Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 431: To ask the Minister for Transport the maximum number of hours a bus driver may work in one week and in one day and the statutory instrument in which this is set down. [30869/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The average weekly working time for the driver of a passenger vehicle may not exceed 48 hours calculated over a 4 month reference period. Weekly working time may be extended to 60 hours in any one week if, over the reference period, the average of 48 hours is not exceeded. There is no daily working limit specified in legislation except in cases where drivers are engaged in night work. If any night work is performed then the daily working time must not exceed 10 hours. A driver of a passenger vehicle may not, however, drive for more than 9 hours a day. This can be extended to 10 hours twice a week.

Legislation:

There are different EU Directives and Regulations concerned with the regulation of Working Time and Drivers Hours. Details as follows: Directive 2002/15/EC on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities; European Communities (Organisation of Working Time of Persons Performing Road Transport Activities) Regulation 2005 (S.I. No. 2 of 2005); Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3820/85 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport; and European Communities (Road Transport) Regulations 2006; (S.I. No. 88 of 2006).