Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport the input he or his Department have retained in respect of policy making in the transport sector; if his Department envisages changes in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32829/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which he has direct or indirect influence on transport policy; the extent to which this influence has manifested itself to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33177/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos 61 and 129 together.

As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for the development and promotion of all national transport policies. My Department's Statement of Strategy 2005-2007 provides details of these, together with the intended actions in respect of each of those areas. The Department's Annual Report provides information on key achievements, including reporting on strategy outcomes. A new Statement of Strategy for the period 2008-2010 is currently being finalised by my Department and will be published early in 2008. The current strategy (2005-2007) is available on the Department's website at www.transport.ie.