Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
- Road Network
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money that has been allocated in the Local Government Fund since 2007 for the improvement and maintenance of the non-national road... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 415: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on progress of the decentralisation of jobs to the Irish Aviation Authority Centre in Shannon, County Clare; when he expects... - Price Inflation
Question 416: To ask the Minister for Transport if transport stakeholders, transport workers representative groups or consumer groups have made contact or submissions to him on the impact of the... - Road Safety
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to road safety issues North and South at the North South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Transport
Question 418: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received a request from Dublin Bus to move the 37 bus terminus from Diswellstown to Blanchardstown; his views on this application; and... - Departmental Agencies
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [22588/08] - Departmental Schemes
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans he has to introduce a scheme here similar to the cycle to work scheme currently operational in the United Kingdom which allows employers... - Taxi Regulations
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Transport if a compensation scheme has been established for taxi drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22668/08] - Regulatory Impact Analysis
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Transport the occasions on which his Department has carried out a screening regulatory impact analysis on Statutory Instruments, Bills and EU Directives in... - Garda Investigations
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has sought a copy of the Dublin Bus report into the investigation on the Wellington Quay bus crash; if he has sought the findings of the... -
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received or sought an oral briefing from Dublin Bus regarding the causes of the Wellington Quay bus crash; and if he will make a... - Public Transport
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in line with national development plan targets he will significantly expand the bus fleet before 2013; the funds he has allocated to... - Rail Services
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Transport when in line with national development plan targets he expects work to begin on new commuter rail services in Cork and Galway; the funds he has... - Harbours and Piers
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Transport the assistance that will be provided to the Harbour Commissioners to grant a licence to dredge the dock and to dispose of the material dredged... - Regional Airports
Question 430: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of capital funding made available for regional airports since 2007 to date in 2008; the amount he expects to allocate up to 2010; and... - Harbours and Piers
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated for regional harbours since 2006 to date in 2008; the amount he expects to allocate in 2009; and if he will make a... - Driving Tests
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Transport if the deadline of 30 June 2008 is still in place for learner drivers; if there is a system in place which will allow learner drivers to delay the... - Departmental Staff
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will ensure a warranted officer (details supplied) in County Galway, who continues to operate under the authority of his Department, is... - Marine Inspections
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over the past seven years more than €1.3 million in unpaid wages for the crews of foreign... - Road Safety
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of vehicle testers employed by his Department to preform mechanical checks on the Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and private bus fleets; the... - Air Services
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the efforts to secure an airline to operate on the Shannon Heathrow route; the efforts his Department are... - Road Safety
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of categories of penalty points that are operational; the penalty points categories that are not operational; the target date for the... - Airport Landing Slots
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is supporting the European Commission proposals to reform the system for the allocation of slots for take-off and landing in European... - Airport Development Projects
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects the tendering process for Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport to be completed; when work will commence on building Terminal 2; and if he... - Air Services
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the operation of the public service obligation in the airline sector; his views on the long term status of the Dublin Kerry... - Rail Services
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a new rail freight initiative; his views on introducing a rail freight subsidy on a per tonne basis for materials that are... - Road Network
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Transport the further contacts he has had with the National Roads Authority, Dublin City Council and companies (details supplied) in relation to the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Transport the individual current and capital budgets allocated by Government, whether through the Office of Public Works or through Departmental and agency... - Public Transport
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of requests he has received from Bus Éireann to provide new routes and services in the past 12 months; the number approved by his... - Traffic Management
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which local authorities can avail of funding for traffic calming in view of the fact that enough progress is not being made in some... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Transport the expenditure in 2007 on public relations; his views on whether this is value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23664/08] - Tax Code
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Transport the alternative support mechanisms that will be given on the termination of the excise duty refund for public transport services; and if he will... - Railway Stations
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which car parking facilities in line with increased daily commuter throughput is expected to be provided at Athy Rail Station, Athy,... - Motor Fuels
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which he has encouraged or will encourage the use of biofuels throughout public transport; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Transport
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which it is expected to achieve the targets set in Transport 21 within time and cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Rail Services
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Transport the increase in commuter rail capacity in the past five years; the further increase anticipated in the next five years; and if he will make a... - Road Traffic Accidents
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps that have been taken to prevent a recurrence of the fatal bus tragedy in Dublin city in the past few years; if particular lessons or...
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