Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
- Light Rail Project
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Transport the results of a feasibility study into a possible Rathfarnham LUAS line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3472/08] - Road Traffic Offences
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will reform the penalty points system to address the issue of up to two thirds of drivers who accumulate twelve penalty points failing to... - Taxi Regulations
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals to have 100% wheelchair accessible taxis in cities as promised in the Programme for Government in 2007; and if he will make a... - Port Development
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the conflict arising out of the use of private security personnel in Dublin Port; and if he will make a... - Regional Airports
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to fast track the independence of Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3477/08] - Public Transport
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the impact of the recently sanctioned price increases for Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann on developing the modal shift to public... - Transport 21
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which the targets set in Transport 21 are expected to be met as predicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3588/08] - Proposed Legislation
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the calls from the Road Safety Authority to his Department to immediately introduce legislation to give powers to the gardaí to... - Light Rail Project
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is still of the opinion that a railway order will be made by 2009 for the proposed rail interconnector in Dublin; and if he will make a... - Coast Guard Service
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on the future of the maritime radio rescue centre at Malin head. [3468/08] - Road Safety
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has plans to reduce the legal blood alcohol level for drivers on a learner permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3489/08] - Light Rail Project
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Transport if preliminary work has begun on the proposals for light rail systems for Limerick and Cork; if so, the work that has been undertaken; when he... - Rural Transport Services
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of funding the Rural Transport Programme currently receives; the number of bus and other transport services the RTP supports; if he has... - Proposed Legislation
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress in bringing forward legislation to introduce mandatory alcohol testing as was promised in a Dáil Éireann motion in October 2007 and... - Light Rail Project
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Transport if plans to extend the green Luas line to Cherrywood are being reviewed to include provision for its eventual conversion to a Metro system; his... - Transport Policy
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the Sustainable Transport Plan; the agencies and stakeholders his Department consulted with in the preparation of the plan;... - Proposed Legislation
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he revisited a draft Dublin Transport Authority Bill; the summary of the changes he ordered; when he expects to publish this Bill; when... - Carbon Emissions
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of cars in total and types of cars classified by level of CO2 emissions currently on Irish roads; the number and types of commercial... - Air Services
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the establishment of a public service obligation on the Shannon-Heathrow route; the contacts his Department has had with UK... - Public Transport
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department instructed Dublin Bus to reduce the number of buses servicing the 25X route to Lucan on foot of a complaint by a private... - Rail Network
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a rail freight subsidy on a per tonne basis for materials that are transferred from existing road freight onto rail freight;... - Carbon Emissions
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans in relation to the reduction of carbon emissions from the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3492/08] - Public Transport
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of all expenses associated with integrated ticketing since it was announced by Government in November 2000; and if he will make a... - Driving Tests
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the latest information received by his Department from the Road Safety Authority indicating the number of people currently on the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will amend the Harbours Act 1996 to facilitate the development of Bremore Port; if he will provide an update on proposals to relocate... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of motorists tested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs in each year since 2002; the level of funding and resources... - Motorway Service Areas
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of applications for motorway service areas that have been submitted to his Department by the National Roads Authority; the number that... - State Airports
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Transport the overall level of debt of Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports; the estimated level of debts for each of these airports for 2008, 2009 and 2010;... - Rail Network
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Transport the contact he or his senior staff here had with CIÉ in response to a CIÉ spokesperson claiming that the proposed Dublin-Navan rail line was... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Transport his Departmental policy on the drug testing of transport workers; if there is a drug testing programme in place across all the public transport... - Rail Safety
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has contacted Irish Rail and other public transport agencies regarding the contingency plans that are in place in case of an accident or... - State Airports
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has plans to make funding available to develop cargo traffic through Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3361/08] - Road Safety
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will estimate the average vehicle speed on Irish roads; if he will estimate the average vehicle speed on a county basis; if he is planning... - Air Services
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will initiate an investigation in conjunction with the National Consumer Agency, the Competition Authority and the Commission on Aviation... - Public Transport
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Transport the procedure necessary for Bus Éireann to establish a new route or change an existing one in its network; if Bus Éireann will be regulated by... - Proposed Legislation
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date in his discussions regarding a bilateral agreement with the UK Government in having drivers banned in either jurisdiction,... - Coast Guard Service
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on the future of the maritime radio rescue centre at Valentia. [3469/08] - Departmental Bodies
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding and budget made available to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board each year since its establishment; the number of staff employed... - Carbon Emissions
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will encourage the reduction of carbon emissions in air transport by encouraging eco-friendly flights; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason his Department do not make use of internet versions of the daily newspapers instead of the cost involved in buying hard copies everyday... - Small Craft Register
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will establish a register for certain small craft as proposed by his Department in 2005 and supported by the Revenue Commissioners in order... - Port Development
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport if there has been consultation between his Department and Dublin City Council over the council's plans to transform the Dublin Port area into a... - Air Services
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Transport the basis for his Department including a statement (details supplied) in the third draft of the note for his attention that was included in the... - Small Craft Register
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will establish a register for certain small craft which would, as the Revenue Commissioners have suggested to his Department, be of... - Air Services
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which he has monitored the use or availability of landing slots at Heathrow with particular reference to the retention of the... - Road Safety
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the Road Safety Authority's recommendations to strengthen the HGV roadworthiness testing regime which he has accepted; when... - Railway Safety
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will transpose into Irish law outstanding provisions of the Railway Safety Directive as requested by the Railway Safety Commission and the... - Taxi Regulations
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will examine ways of improving access and affordability to small public service vehicles for people with disabilities as recommended to his... - End-of-Life Vehicles
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the report on the presence of both Irish and foreign registered car write-offs on Irish roads; the information the Revenue...
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