Written answers
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Department of Transport
Departmental Projects
10:00 pm
P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his Department; the purpose of each project; the start up date of each project; the time-scale for each project; the projected completion date for each project; the date that a report evaluating the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22071/08]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is contained in the following table.
| Pilot schemes/projects | Purpose | Start up date | Time-scale | Projected completion date | Date that a report evaluating the project will be completed |
| Green Schools Travel Module | Recognising the need to achieve significant modal shift, the Minister has made €2 million available in 2008 (with similar funding projected in the years 2009 to 2012) to enable a significant expansion of support by DTO (running on a pilot basis to date) to An Taisce's Green-Schools Travel Module. The Module aims to reduce dependency on car transport for journeys to and from school (and create a life-long culture of using alternatives to the car) and will be an important element of the Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan. It would also link to a National Cycle Policy. | 2008 | 2008 to 2012 | 2012 | |
| German Irish Chamber of Commerce- | The Department is supporting a pilot project in conjunction with the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce to promote the use of 100% pure plant oil (PPO) in heavy goods vehicles and buses. | November 2006 | December 2007 | ||
| Evaluate new bus type | Dublin Bus are leasing, with financial support from my Department, a prototype hybrid electric double-decker bus in 2008 on a trial basis. It is estimated that this vehicle can achieve 34% less fuel consumption than a standard bus. Dublin Bus will consider the further acquisition of hybrid electric vehicles as part of future fleet replacement | 2008 | 2 years | 2010 | 2010 |
| Pilot Cross Border Rural Community Transport Exercise | To examine the potential for cross border rural community based transport initiatives to address social exclusion in border areas arising from unmet public transport needs and to identify the costs associated in providing them. | November 2008 | 12 Months | November 2009 | December 2009 |
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