Written answers
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
- State Airports
Question 663: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to open terminal two at Dublin Airport in 2009; and if he will make a... - Regional Airports
Question 664: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to enhance the capacity of the regional airports to attract more direct... - Tourism Industry
Question 665: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to make rural locations more readily accessible for tourists on shorter... - Noise Pollution
Question 666: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will support a matter (details supplied). [29505/08] - Road Safety
Question 667: To ask the Minister for Transport if there is a mechanism equivalent to the breathalyser which can test a motorist for driving under the influence of drugs other than alcohol; and... - Parking Regulations
Question 668: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the abuse of disabled parking permits; the plans he has to introduce legislation to control their use; and if... - Noise Pollution
Question 669: To ask the Minister for Transport the legislation which defines the maximum legal sound levels from various categories of motor vehicles; the maximum levels in respect of each... - Road Network
Question 670: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will approve funding in the Estimates to enable Kerry County Council to provide a new replacement bridge at Ballinagher, Lixnaw, County... - Departmental Transport
Question 672: To ask the Minister for Transport the number, type and purchasing and leasing cost and CO2 emissions of vehicles acquired by his Department for each of the past three years; and if... - Transport Policy
Question 673: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures he has put in place to utilise the benefits of promoting group transport as a means of achieving Ireland's CO2 emissions targets; the... - Pension Provisions
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will support a matter (details supplied). [29669/08] - Public Transport
Question 675: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans he has to improve and upgrade public transportation services that will link Dún Laoghaire town centre with the Dundrum-Sandyford town... - Departmental Staff
Question 676: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff sent from his Department and its agencies to a conference (details supplied); the cost of sending staff to the conference; and... - Road Traffic Offences
Question 677: To ask the Minister for Transport when section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 will commence; the reason it has not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driving Tests
Question 678: To ask the Minister for Transport to reconsider past positive statements concerning the accuracy of the National Vehicle Driver File database in view of recent information; the... - Road Network
Question 679: To ask the Minister for Transport the strategies he will put in place to continue paying the proportion of maintenance and improvement costs of local and non-national roads in view... - Public Transport
Question 680: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of hybrid electric double decker buses funded by his Department; the number in operation in State owned fleets; the plans he has for... - Pension Provisions
Question 681: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the status of the Irish Aviation Authority pension fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30005/08] - Aviation Regulations
Question 682: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will introduce legislation to allow for the testing of pilots for drugs and alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30006/08] - Driving Tests
Question 683: To ask the Minister for Transport the actions he has taken to implement the recommendations of the Commercial Vehicle Testing Review; the resources he has allocated to implement... - Electric Transport Vehicles
Question 684: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of charge points for electric vehicles in operation here; the number of charge points at planning stage; the timeframe for their... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 685: To ask the Minister for Transport his estimate for transport CO2 emissions for each year for the next five years in view of the impact of the current downward economic trend; his... - Light Rail Project
Question 686: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to review the feasibility of a LUAS line to Coolock which would also serve the area surrounding Northside Shopping Centre in view of the... - Motor Fuels
Question 687: To ask the Minister for Transport the contacts he has had with the Commission for Energy Regulation, the Competition Authority and the Minister for Communications, Energy and... - Harbours Bill 2008
Question 688: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Harbours Bill 2008 particularly its provisions to reduce the representation of worker-directors and elected county... - Light Rail Project
Question 689: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of the Metro North tendering process; if the advancement of the Metro North tendering process has been stalled; the latest tendering... - Public Transport
Question 690: To ask the Minister for Transport the completion date for each of the projects under the Transport 21 programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30080/08] - Dublin Port
Question 691: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that his Department can overrule or reject the recommendations of the Dublin Bay Task Force. [30087/08] - Rail Network
Question 692: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the western rail corridor; if it will be completed within the timeframe set out in Transport 21; and if he will make a... - Data Protection
Question 693: To ask the Minister for Transport the procedures in place to ensure that personal data stored by his Department is secure. [30137/08] - Public Transport
Question 695: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans he has to impose a price freeze on public transport in 2009. [30160/08] - Parking Regulations
Question 696: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent imposition of pay parking charges at a series of commuter rail stations in the greater Dublin area; the contacts... - Harbours and Piers
Question 697: To ask the Minister for Transport the criteria that were used to determine whether Arklow, County Wicklow was a port or a harbour under local authority management. [30226/08] -
Question 698: To ask the Minister for Transport the role and responsibilities of local authorities in managing harbours and marine traffic; and the guiding policies or regulations that govern... - Tax Code
Question 700: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 24 June 2008, the position regarding approved alternative support mechanisms to allow for a reduced... - Light Rail Project
Question 701: To ask the Minister for Transport the finance allocated to the Rail Procurement Agency to carry out a feasibility study on the LUAS line E proposal; and if he will make a statement... - Harbours and Piers
Question 702: To ask the Minister for Transport the guiding regulations for the sale of harbour board assets; the body or agency that receives the benefits of a sale of assets; and the reviews... - Departmental Advertising
Question 706: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount spent on advertising in the Irish language by his Department and by agencies under the aegis of his Department since the enactment of... - Railway Stations
Question 707: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of pay car parks planned or already in use at Iarnród Éireann train stations; the stations involved; the cost of daily or weekly... - State Airports
Question 708: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of the 22 May 2008, if negotiations on the extension to the US Customs and Border Protection facility... - Rail Services
Question 709: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of new trains put into operation by Irish Rail since 2002; the amount spent on such trains; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Agencies
Question 710: To ask the Minister for Transport the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the chief... - Departmental Staff
Question 711: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political... - Public Transport
Question 712: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of the real-time passenger information programme for Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann; when this project will be fully functioning; if... - Light Rail Project
Question 713: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of the St. Stephen's Green to Liffey Junction LUAS line; if the concerns of Dublin Bus have been suitably addressed to allow this... - Public Transport
Question 715: To ask the Minister for Transport if Dublin Bus has applied for funding for new routes in the Lucan and Clondalkin areas; if such funding will be provided; if his attention has... - Departmental Staff
Question 716: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of civil service staff dealing with constituency matters in his office; the number of civil service staff dealing with constituency... - Road Network
Question 718: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide a progress report on plans for the upgrading of the Main Street in Buttevant, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on... - Rail Network
Question 719: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that there will be no delay in the completion of the Kildare route project by 2010 due to the economic crisis and that the... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 722: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount that was spent by his Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008. [31653/08] - Taxi Regulations
Question 723: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the Taxi Regulator's proposed prohibition on taxi and hackney owners in relation to the conversion of their existing vehicles to... - Road Safety
Question 724: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the findings in the report of the European Transport Safety Council that persons over 65 were one-and-a-half times more likely to die... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 725: To ask the Minister for Transport if a company (details supplied) has been awarded contracts by his Department or any of its agencies since 2000; the value of the contracts and the... - Light Rail Project
Question 726: To ask the Minister for Transport if it is proposed, as part of an orbital public transport system connecting the various urban centres in greater Dublin, to provide a LUAS... - State Airports
Question 727: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the aviation crisis and the threats to the future of Aer Lingus jobs and transatlantic services at Shannon Airport; the efforts his... - Transport Services
Question 729: To ask the Minister for Transport if transport for those with disabilities who are over the age of 18 years to training centres falls within the remit of his Department, in view of...
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