Written answers
Thursday, 10 July 2008
- Airport Development Projects
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Transport if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out for terminal two and the proposed new runway at Dublin Airport; if project managers have been... - Park and Ride Facilities
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government proposal to provide park and ride services in all appropriate locations; and if he... - Motor Fuels
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Transport the situation regarding the fuel rebate for bus operators for 2008/2009; if he will assure these operators that they will not lose their fuel... - Road Safety
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Transport if all breathalysers would have to be replaced or recalibrated if there was a change in the drink driving limit; the length of time this process... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Transport the way the new protocol on mutual recognition of disqualified drivers between Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain will operate; the starting... - Public Transport
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a general statute for the licensing of wheelchair adapted buses; the regulations and standards that presently apply to... - Light Rail Project
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Transport the completion date for the feasibility studies on light rail transit systems in respect of Limerick, Cork, Waterford and Galway; and if he will... - Public Transport
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 2 July 2008, if he will provide the details of the examination of the application by Dublin Bus for... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Transport the expenditure by his Department on consultants for each of the past six calendar years, including to date in 2008; the breakdown of these... - Departmental Agencies
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Transport the pay and emoluments granted to the chief executive officer, or equivalents, of all of the agencies under the control of his Department; and if... - End-of-Life Vehicles
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Transport the control in place to prevent unroadworthy cars being sold by garages and mechanics to the unsuspecting public. [28424/08] - Community Development
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money his Department has provided to rural development and Leader programmes; the way this money has been allocated and spent; and... - Rail Network
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Transport further to parliamentary Question No. 103 of 22 May 2008, if there has been progress on this issue. [28530/08] - Rural Transport Services
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to the programme for Government proposals to build on the success to date of the rural transport initiative and... - Rail Network
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government proposal to re-open the western rail corridor from Ennis to Claremorris and examine... - Rail Accidents
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will request CIÉ to send accident investigation findings to his Department for their consideration; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Transport
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Transport the public transport infrastructure projects he expects to start within the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28784/08] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Transport the cutbacks he is making in order to reduce expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28786/08] - Motor Fuels
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Transport if he agrees with the Minister for Finance when he states that in the current economic climate an alternative scheme to the public transport... - Integrated Ticketing
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of the integrated ticketing project; the person who is currently responsible; the amount spent on the project to date; the estimated... - Rail Services
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport the actions he has taken to encourage greater use of rail freight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28790/08] - Road Network
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of buying out the West Link toll bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28793/08] - Harbours and Piers
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether Ireland has enough port capacity to meet increased import and export levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Freedom of Information
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of freedom of information requests submitted to his Department since 2006 to date in 2008; the number accepted, partly accepted,... - Public Transport
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Transport if he expects all funding allocated for public transport investment to be spent in 2008; if delays in projects will result in funds not being... - Road Network
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has provided funding to Cork County Council under the local tertiary road restoration grant scheme in 2008; the amount made available in... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Transport when the 14 newly appointed transport inspectors will be able to fully discharge their duties in tandem with the Garda Síochána under the... - Road Safety
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the report on the alleged presence of unroadworthy car write-offs on roads here; his views on the introduction of a... - Road Network
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of service and rest areas planned for the inter-urban and national road network here; the estimated completion date of each of these... - Public Transport
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of buses in the Bus Éireann fleet each year since 2001 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29040/08] - Road Network
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has ruled out the imposition of congestion charges on any inter-urban, national or secondary road; if proposals for congestion charges have... - Road Haulage
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on his recent meeting with the Irish Road Haulage Association; the proposals he is considering to address the impact of... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the operation of the national vehicle driver file in Shannon; the information contained on each motorist on this; the other... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has a target for the conversion of a large percentage of the captive public transport fleet to bio-fuels or another alternative source of... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of people who have been tested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs each year since 2005 to date in 2008; the level of... - Light Rail Project
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Transport the deadline for the completion of metro north; the estimated cost of metro north; the amount of funding ring-fenced for the Metro North project;... - Public Transport
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of applications for bus licences within Dublin and outside of Dublin that have been submitted to his Department and are awaiting... - Light Rail Project
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans for a comprehensive traffic management plan and proposals to minimise disruption for residents and businesses in... - Proposed Legislation
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will introduce promised legislation for the mandatory testing of all drivers involved in road collisions; if he has met the campaigning... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he will take to reach the target in his Department regarding the programme for Government commitment of a 3% annual reduction on carbon... - Ministerial Travel
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost and frequency of travel per month since the beginning of this new Government by Ministers and Ministers of State by means of bus... - Departmental Bodies
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is confident that all agencies and bodies under his Department's responsibility comply fully with the Department of Finance procurement... - Air Services
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement detailing the approach of the Garda Síochána to private helicopters in view of the threat they can pose to public...
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