Written answers
Thursday, 6 March 2008
- Marine Safety
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of passenger ships and boats certified by his Department for each year since 2000; the number of breaches, of such certificates for each... - Road Safety
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the recent study by the European Transport Safety Council which indicated that deaths on motorways here increased by 11% between... -
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has had contact with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to discuss and consider altering traffic laws to allow the quicker... -
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Transport the proposed completion date of the Dublin rail interconnector; when CIÉ and Irish Rail will apply for an railway order to commence construction;... - Road Network
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress on the development of a network of motorway service and rest areas on the national road network; the number of motorway service and... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will bring in a comprehensive Departmental drug testing policy for the alcohol and drug testing of safety critical transport workers in both... - Road Safety
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress in delivering the 126 actions contained in the Road Safety Strategy 2007 to 2012; the other actions in the Road Safety Strategy that... - Coast Guard Service
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will decentralise his Department's Coast Guard and Maritime Administration to Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9691/08] - Congestion Charges
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that no congestion charges will be imposed anywhere in Ireland before significant public transport infrastructure projects become... - Transport Action Plan
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on a review of speed limits on the national motorway network in view of the role that lower speed limits can play in reducing transport... - Marine Safety
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Transport the recommendations made to his Department by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board for each year since 2000; if each such recommendation has... - Air Traffic Management
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether a safety critical sector such as the air traffic control system can be run on an ongoing basis of heavy overtime levels; the... - Road Safety
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the recommendations of the Road Safety Authority's Policy Advisory Group on the lowering of the blood alcohol level; if so, when... - Proposed Legislation
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Transport the nature of the delay in drafting the legislation for the Dublin Transportation Authority Bill; if there are private consultants involved in the... - Road Safety
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of funding currently allocated to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety for driver drug testing; his response to the MBRS request two years... - Driving Tests
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money his Department has transferred to the Road Safety Authority in 2008 for increased driver testing; and if he will make a... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to extend penalty points to foreign nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8955/08] - Proposed Legislation
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the legislation establishing the Dublin Transport Authority; the proposed heads of the Dublin Transport Authority Bill; when... - Carbon Emissions
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport his estimate of what his Department have made of the contribution of the maritime and shipping sector to transport emissions here particularly in... - Marine Searches
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport the arrangements being put in place to discharge the commitment to reimburse the fishing boat owners for the huge costs involved in the search to... - Marine Safety
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport if any application for a certified passenger boat or ship has been refused by his Department since 2000; the reasons given for such refusal; and if... - Road Network
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money that has been spent on the construction of the Dublin Port Tunnel to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/08] - Railway Stations
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the redevelopment of Ceannt Station; if he has reviewed proposals by CIÉ to dispose of publicly held land at Ceannt... - Marine Accidents
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport the actions he has taken on recommendations made, specifically 8.2 and 8.3, in the report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board on the sinking... - End-of-Life Vehicles
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the report into the presence of car write-offs on roads here; the recommendations of the investigative to tackle the car... - Road Traffic Accidents
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of road accidents in each of the past three years both fatal and non-fatal; the extent to which statistics have been retained relating... - EU Directives
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will implement the EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9640/08] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Transport his Departments progress in relation to decentralisation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9743/08] - Road Safety
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date in introducing mandatory breath or blood testing at the scene of road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on... - Public Transport
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Transport his Department's view on the use by public transport of the Port Tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9697/08] - Departmental Advertising
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount spent in total on the One Small Step campaign; the amount spent per annum on the campaign since its inception; the targets and... - Road Safety
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Transport the legal speed limit on the Fermoy to Watergrasshill road; if he has contacted local authorities around Ireland to identify discrepancies between... - State Airports
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport the negotiations that have taken place with US authorities in relation to creating a customs and border protection facility in Shannon; and if he... - Road Network
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has sought or received information relating to the operation or safety factors at the Port Tunnel; when he first received such information... - Road Safety
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to improve the road safety standards of foreign national drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8954/08] - Air Services
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he has not liaised with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to request the National Consumer Agency, the Competition... - Rural Transport Services
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport if the recent extra funding provided for the rural transport programme is a once-off extra allocation of funding; if he will carry out an audit of... - Air Services
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has abandoned plans to develop a public service obligation for the Shannon-Heathrow route; if he has had further contacts with his UK and EU... - Rail Services
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport if he plans to introduce measures to protect rail commuters from unscheduled and last minute train cancellations under the new Public Transport... - Road Safety
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent meeting with PARC representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9744/08] - Proposed Legislation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish his proposals to amend the Harbours Act 1996 to facilitate the development of Bremore Port; and if he will make a statement on... - Road Safety
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport when the new regulations for reforming the commercial vehicle roadworthiness testing system will be implemented; the number of extra inspectors... - Road Network
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent allocation of €618 million for the regional and local roads programme 2008; the annual level of funding for the... - Carbon Emissions
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of transport emissions the aviation sector here is currently responsible for; if he is supporting the inclusion of the aviation sector in... - Parking Regulations
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport if there is a legal prohibition on the re-introduction of parking tickets by those local authorities which have scrapped them; and if he will make... - Driving Tests
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the legislation necessary for rolling out the graduated driving licence programme; and if he will make a statement on the...
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