bring any competition into the market since... - Road Signage
Question 1084: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed change of high grade dual carriageways to motorway designation; if this has now been agreed; the kilometres of road... - Public Transport
Question 1085: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 6 December 2005, the steps he will take to advertise, promote or otherwise introduce a public... - Open Skies Policy
Question 1086: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to request EU permission to proceed with the more liberal Irish/US bilateral negotiated in the expectation of open skies,... - Light Rail Project
Question 1087: To ask the Minister for Transport the date for signing the railway order for the Luas red line Point Depot extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28735/06] - Driving Tests
Question 1088: To ask the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be called for their driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28757/06] - Proposed Legislation
Question 1090: To ask the Minister for Transport the Acts or sections or other provisions of Acts coming wholly or partly under the auspices of his Department, or for the commencement of which... - Airport Development Projects
Question 1092: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has applied for approval from the European Commission for a scheme called The National Development Capital Grant Scheme for... - Proposed Legislation
Question 1093: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will bring forward legislation to assist the introduction of a HGV permit scheme in Dublin, including creating an offence for the... - Traffic Management
Question 1094: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on a pilot scheme shortly to be introduced in the UK (details supplied) which would allow hard shoulders on motorways to be opened to... - National Car Test
Question 1095: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding having a national car test centre in Inishowen; the facilities required to accommodate this centre; and if he will make a... - Rail Network
Question 1096: To ask the Minister for Transport if there will be a future rail link for Kells and beyond. [28889/06] - Public Transport
Question 1097: To ask the Minister for Transport the funds or grants available to local authorities to assist in the provision of urban public transport bus routes; and if he will make a... - Rail Services
Question 1100: To ask the Minister for Transport the length of time the situation will continue to exist whereby bicycles are not allowed to be carried on the majority of trains; the reason our... - Pension Provisions
Question 1101: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that thousands of Irish Airline Superannuation Scheme members will receive a mandatory indexation provision in their pension... - EU Directives
Question 1104: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the implementation of EU Directive 2003/20/EC and its effects to date. [29066/06] - Broadcasting Legislation
Question 1105: To ask the Minister for Transport the circumstances, having regard to the need to preserve security and integrity of air traffic radio transmissions and the rights of local... - Census of Population
Question 1108: To ask the Minister for Transport if figures released by the Central Statistics Office in July 2006 via the Census 2006 Preliminary Report will be used by his Department for any... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 1109: To ask the Minister for Transport if he proposes to amend the penalty points system to address the serious anomaly whereby dangerous driving does not attract any penalty points in... - Public Transport
Question 1110: To ask the Minister for Transport when a bus route modification application (details supplied) was sent to his Department; when he will make a decision in relation to this... - Rail Services
Question 1111: To ask the Minister for Transport the position of the re-valuation of prices by Iarnród Éireann for the greater Dublin region; the results of such deliberations; and if he will... - Public Transport
Question 1112: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department received applications for price increases from Bus Éireann in regard to rural routes or destinations during the past year; the... - Rail Network
Question 1113: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 30 May 2006, if he has received a proposal from a group (details supplied) on the re-opening of the... - Driving Tests
Question 1118: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of people waiting for a driving test for each class of vehicle in each test centre; the number of weeks people must wait for a test... - Rail Network
Question 1119: To ask the Minister for Transport when he is going to provide the additional funding for the extension of the western rail corridor and his views on whether this is extremely good... - Driving Tests
Question 1120: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason New Zealand is not a recognised State for the purpose of driving licence exchange under the terms of Article 30(7) of the Road Traffic... - Railway Stations
Question 1123: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date in the provision of a new railway station for Dunleer, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29867/06] - Public Transport
Question 1124: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide a detailed report on plans for the extension of the highly successful Luas line to Tallaght; and if he will make a statement... - Road Safety
Question 1126: To ask the Minister for Transport his response to the survey findings of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency that Irish truck drivers were the worst on English roads; and if... - Rail Network
Question 1127: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will sign the railway order for the Kildare Route Project; the reason for the delay in signing same since his announcement of his... - Public Transport
Question 1130: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received proposals for park and ride facilities under Transport 21; and the details of same. [29994/06] - Railway Stations
Question 1132: To ask the Minister for Transport if the main contract for the new docklands station has been awarded; and the details of same. [29999/06] - Public Transport
Question 1133: To ask the Minister for Transport further to his recent promise on the provision of new buses, the number of new and additional buses which are to be provided to Bus Éireann for... - Airport Development Projects
Question 1134: To ask the Minister for Transport the situation regarding the repayment of the construction costs of the new terminal at Cork Airport. [30107/06]
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