Written answers

Wednesday, 1 October 2008

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Question 16: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector continue to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...
  • Public Transport
    Question 17: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in developing integrated transport and integrated ticketing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32662/08]
  • Rail Network
    Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport the stage of development of the metro west project; the estimated completion date of metro west; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Road Safety
    Question 19: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures he is bringing forward to tackle the increasing problem of drug driving on roads here; if he has reviewed roadside drug testing...
  • Public Transport
    Question 20: To ask the Minister for Transport if his views on the actions of Dublin Bus in the Lucan area in response to competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32610/08]
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 21: To ask the Minister for Transport when he plans to bring forward legislation to reform the bus licensing Act 1932; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32642/08]
  • Road Safety
    Question 22: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether the annual road worthiness test for public buses and HGVs is meeting required safety standards; and if he will make a...
  • Public Transport
    Question 23: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will grant a licence to a bus service (details supplied) to operate a scheduled bus service between Dalkey and intermediary points such as...
  • Departmental Budget
    Question 24: To ask the Minister for Transport the cuts he has made in his Department's budget since the announcement of June 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32627/08]
  • Road Network
    Question 26: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is examining further systems for charging road users; if he has had contacts with the UK Department of Transport on pay-as-you-go road...
  • Public Transport
    Question 27: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which it is expected to meet the schedules and targets in Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32568/08]

  • Question 28: To ask the Minister for Transport the strategy he is putting in place for when the fuel rebate is removed and private public transport operators struggle to remain in business;...
  • Road Traffic Offences
    Question 29: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to reform the penalty points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32560/08]
  • Ministerial Appointments
    Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport the nature of the delay in appointing a new chairperson to the board of Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32651/08]
  • Port Development
    Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport the way his strategic review of Dublin Port and its future will operate with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's new...
  • Road Safety
    Question 35: To ask the Minister for Transport the additional resources he has given the Road Safety Authority to allow it to carry out the annual road worthiness tests for public buses and...
  • Air Services
    Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the operation of the aviation public service obligation flights; the cost of operating the air PSOs; his views on extending...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector; if the level of transport emissions have been underestimated by up to 12%; the...
  • Cycle Facilities
    Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will introduce the national cycling strategy; the measures he will prioritise in the new strategy; if he will introduce new measures to...
  • Air Services
    Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will review the general strategic aviation outlook for Ireland in view of the ongoing difficulties in the airline sector; if he is constantly...
  • Road Safety
    Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has decided to change the drink driving limit; the timetable for change in the drink driving limit; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Agencies
    Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the establishment and implementation of the Dublin Transport Authority; when the new DTA will be fully operational; if the...
  • Light Rail Project
    Question 44: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will support the development of Luas systems for Cork, Galway and Limerick; the stage these plans are at; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Air Services
    Question 45: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he has taken in view of the technical difficulties experienced by the radar system at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Rail Services
    Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to reduce subvention to Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32665/08]
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 8 May 2008, the further progress that has been made regarding the decentralisation of Bus Éireann...
  • Road Network
    Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans for a new tranche of public private partnerships for road building projects; the projects which would be prioritised...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Question 51: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the sustainable travel and transport plan; the measures he plans to include in the policy particularly in relation to...
  • State Airports
    Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the stage of the separation of Cork, Dublin and Shannon airports; if he has provided the required clarifications for Cork...
  • Road Safety
    Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to address the problems with the National Vehicle Driver File that resulted in allegedly as many as 50,000 drivers failing...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recently published Harbours Bill 2008; the reason he has decided to decrease the employee director representation and the...
  • Departmental Budget
    Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport the policy areas of his Department he will identify for cutbacks in view of the Government's target of budgetary cuts across each Department of at...
  • Air Services
    Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on draft EU legislation aimed at curbing misleading information on airline ticket prices; if he will conduct an investigation into the...
  • Road Safety
    Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of alleged car write-offs that he has been made aware of; his views on whether there may still be car write-offs on roads here; the...
  • Taxi Regulations
    Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 8 May 2008, the further discussions he has had with the Taxi Regulator regarding the provision of...
  • Motor Fuels
    Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will examine the liquid transport fuels market in conjunction with the Departments of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and...
  • Light Rail Project
    Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the major excavation relating to metro north, the Dublin rail interconnector and the Luas link-up; if all of these projects...

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